Ed Bryner: About the Author
Director of Engineering, Gecko Robotics
Ed Bryner, Director of Engineering at Gecko Robotics, Inc. a robotic NDT inspection services company, based in Pittsburgh, PA, has worked in the robotic NDT space for the past 3 years. Before devoting his work to building robots designed to inspect industrial assets, Ed was an electronics engineer for the Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare Division with NAVAIR. Ed has extensive experience delivering robotic solutions for clients in power generation, oil & gas, pulp & paper, as well as defense, across the United States and internationally. He has obtained a Master of Science in Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, with concentrations in electrical and computer engineering.
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There are tools available that can achieve nearly 100% corrosion monitoring coverage. The use of robotics and ultrasonic inspection methods such as rapid ultrasonic gridding have shown to be highly effective in acquiring these data points.
The refining and petrochemical industries will continue to benefit from the evolution of robotics and data management. The biggest hurdle will be to accept this evolution and embrace the new capabilities that come with it.