Vol. 60 No. 4 (2023)   Service Technologies
Technical Papers

Safe and Efficient Piping Inspection Service Using Robot

KYOHEI HAYASHI
YUKI KUBOTA
MASAKI HONDA
MASAKAZU KAMIBAYASHI
SHUGO IWASAKI
KENGO SHIBATA

From the viewpoint of improving the operation rate and shortening the work period for regular inspections of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.'s (MHI) products, including plant facilities, it is hoped to establish a highly efficient inspection service. However, human inspection of plant facilities in high and confined spaces requires additional work such as erecting temporary scaffolding and removal of related equipment, and there are issues of reducing the cost and time involved and ensuring sufficient safety. Therefore, MHI has developed a robot that can self-propels and inspect the outside and inside of piping by itself. We will provide a service that uses this robot to safely and quickly inspect such facilities, diagnose the condition of plant facilities, and develop maintenance plans.