Next Generation Maintenance via Drone

Our service partner PROTEC-24 has recently started using camera drones to inspect fire protection systems that are difficult to access. A forward-looking model for success with which the service provider, which operates throughout Germany, is a pioneer in the market.

In the almost 30-year history of the company, PROTEC-24, as a subsidiary of the STÖBICH Group, has established itself as a leading service provider in the field of technical building equipment. Consulting, testing and maintenance, servicing and installation of new systems such as the complex STÖBICH fire protection systems is the forced core business. And it is precisely here that our maintenance partner offers an innovative service with added value - as one of the first companies in its sector.

Slowly, the camera drone lifts off the ground and soars confidently towards the ceiling. In this reference object, textile fire protection systems with highly complex control elements are installed at a height of a good 30 metres. Since the floor is not designed for massive tools such as lifting platforms, a light solution was needed: thus the idea of "maintenance via drone" was born. The clear advantage here is that the unmanned flying object can be conveniently controlled from the ground and is ideally suited for the initial inspection of fire and smoke protection systems that are difficult to access.

The drone completed its maiden flight at the beginning of May 2022 at the Sparkasse Bad Hersfeld for an inventory and condition survey of the Supercoil smoke curtain; since then, it has been used more and more often.

Advantages of maintenance via drone:

- Versatile use, e.g. on systems that are difficult to access where the use of lifting platforms or scaffolding is not possible
- Time-saving due to immediate applicability and fast data evaluation
- Efficient due to latest technology and digital documentation

(Note: due to the use of drones, maintenance according to manufacturer specifications cannot be carried out at all inspection points)

Clear competitive advantages with which PROTEC-24 continues to position itself strongly for the future. Further information and contact at https://www.protec-24.com/