Organization: Apellix
Country: USA
Website: www.apellix.com
Year Founded: 2014
Number of Employees: 1-10
Innovation Class: Applications & Markets Innovation
Innovation Subclass: Utilities
This cleaning process is estimated to have extended the life of the coating on this water tower by 3-5 years.
Description:
Working with a regional industrial and commercial cleaning company, Apellix used a tethered Opus X8 SW (soft wash) drone to clean an elevated water tower in Wooster, Ohio and replace workers at height. Connecting the drone and tethers to a truck-mounted system for power and materials, the system was able to spray 8 GPM of a Sodium Hypochlorite mix and rinse water at pressures of 3,000 PSI at the base, which were just over 1,000 PSI at the cleaning nozzle tip at 136 feet.
The Apellix Opus X8 SW tethered drone was hooked up to a fully outfitted and rigged self-contained soft wash pickup truck with skid-mounted equipment. On the truck were the materials reservoirs, compressors, power generators and other equipment.
Working with a regional industrial and commercial cleaning company, Apellix used a tethered Opus X8 SW (soft wash) drone to clean an elevated water tower in Wooster, Ohio and replace workers at height. Connecting the drone and tethers to a truck-mounted system for power and materials, the system was able to spray 8 GPM of a Sodium Hypochlorite mix and rinse water at pressures of 3,000 PSI at the base, which were just over 1,000 PSI at the cleaning nozzle tip at 136 feet.
The Apellix Opus X8 SW tethered drone was hooked up to a fully outfitted and rigged self-contained soft wash pickup truck with skid-mounted equipment. On the truck were the materials reservoirs, compressors, power generators and other equipment.