In the retail world, lighting structures are an often overlooked area of property maintenance that can lead to significant damage.

  Lighting poles are something we often take for granted, assuming they will provide the safety and security we need on roadways, parking lots and athletic fields. But, unfortunately, this is not always the case.

  Historically speaking, retail, utility and public transportation companies, as well as parks and recreation, schools and universities that have only pursued inspections can and should cover so much more than just inspections. It [...]

Critical weld repairs and an overall shortening of a foundation caisson are two problems you don't want to have on a transmission line construction project.

Winter is coming... (for some it has already arrived). Winter weather can present a few operational challenges for wind farm operators, particularly when it comes to a serious ice storm. 

Know Your Warranty: Take Care of Your Poles Sooner Rather than Later We want to talk about an “elephant in the room” in the utility industry - manufacturer warranties. A steel pole manufacturer’s, or installation contractor’s warr [...]

Constructing a steel pole transmission structure typically requires a series of welded assemblies. These include folding the pole shafts and plates, and joining the edges of the plates with seams. The resulting tubular shafts are [...]

Is your wind farm at risk for structural failure? Chances are, it is.

Exo's Senior Account Manager, Grant Leaverton, will present on the topic of Emergency Storm Damage Inspection of Powerlines, at the DJI AirWorks Conference - one of the leading drone / UAV / UAS shows in the world. The presentatio [...]

The following Exo-authored article appeared in T&D World in September 2018. Read the complete article here