Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Technical Review
    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.