Industrial site visual inspection
Survey report

200 oil & gas and energy executives were surveyed worldwide to gain a deeper understanding of visual inspection drivers, practices, and trends.

Get the full report to learn about:

  • Current technologies used for promoting asset integrity
  • Inspection frequency and average number of inspectors per site
  • Visual inspection digitalization and automation

Industrial site visual inspection
Survey report

200 oil & gas and energy executives were surveyed worldwide to gain a deeper understanding of visual inspection drivers, practices, and trends.

Get the full report to learn about:

  • Current technologies used for promoting asset integrity
  • Inspection frequency and average number of inspectors per site
  • Visual inspection digitalization and automation

Visual inspection is a critical process, which remains labor-intensive

98% of organizations surveyed are employing more than 20 people per site to conduct daily and weekly inspections
Number of inspectors
IoT sensors
96%
Drones/robotics
16%
Only 16% are using drones/robotics
AI/ML
12%
Only 12% are using AI/ML
Automation is partially on its way
64% of respondents indicated they use 3rd party tools for visual data analysis 

Some of the industrial sites’ most critical assets are not inspected routinely (on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis) such as tanks, pipes and grid lines

Surveyed organizations’ demographics

Company size
85%
1,000 – 4,999 people
15%
5,000 – 9,999 people
<1%
10,000+ people
Department
48%
Inspection
21%
Safety
12%
Compliance
11%
Reliability
<9%
Operations
Company size
85%
1,000 – 4,999 people
15%
5,000 – 9,999 people
<1%
10,000+ people
Department
48%
Inspection
21%
Safety
12%
Compliance
11%
Reliability
<9%
Operations

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