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Spancoat builds a crawler robot that launches from the pier, clamps to the girder's bottom flange, and brings the inspection to arm's length. That means no lane closures, less time at height, and data you can compare from one cycle to the next.
The crawler clamps to the bottom flange and travels the span bay by bay, without anyone re-rigging it at each cross-frame. It reaches steel that drones can only photograph from a distance.
Contact sensors measure cracks and section loss, not just surface appearance. Every reading is tied to a position on the member, so the next cycle shows exactly what changed.
Spancoat works alongside the consulting firm and the qualified team leader. We collect better data from places that are hard to reach, and engineering judgment stays with your team.
We're turning the patent-pending design into working hardware and testing it on steel in the shop.
Next we compare its readings with hands-on inspection results on a test girder. Then we run field pilots alongside inspection firms and bridge owners.
Later, a running record of each structure will guide spot treatment and overcoat work, which pushes expensive full repaints further out.
If you inspect, own, or study steel bridges, we'd like to hear what's hard about it today and talk about validation and pilot work as the prototype comes together.