Intelligent Drone & Robot Inspections: Partnering with SkyeBase
We’re pleased to share that Vinçotte, a Kiwa company and a trusted leader in inspection and certification services, is partnering with Skybase, a Belgian market leader in drone and robotic inspections and data analysis, to drive growth, innovation, and excellence in intelligent and digital inspection services.
This collaboration strengthens both Kiwa and Vinçotte’s position at the forefront of integrating advanced drone and data technologies into it’s inspection services. For SkyeBase, the partnership offers a unique opportunity to further innovate its technologies while benefiting from Kiwa and Vinçotte’s extensive industry expertise and market reach.
Innovation as a solution to pressing challenges
This collaboration represents a shared commitment to addressing pressing industry challenges, such as minimizing asset downtime, enhancing safety, addressing workforce shortages, and providing actionable insights for preventive and predictive maintenance. These challenges are especially critical in industries that Kiwa and Vincotte are active in such as process industries, infrastructure, and tank and container terminals, where the reliability of essential assets such as pipelines, storage tanks, and bridges is vital.
Together, the aim is to redefine the landscape of inspections by focusing on autonomous and intelligent inspection solutions. These innovations not only improve operational efficiency but also deliver valuable insights that optimize maintenance strategies.
"Thanks to our collaboration with SkyeBase, we intend to leverage the global network of Kiwa, a leader in the TIC sector, to further expand SkyeBase solutions and enter new market segments and geographical areas. In this way, we will further strengthen Kiwa's leadership in asset management and intelligent inspections." Explains Nicolas Kyndt, Chief Operational Officer of Kiwa. Ilse Vanderlocht, Managing Director Belgium - Luxembourg of Vinçotte adds "The partnership with SkyeBase is a great opportunity to join forces and position ourselves as leaders in the intelligent inspections market. Together we can offer innovative solutions that will transform the future of inspections and give us the opportunity to help our clients even better,’.
A strategic collaboration
By combining their strengths, Kiwa, Vinçotte and SkyeBase see this collaboration as a strategic opportunity to expand their geographical presence within and outside the EU, increase their innovative strength and pool their inspection and digital solutions. The ultimate goal is to serve customers even better with integrated and progressive services.
Jean-Louis Weemaes, Chief Business Officer of SkyeBase, adds: "This partnership allows us to further scale up our proven expertise in drone and robotic inspections and data analytics and serve customers worldwide. Our technology is built on reliability, safety and scalability."
Moreover, SkyeBase is industrially certified with VCA Petro, ISO 9001:2015 and holds all required regulatory flight approvals.
Proof from practice
SkyeBase already provides inspection for renowned clients such as ExxonMobil, DP World, Umicore and the Roads & Traffic Agency. Together with Kiwa and Vinçotte, they plan to further expand their joint expertise in Europe, with a specific focus on markets outside the Benelux.
This new partnership not only offers growth opportunities, but also the possibility to support clients even better with fully customized solutions.
A total solution for the future
SkyeBase is distinguished by its modular and scalable approach. The collaboration offers a unique total solution by integrating:
- A robotics competence centre: advanced expertise in autonomous drones and robots for intelligent industrial inspections.
- Intelligent I-Spect software: modular platform technology for inspections, supported by AI, 3D models, live video streaming over 5G.
‘This collaboration combines advanced technology with industrial expertise, “ says Bart Daniëls, COO of SkyeBase, ”by combining our modular approach with the knowledge of Vinçotte and Kiwa, we are creating a future-oriented total solution that strengthens the efficiency and safety of industrial inspections.’
Together, Kiwa, Vinçotte and Skyebase are excited to join forces to provide innovative solutions that will transform the future of inspections.
About Vinçotte
Vinçotte is a renowned European company in the field of inspection, certification and compliance. As part of Kiwa, a global leader in quality and safety services, Vinçotte focuses on innovation and customer-oriented solutions. With a wide range of expertise and resources, Vinçotte is a reliable partner for various industries, contributing to safe and efficient processes.
About SkyeBase
SkyeBase is a Belgian specialist in drone robot inspections and data analysis. The company offers modular and scalable inspection solutions that help industrial companies achieve maximum efficiency, safety and accuracy. With advanced technologies, SkyeBase supports organisations in improving their inspection processes in various sectors.
About Kiwa
Kiwa is a TIC company - we are an independent, impartial global leader in testing, inspection and certification. We offer laboratory, (statutory) inspection, audit and assurance activities, supported and enhanced by (strictly separate) training, consultancy and data services. Our clients are in virtually all markets and in both the private and public sectors. Wherever they are, they can count on us to create trust in their products, services, processes, (management) systems and employees. We support them with more than 12,000 committed employees working from more than 35 countries in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America and Oceania. Kiwa is headquartered in Rijswijk, the Netherlands. We are a member of the global SHV family of companies.