Valmont Industries spent the day crashing expensive drones on purpose.It’s all for research to show us how technology is helping the telecom industry. The second annual NATE UAS expo hosted by Valmont was all about the expanded use of the unmanned aerial systems.Because they believe the drones will continue to help the telecom industry take off. “Through the research we are doing, we are going to be able to demonstrate this is an essential technology to be put to full use in our industry,” said NATE president and CEO, Todd Schlekeway. There’s multiple reasons why.Not only are they making the job safer for technicians up 200-400 feet in the air, they’re faster and can also be utilized when people can’t. “We’ve seen situations across the country where there’s a natural disaster, whether it be a hurricane, or a tornado or a flooding where you can’t access the tower sites, but guess what, drones can,” Schlekeway said.But with an increase in drone usage around towers, they want to be prepared. “We want to make sure as we take these drones and these pilots out in the industry that we are really fully aware of what happens in worst case scenario,” said VP of UAS Technology Solutions Team, Valmont, Angi Chamberlain. So if a drone accidentally crashes, they know everything will be OK. “To really prove out the damage happens to the drone, but our systems can remain up,” Chamberlain said.
Valmont Industries spent the day crashing expensive drones on purpose.
It’s all for research to show us how technology is helping the telecom industry.
The second annual NATE UAS expo hosted by Valmont was all about the expanded use of the unmanned aerial systems.
Because they believe the drones will continue to help the telecom industry take off.
“Through the research we are doing, we are going to be able to demonstrate this is an essential technology to be put to full use in our industry,” said NATE president and CEO, Todd Schlekeway.
There’s multiple reasons why.
Not only are they making the job safer for technicians up 200-400 feet in the air, they’re faster and can also be utilized when people can’t.
“We’ve seen situations across the country where there’s a natural disaster, whether it be a hurricane, or a tornado or a flooding where you can’t access the tower sites, but guess what, drones can,” Schlekeway said.
But with an increase in drone usage around towers, they want to be prepared.
“We want to make sure as we take these drones and these pilots out in the industry that we are really fully aware of what happens in worst case scenario,” said VP of UAS Technology Solutions Team, Valmont, Angi Chamberlain.
So if a drone accidentally crashes, they know everything will be OK.
“To really prove out the damage happens to the drone, but our systems can remain up,” Chamberlain said.