When you’re delivering nearly 500 blade inspections a year, you don’t have time to second-guess your data. For Galventus, a leading ISP for blade inspections and repairs in Spain, staying ahead means working fast and working smart.

Lucía Fernández Santomé, one of their senior blade specialists, knows this all too well. With clients depending on their reports to plan repairs and keep turbines spinning, there’s zero room for delays or inconsistencies.

🛑 The Challenge

High-volume inspections are not for the faint of heart. Each campaign stretches over months, and the margin for error is slim.

In the field, inspections were time-consuming and manual. Even with years of experience, capturing every detail from traditional inspection methods proved difficult.

And once back in the office, their workflow didn’t get much easier. Processing  findings, reviewing thousands of images, and manually building reports was slowing down repair cycles and stretching the team thin.

“We often struggled with image quality and definition,” Lucía shared.

“That made it harder to identify all potential damages with confidence –  especially when you’re dealing with such a large volume.”

The Transformation

By partnering with Perceptual Robotics, Galventus upgraded their inspection workflow; both in the air and behind the screen.

“The images have a better quality and definition, and that led to a more accurate identification of potential damages.”

Lucía’s team now uses Perceptual’s AI-powered portal to review findings, validate damage classifications, and quickly generate structured reports – all while saving time on-site thanks to the drone’s automated flight capabilities.

“It’s helped us gain a clearer understanding of the overall condition of the blades,” she added. “And we’re saving time across the entire process; especially during inspections.”

The Wins

⚙️ 500+ inspections per year, covering entire turbine fleets across the country

📅 6-month-long campaigns, tightly managed and flawlessly executed

🚁 Record: 15 inspections in a single day – no small feat for a team of humans and drones

🕒 Significant time saved on site and during reporting, thanks to automation and streamlined workflows

📊 Better planning for repairs and resource allocation, powered by cleaner data and smarter tools

The Bottom Line

Galventus has always delivered high-quality inspections but now, they’re doing it faster, smarter, and at scale. With the right tech in hand, their experts have gone from reacting to leading, and their numbers prove it.