- equipment and operational tasks
- special operations directives
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Equipment and Operational Tasks
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Heliwing has specific equipment available for all conducted operational tasks:
Electrical and telecommunication construction
Human underslung power structure inspection and maintenance
Electrical live-line insulator washing
Concrete skip operations
Underslung long-line lifting
Forestry work
Air charter and survey
Mountain and remote region operations
All agricultural operations
Fire fighting and fire lighting
Night operation
Line Maintenance
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Heliwing has developed innovative and proven cost-saving methods to assess, construct and maintain power line conductors and structures. The company has a purpose built cable stringer and has done extensive cable stringing for electricity supply networks. Application of pole rot gel using a purpose designed applicator is a popular method of pole maintenance.
Heliwing has trained a specialist team for cost and timesaving human sling line maintenance that includes:
one man sling-over pre-assessment inspection and
positioning six men maintenance crew on to structures.
Special Operations Directives
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Heliwing has documented procedures specific to all multi-function tasks:
Power line construction
Human sling load operations
Crossarm/pole-top rot gelling
Pole replacement
Conductor stringing
Line inspection and assessment
Live line insulator washing
Joint inspection
Thermography (Infrared) inspections
Live Line Insulator Washing
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Heliwing offers power line insulator washing services, on both live and non-live lines. The directional nozzle gives a high-pressure water jet with adjustable flow for differing levels of contamination. The system uses a minimal volume of water.
The company’s services and procedures meet strict international safety standards and fulfil the requirements of electrical transmission authorities worldwide. All equipment and operating procedures have been approved by Civil Aviation authorities in Australia, New Zealand and other countries where Heliwing has carried out 400kV> insulator line washing operations.
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