Progressive and unique, ABS possesses a wide variety of resources, usually eliminating the need to investigate projects with sub-consultants and allowing us to assemble the most appropriate team in-house. Below is a partial equipment and resource list:
Resource and Equipment List
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Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage
ABS has access to a JetPROP with an in-house engineer/pilot who is readily available to transport our staff to client sites quickly and efficiently. Pressurized with a speed of up to 300 miles per hour, the plane can fly from Charleston to most locations east of the Mississippi in under three hours. This has resulted in significant time and money savings for our clients.
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Infrared Cameras
Infrared cameras are useful for evaluating temerature-related building issues and problems. They can detect areas in a structure where heat is escaping, where humid air is entering, as well as a variety of other uses.
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Borescopes
A borescope is an optical device consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an eyepiece on one end, an objective lens on the other linked together by a relay optical system in between. The optical system is usually surrounded by optical fibers used for illumination of the remote object and a rigid or flexible protective outer sheath. The remote object is illuminated and an internal image formed by the objective lens is relayed to the eyepiece which magnifies the internal image and presents it to the viewer's eye. Borescopes are used for inspection work where the area to be inspected is inaccessible by other means.
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Laser Particle Counters
A particle counter is a sophisticatedmonitoring instrument that counts the amount of particulate contamination. Modern particle counters detect contaminants from the air, a surface or a liquid. Some examples of these particles can be anything from oil, metal shavings, dust, smoke, ash, mold, or other biological contaminants. This information is very useful to professionals for determining how pure the air is for breathing, water treatment, producing food & drugs or microchips in a cleanroom.
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X ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF)
X-ray fluorescence provides accurate quantitative data on the chemical composition of geologic samples.
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Blower Doors
Building depressurization testing is useful in a variety of applications. A blower door assembly aids in energy audits, air infiltration surveys, and window leakage testing.
