(AOF) – Drone Volt, manufacturer of professional civil drones and expert in embedded solutions, provides an update on the commercial deployment of the Linedrone. Drone Volt holds the exclusive global industrialization and marketing rights for the Linedrone. The latter, developed in partnership with the Canadian group Hydro-Québec, makes it possible to inspect high-voltage electrical lines (inspection of sleeves and conductor corrosion) in order to enable better maintenance of assets without interrupting their operation.
After delivering the first examples of the Linedrone during the second half of 2023 to its Canadian partner, Drone Volt carried out its first demonstrations with different electricity transmission operators in Germany, Belgium, France and Canada, with results very conclusive.
In Brazil, Drone Volt is currently negotiating a partnership agreement to provide equipment and services as part of electrical network inspection activities.
“The demonstrations carried out have already allowed us to receive numerous expressions of interest in the Linedrone and we are confident of reaching contracts which will contribute to our activity from 2024.” declares Marc Courcelle, general manager of Drone Volt.
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Large TVs booming
If specialists expected less appetite for large televisions after the health crisis, this is clearly not the case. The IFA highlighted the development of this equipment, with screens that can reach up to 120 inches. This market segment should see its activity driven by next summer’s Olympic Games. Leader for seventeen years in the television market, Samsung offers the most complete technological range. Large televisions are rather standard products for the Korean giant. As for the Chinese TCL, which took second place in the world market from LG, it is banking on the accessibility of its products, with prices significantly lower than those charged by Samsung. The group achieved growth of nearly 68% between the first half of 2021 and 2022 in the segment over 65 inches. Over one year, the average size of screens marketed by TCL increased from 46.3 to 49.9 inches. Another Chinese player, Hisense, is also seeking to gain market share in this niche.