ELOP Information

ELOP is a Norwegian company established in 2013 by founder Terje Melandsø. The Company has developed a rolling ultrasonic concrete scanner for inspection of critical infrastructure. ELOP's unique and patented technology is called COBRI. The Company is headquartered in Hamar, Norway, where its research facility is also located. It is developing advanced tools, applications and software solutions for inspection, monitoring and management of concrete structures around the world. Concrete is the most used construction material in the world, but maintenance of critical infrastructure is a growing global concern. Aging concrete structures, such as bridges, tunnels, parking structures, dams and buildings, are driving up maintenance cost and an increasing number of collapses is setting public safety on the agenda. Maintenance is today heavily reliant on inefficient manual inspections and ELOP is developing solutions to address these global challenges. The underlying technology behind the COBRI scanner uses well-known ultrasonic technology to enable subsurface scanning of concrete structures. As the only rolling ultrasound product on the market, the COBRI enables efficient scanning and 3D visualization. The visualization will make NDT (non-destructive testing) available and efficient for both experts and non-experts alike. The COBRI increases the chance of early-stage detection of subsurface structural weaknesses like air voids, cracks and damages in coating facilitating for preventive maintenance before corrosion becomes an issue. The user-friendly design and functionality is expected to disrupt the inspection of critical infrastructure. ELOP aims to collect large amounts of data from all COBRI scanners in operation, with the purpose that the data will subsequently be used for analytics, management of concrete assets and within a few years contribute to a fully integrated structural health monitoring system. The COBRI hardware and software will produce real-time 3D data for deeper and more comprehensive analysis of ...