NEXCO-West USA, Inc. is what structural owners and engineering consultants need to attain and surpass their next challenge. We provide products and services for structural inspection, actively research transportation and civil engineering topics, help foster new business growth across borders, and train the next generation of inspectors in the use of NDE techniques. We are your business’s next best friend.

By imaging surface and sub-surface structural layers, NEXCO maps deficient findings and reports on structural condition states. With an extensive background in transportation engineering, we call upon a wealth of expertise to perform our work.

From the introduction of new mobile scanning techniques in 2011 to our current and continuous development of interactive, evolving reporting tools online, we are gratified to report the adaptation of our technology in over 15 state departments of transportation (DOTs). We are also gracious to have worked with hundreds of private entities as a provider or partner.

An alarming amount of bridges, tunnels, buildings, and other structures built during periods of rapid economic growth are reaching mature stages in their life cycles, leading to an overflow of safety inspections. The inefficiency of conventional inspection methods like visual confirmation, sounding techniques, and sketching are not keeping up with the needs of structural owners.

We offer an inspection framework powered by non-destructive evaluation (NDE) data collection in the field and online report back in the office. This data helps to allocate budgets for repairs and rehabilitation. With informed planning and careful consideration to life-cycles, we can combat the ever-growing backlog of inspections.

Partnering with the best minds in the imaging field and utilizing our robust resources, we develop service, hardware, and software solutions that reinvent the inspection process. Learn more about the technology which we strive to make a world-wide standard.

Investigative technology like infrared thermography (IRT) helps find unsound areas in structures that may not be visible to the naked eye. We use our impressive collection of sensors to take data in the field, then summarize it in visual and numerical reports.

Our trained technicians can take imagery of an entire structure in a short period of time and host a report online for review and comments. You no longer need to worry about wondering what future repair costs will look like, because the reports will quantify all of the areas in need of repair!

We provide reliable results using our broad spectrum of IRT and visual systems while reducing the time and cost of inspection. Imagine the number of man-hours saved in the field by receiving a fully imaged and analyzed surface within a few weeks of request; this is exactly the kind of efficiency we want to integrate into structural review.

Current inspection practice exposes roadway workers to unsafe conditions. According to the FHWA, an average of 3 highway workers are killed each week on the job. This tragically high rate of fatalities can be improved by reducing the need for lane closures and long field hours in potentially fatal environments.

Our inspection methodologies do not require direct, hands-on access to the target surface. Whether taken at a distance or from a mobile vehicle, they are designed to capture data that satisfy AASHTO, ASTM, NBIS, and NTIS standards while removing workers from prolonged periods at unsafe sites. Say goodbye to lane closures on bridge decks, rappelling down tall building facades, and inconvenient shutdowns of tunnel systems.

Our conviction to safety is channeled into everything we do: from our everyday inspection work, to our transportation research. We never stop re-evaluating, improving, and fully utilizing our capabilities to couple efficiency with safety.