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UNITI for Utilities
Teams
Inspectors & Lineworkers
Avoid digitizing written notes & annotated line drawings. Instead, collect data digitally.
Operators
Combine design drawings, infrastructure plans, & inspection data in one place.
Managers
Turn reactive repair into proactively managed assets, reduce downtime, & optimize maintenance schedules.
Use Cases
Transmission
Quickly pull asset data together into workorder & inspection reports before sending teams out.
Distribution
Eliminate redundant truck rolls & unproductive field operations.
Wind
Enable rigorous & repeatable robotic & sensor data acquisition without the need for external contractors.
Integrations
UNITI Connect
Remove integration & automation gaps, enabling teams to better focus on their work & get more done, faster.
Features
Sharing & Collaboration
Enrich engagement across various teams including engineering, workorder management, & field operations
Manage
Store all data in one place including automatically ingested imagery, manual uploads, digitized field notes, & more.
Analyze
All data, no matter the format or the richness, is associated with an asset in UNITI.
Act
Package outcomes into reports & work orders in UNITI or integrate with your work order manager.
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Data Automation for Utilities

December 11, 2024

Asset Performance Management and Decision Intelligence: How Utilities are Using Technology to Transform Asset Assessment

October 28, 2024

Lessons From Hurricane Beryl and the Promise of Modern Utility Inspections

July 30, 2024

Thread Adds Longtime Utility Executive Kevin Moug to Its Board of Directors

June 25, 2024

Thread Announces Partnership with Gresco Technology Solutions

June 13, 2024

How Automated Image Management Can Assist Electric Utility Inspections

June 12, 2024

Potential for Data Centers to Overload Current Power Utilities

June 10, 2024

Thread and Isight Drone Services Forge Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Drone Services in the Energy Sector

April 19, 2024

Industrial Drones and Comprehensive Data Analysis Pave the Way for Safer Inspections in Utility Management

March 26, 2024

Josh Riedy Builds Thread To Modernize The Power Grid

March 21, 2024

The POWER Interview: Diving Into Data With Autonomous Inspection of Utility Assets

March 11, 2024

Prepare or Face ‘The Perfect Storm for Disruption’

February 9, 2024

The First Step Toward Modernization in the Utility Industry

February 7, 2024

Thread, which develops a platform to autonomously inspect utility assets, raises $15M

October 10, 2023

Thread Bolsters Leadership Team Adding Renowned Industry Innovator

Thread, the leading technology company in enterprise-scale asset maintenance solutions for the energy and utilities sector, today announced the appointment of Arnaud Thiercelin to the newly created role of Chief Technology and

June 29, 2023

Uptime 162: Volkswagen Flies Kites

Allen with Weather Guard Lightning, Joel with WindPowerLabs & Rosemary with Pardalote Consulting on introduces Thread as "... enabling the asset owners or ISPs or even O&Ms to be able to inspect

May 20, 2023

Capturing Tank Inspection Data

Learn how Falcker Innovations is streamlining their industrial inspection workflows using Thread's Software as a Solution (SaaS) asset care platform, UNITI.

May 10, 2023

Thread is latest investment of Kevin O’Leary directed Wonder Fund North Dakota

May 9, 2023

Thread Collaborates with Microsoft Project AirSim on AI Driven Predictive Data Collection to Bolster Sustainability

Thread, enterprise-scale asset maintenance technology for energy and utilities, showcases its latest artificial intelligence (AI) driven predictive data collection technology, built using Microsoft Project AirSim.

April 27, 2023

Falcker and Thread join forces to further automate drone inspections of energy assets

April 4, 2023

Automation Asset Inspection Company Thread Announces Expansion into Canada

Thread, the leader of enterprise-scale autonomous data collection for delivering precise inspection insights, today announced that they are expanding to Canada to support the growing renewable energy industry.

March 29, 2023

UAS Magazine’ s Podcast: The Importance of Asset Inspection in the Drone Industry

Gray Byers, CBO of Thread, joins Danielle Piekarski on the UAS Magazine Podcast, where they delve into the world of asset management.

March 23, 2023

Thread rooted in Microsoft TechSpark.

On the heels of Microsoft #TechSpark's 5-year anniversary and the recent expansion announcement to all 50 US states, Thread is reflecting on its beginnings rooted in a TechSpark grant.

March 13, 2023

How new tech helps wind turbine industry | Energy Talks | Episode 273

Markham interviews Josh Riedy, CEO and Founder of Thread, a pioneer of enterprise-scale autonomous data collection for inspection insights and utility management.

February 23, 2023

Autonomous-technology startup’s UND roots run deep

February 15, 2023

White Paper

UNITI allows for higher quality inspections, faster defect identification, and greater control of inspection-based data workflows. Transform the way you inspect today with UNITI.

February 6, 2023

Automating Wind Turbine Inspections

Learn how Otter Tail Power is transitioning from reactive blade repairs to proactive blade maintenance to reducing the overall cost of their annual blade maintenance program.

February 4, 2023

Grand Forks tech firm CEO discusses new perimeter security solution for US Air Force base

The head of a tech start-up in Grand Forks is commenting, after his company won a $1.2 million federal award to build a new security system for Grand Forks Air Force Base.

January 13, 2023

Thread receives $1.2 million to develop perimeter security software for Grand Forks Air Force Base

January 6, 2023

HOEVEN: Thread Awarded $1.2 million for UAS Research & Development to enhance Grand Forks AFB Security

January 6, 2023

Thread to Receive More Than
$15 Million in Series A Funding

October 27, 2022

Microsoft launches Project AirSim, an end-to-end platform to accelerate autonomous flight

July 18, 2022

2022 Best Tech Startups in North Dakota

July 15, 2022

Research ND grant awarded to UND, partnering with local startup, Airtonomy

Grand Forks, ND – February 20, 2020 – The University of North Dakota (UND), partnering with local startup, Airtonomy, has been awarded a Research ND grant from the North Dakota Department of

August 1, 2021

Airtonomy, awarded state’s first Microsoft “AI for Earth” grant, in partnership with UND

Grand Forks, ND – February 20, 2020 – Local startup, Airtonomy, in partnership with the University of North Dakota (UND), has been awarded the state’s first Microsoft “AI for Earth” grant to

June 20, 2021

Turning Out the Lights

January 15, 2020

TechSpark Fargo: Grand Farm project will create the farm of the future

October 17, 2019

Here’s why Microsoft just invested $1.5M in a North Dakota high-tech farm project

October 17, 2019

Microsoft TechSpark grants $100K to North Dakota’s Airtonomy drone startup

April 23, 2019

Local startup seeks Microsoft grant to make data more available

December 8, 2018

Grand Forks start-up to receive $50,000 from city growth fund

December 3, 2018

Data Automation for Utilities

Asset Performance Management and Decision Intelligence: How Utilities are Using Technology to Transform Asset Assessment

Lessons From Hurricane Beryl and the Promise of Modern Utility Inspections

Thread Adds Longtime Utility Executive Kevin Moug to Its Board of Directors

Thread Announces Partnership with Gresco Technology Solutions

How Automated Image Management Can Assist Electric Utility Inspections

Potential for Data Centers to Overload Current Power Utilities

Thread and Isight Drone Services Forge Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Drone Services in the Energy Sector

Industrial Drones and Comprehensive Data Analysis Pave the Way for Safer Inspections in Utility Management

Josh Riedy Builds Thread To Modernize The Power Grid

The POWER Interview: Diving Into Data With Autonomous Inspection of Utility Assets

Prepare or Face ‘The Perfect Storm for Disruption’

The First Step Toward Modernization in the Utility Industry

Thread, which develops a platform to autonomously inspect utility assets, raises $15M

Thread Bolsters Leadership Team Adding Renowned Industry Innovator

Uptime 162: Volkswagen Flies Kites

Capturing Tank Inspection Data

Thread is latest investment of Kevin O’Leary directed Wonder Fund North Dakota

Thread Collaborates with Microsoft Project AirSim on AI Driven Predictive Data Collection to Bolster Sustainability

Falcker and Thread join forces to further automate drone inspections of energy assets

Automation Asset Inspection Company Thread Announces Expansion into Canada

UAS Magazine’ s Podcast: The Importance of Asset Inspection in the Drone Industry

Thread rooted in Microsoft TechSpark.

How new tech helps wind turbine industry | Energy Talks | Episode 273

Autonomous-technology startup’s UND roots run deep

White Paper

Automating Wind Turbine Inspections

Grand Forks tech firm CEO discusses new perimeter security solution for US Air Force base

Thread receives $1.2 million to develop perimeter security software for Grand Forks Air Force Base

HOEVEN: Thread Awarded $1.2 million for UAS Research & Development to enhance Grand Forks AFB Security

Thread to Receive More Than $15 Million in Series A Funding￼

Microsoft launches Project AirSim, an end-to-end platform to accelerate autonomous flight

2022 Best Tech Startups in North Dakota

Research ND grant awarded to UND, partnering with local startup, Airtonomy

Airtonomy, awarded state’s first Microsoft “AI for Earth” grant, in partnership with UND

Turning Out the Lights

TechSpark Fargo: Grand Farm project will create the farm of the future

Here’s why Microsoft just invested $1.5M in a North Dakota high-tech farm project

Microsoft TechSpark grants $100K to North Dakota’s Airtonomy drone startup

Local startup seeks Microsoft grant to make data more available

Grand Forks start-up to receive $50,000 from city growth fund

Data Automation for Utilities

Asset Performance Management and Decision Intelligence: How Utilities are Using Technology to Transform Asset Assessment

Lessons From Hurricane Beryl and the Promise of Modern Utility Inspections

Thread Adds Longtime Utility Executive Kevin Moug to Its Board of Directors

Thread to Receive More Than
$15 Million in Series A Funding