Exo designs, inspects and restores overhead power line and lighting infrastructure for utilities, EPC firms and lighting asset owners. At every stage, from planning to life extension, we find hidden risk and resolve it before it becomes failure.
Exo at a glance
Our engineers bring over a century of combined experience across the full lifecycle of transmission, distribution, substation and lighting infrastructure.
What we do
Most engineering and inspection firms touch only a portion of a project. Exo works across all five stages of the lifecycle, so the judgment applied in planning and design carries through fabrication, construction and service.
For new structures
Engineering Services
Engineering from first plan through construction, and for the life of the structure.
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Better decisions before major capital is committed.
Transmission lines and structures designed for speed-to-power and long-term reliability.
In-plant oversight that protects engineering intent, so what was designed is fabricated correctly.
Field quality services that resolve issues before they cause delay or rework.
Failure investigation, structural analysis and life-extension engineering.
For structures in service
Asset Services
Inspection, assessment and restoration for assets already in service.
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Assessment, strengthening and life extension for steel poles, lattice towers and foundations.
Inspection, treatment and WPR™ wood pole reinforcement that restores poles to full capacity.
Structural assessment of supports, foundations, anchor systems and related infrastructure.
Proactive assessment, restoration and replacement that minimizes liability exposure.
Emergency assessment and repair engineering after severe weather.
Nondestructive testing, including UT, MT, VT, EMAT-MRUT and photogrammetry.
How we work
Every engagement starts with a direct conversation.
From there, one experienced project lead guides you through the work and stays accountable for it.
Infrastructure in focus
Each asset type carries its own risks, and every owner needs confidence in the true condition of their assets.
Selected work
Three examples from transmission, fabrication and lighting work.
Transmission · Texas
Strengthening transmission infrastructure ahead of extreme weather.
Below-grade corrosion was identified, analyzed and remediated on in-service steel poles before the extreme ice and wind conditions of Winter Storm Uri.
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Understanding risk across a national lighting portfolio.
A large-scale inspection program gave one of the country’s largest retailers a clearer picture of structural condition across its properties.
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Finding fabrication issues before they reach the field.
Independent quality oversight identified fabrication issues before structures were installed in the transmission system.
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Who we work with
Utility, project and facility leaders carry public responsibility, and often personal accountability, for outcomes they cannot always fully control. Exo works alongside them.
Expertise
Our engineering team has helped define the codes and standards this industry runs on, serving on and chairing the committees behind them.
Each of our technical leaders owns a major category of overhead power line infrastructure: steel tubular poles, steel lattice towers, and concrete and foundations.
Careers
Work alongside engineers, inspectors and technical specialists solving complex infrastructure problems across the country.
We have turned down work rather than put a team member at risk, and our senior engineers share what they know generously.
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Technical perspectives, project lessons and conversations from the people working directly with infrastructure.
What we’re seeing in transmission inspections this year
Key trends from the field and what they mean for asset owners this year and beyond.
Solving below-grade corrosion in challenging soils
How Exo helped extend the life of a critical structure through targeted analysis and rehabilitation.
Designing for tomorrow: resilience in a changing climate
Join our technical experts for a discussion on evolving design strategies and real-world lessons.
We do the work safely and correctly, whether or not anyone would notice otherwise. Talk with us about the risk your new project or existing assets may be facing.
