NDTScan provides advanced non-destructive testing (NDT) solutions tailored for hilti. Our services ensure accurate, compliant, and efficient diagnostics across all sectors, from aerospace to infrastructure. With cutting-edge equipment and over a decade of experience, we deliver certified inspections that minimise downtime and maximise safety. Trust NDTScan for reliable, data-driven reporting that enhances your decision-making and operational excellence.
NDTScan relies on Hilti Ferroscan and detection systems for non-destructive scanning of concrete structures, particularly where embedded reinforcement, live utilities, or structural fixings are concerned. Hilti’s tools are purpose-built for civil construction, and their advanced rebar detection capabilities allow us to scan slabs, columns, beams, and walls with confidence and precision.
Our integration of Hilti scanning devices helps avoid costly errors, ensure safety, and support design, cut, and core operations across infrastructure, commercial, and transport environments.
Continuous Innovation in Reinforcement Detection
As structural designs become more complex, understanding what’s hidden within the concrete is essential. We use Hilti scanners not just to avoid hazards, but to verify reinforcement layouts, check embedment depths, and inform retrofits and structural assessments.
Our Hilti Concrete Scanning Equipment
- Hilti PS 300 Ferroscan: Our primary tool for rebar detection and depth estimation. It maps embedded reinforcement across wide areas, providing immediate visual outputs and quantitative steel coverage analysis — ideal for slab and wall surveys.
- Hilti PS 1000 X-Scan: Advanced scanning system for locating rebar, voids, conduits, and post-tension cables in concrete. Offers deep scanning capability (up to 300mm) and multi-layer detection with intuitive on-screen imaging.
- Hilti PROFIS Detection Software: Converts raw scan data into detailed reports, enabling clients to view steel layout, drill-safe zones, and embedment conditions. Integrates seamlessly with Hilti’s design tools.
- Hilti PS 85 Wall Scanner: Used for shallow concrete or masonry wall inspection. Ideal for identifying embedded components before fixings or retrofitting on façades and interior walls.
- Hilti Data Logger & Reporting Modules: Ensures digital traceability for all scans, supporting QA documentation and ongoing project records.
Why We Use Hilti
Hilti scanning equipment offers excellent accuracy, real-time outputs, and professional-grade documentation — essential for contractor collaboration and safe drilling or coring. We rely on Hilti for pre-fix inspections, slab verification, and steel mapping across construction and retrofit sites UK-wide.
Other Equipment Considered
We occasionally use Proceq Profometer or GSSI StructureScan for specific scenarios, but Hilti remains our go-to solution where site speed, depth, and steel clarity are top priority.
Precision Scanning for Safer Structural Intervention
At NDTScan, we use the Hilti concrete scanner UK platform to detect embedded reinforcement, post-tension cables, live utilities, and voids — without disruption to the concrete structure. Whether working on a live construction site or conducting assessments within heritage infrastructure, the ability to scan with speed, clarity, and reliability is critical to reducing risk, improving accuracy, and preventing costly intervention errors.
From slab edges to deep beam cores, our Hilti scanning systems provide accurate steel layout and depth data that allows project teams to plan cutting, drilling, and anchoring operations with confidence. We help clients avoid rework, hit targets precisely, and comply with safety standards that demand clear evidence of subsurface conditions before works commence.
Non-Invasive Insight for Complex Construction Environments
Modern structures are built with ever-denser reinforcement patterns, tighter tolerances, and layered utilities embedded within complex assemblies. The days of guessing or relying on legacy drawings are over — and so are the risks that come with incomplete subsurface knowledge.
The Hilti PS 300 Ferroscan gives us the edge when wide-area steel mapping is required. This tool enables rapid scanning of slabs, decks, and walls — providing real-time visuals of reinforcement layout, steel coverage ratios, and rebar spacing. Its portability and user-friendly interface make it a go-to option for pre-core inspections, anchor placement planning, and slab verification prior to structural changes.
For more complex environments — such as heavily reinforced floorplates or multi-layered PT slab systems — we turn to the Hilti PS 1000 X-Scan, which offers deeper detection capabilities and refined layer separation. This is particularly useful when scanning columns, large beams, or complex M&E zones where both structural and service elements may overlap.
Enabling Smarter Design, Retrofit, and QA
Hilti concrete scanners are not only about hazard avoidance — they’re about verification. Our clients use scan data to confirm that steelwork has been placed as designed, to check cover depths against Eurocode 2 requirements, and to ensure that slab penetrations or core holes won’t compromise critical reinforcement zones.
These insights are essential in:
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Design verification during construction
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As-built audits for handover or retrofit
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Pre-installation scans for M&E fixtures
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Drill-safe mapping for floor, wall, and ceiling services
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Structural capacity assessments during refurbishment
With Hilti PROFIS Detection Software, we generate professional, traceable reports including rebar density heatmaps, zone-specific clearance recommendations, and exact depth measurements. These outputs are fully exportable into project documentation, supporting compliance, inspection sign-off, and long-term asset records.
Real-Time Results That Reduce Programme Risk
Delays due to unforeseen rebar conflicts, failed fixings, or aborted coring are not just frustrating — they’re expensive. Hilti’s real-time scan output allows our technicians to guide site teams immediately, showing live feedback on steel positioning and safe drilling zones.
We support contractors by providing:
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On-site scan interpretation and risk flagging
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Mark-up of core zones, anchor patterns, or breakout points
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Digital reporting within hours of scan completion
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Live adjustment to scan targets based on site findings
This speed of response is critical for main contractors, M&E installers, and structural engineers operating on tight project timelines. Our Hilti platform ensures they get the information needed to make the right decision first time — with no second-guessing.
Trusted Across the UK’s Construction and Retrofit Sectors
NDTScan deploys the Hilti concrete scanner UK system across every major construction and civil sector:
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High-Rise Residential and Commercial Buildings: Pre-core slab verification, embedment clearance, and PT cable detection
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Infrastructure and Rail: Scanning bridge decks, parapets, and retaining structures prior to drilling or cladding works
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Hospitals and Data Centres: Safe fixing point identification around dense M&E areas
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Airports and Transport Hubs: Scanning for duct, drainage, and signage installations in structural slabs
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Education and Public Estates: As-built concrete audits, retrofitting cable routes, and installing safety infrastructure
In all environments — live, confined, sensitive, or occupied — Hilti scanning tools deliver clarity without creating disruption.
Combined Detection and Reporting for Full Visibility
Each Hilti scan completed by NDTScan is documented using the latest reporting tools and backed by calibration records and technician QA. Our clients receive:
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Full-colour rebar maps and steel density overlays
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Marked clearance zones and identified obstructions
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High-resolution scan imagery with interpretive notes
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Exportable files for CAD or BIM reference
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Optional site sketch integration or floor plan mark-ups
This approach ensures that all stakeholders — from structural consultants and contractors to project managers and building owners — have access to accurate, intelligible, and reliable scan data at every phase of the project.
Why Hilti Leads for Non-Destructive Concrete Inspection
While we operate a broad range of scanning platforms, Hilti remains our primary tool for shallow to medium-depth concrete investigations. Their scanners combine best-in-class usability with strong on-site durability and reporting capability — allowing us to deliver rapid, accurate surveys in both new and existing structures.
With ongoing software improvements, data sharing options, and integration with Hilti’s wider digital ecosystem, the PS 300, PS 1000, and PS 85 systems continue to offer unparalleled performance in civil and construction environments.
Where other tools may overcomplicate or underdeliver, Hilti hits the mark — offering intuitive controls, real-time results, and professional documentation that supports decision-making, reduces risk, and improves build outcomes.