Precision Communications
“Precision understands the unique opportunity that leveraging data creates for our business. By teaming up with Runding and deploying OpenBuild, we’re making large strides on our digital roadmap in our pursuit to revolutionize the way our industry approaches tower asset management. We couldn’t be more excited about what this means for our team and our customers.”
Sean Wenger, CEO of Precision Communications
Revolutionizing Tower Inspections: Precision Leverages AI with Smart Inspector
Precision Communications is a specialty contractor recognized for its expertise in broadcast tower and antenna services. With a commitment to safety and innovation, Precision supports communications infrastructure across the United States. Known for operating in some of the most demanding environments in infrastructure, often 2,000 ft high.
The Challenge
Tower asset management and inspections often involve inspectors scaling towers up to 2,000 feet to photograph and examine components such as guy wires, structural hardware, and antennas. Currently, these inspections are performed with pen and paper and require inspectors to manually generate reports. This approach posed significant challenges:
- High-risk, manual workflows
- Processes that are both laborious and prone to error
- Lack of real-time data and operational visibility
- No automation or structured digital output
The Solution
Runding partnered with Precision to deliver a mobile-first, AI-powered application called OpenBuild Smart Inspector. Built on Runding’s OpenBuild platform, Smart Inspector brings real-time data entry, automated workflows, and AI-assisted reporting into the field. Designed specifically for tower technicians to streamline inspections from the top down.
- Mobile application for in-field data capture
- Real-time, AI-assisted reporting using natural language processing
- Automated workflows to reduce manual input and errors
- Structured, consistent report output generated on-site
This innovative solution allows tower techs to complete inspections more safely and efficiently—while delivering higher-quality, immediate documentation to back-office teams.
Results & ROI
The implementation of OpenBuild Smart Inspector has equipped Precision with powerful, AI-enabled capabilities that improve safety, compliance, and operational speed in one of the most extreme environments in infrastructure.
- Improved safety & reduced physical risk
- Immediate, structured reporting from the field
- Faster inspection-to-report turnaround
- Higher customer satisfaction
- Greater data accuracy and compliance alignment
By digitizing one of the industry’s most physically demanding workflows, Precision is setting a new standard for field innovation and AI-enabled infrastructure management.
This is applied AI, purpose-built for the field, where it matters most. Precision is enabling real-time, structured, and automated reporting. OpenBuild empowers Precision’s field teams to perform more safely, efficiently, and accurately – transforming one of the most physically demanding jobs in infrastructure into a model for AI-enabled digital transformation.
