about us
NEXCO-West USA, Inc. is a consulting company specializing in non-destructive testing and imaging located in Tysons Corner, VA. From collecting high-definition data in the field to submitting informative condition reports, we provide valuable insight to owners and engineering consultants. We bring over 50 years of global experience in the construction, inspection, and maintenance of highway assets. By using complimentary IRT and GPR data, we analyze structures from surface and deep subsurface perspectives. Through both collaborative research and ongoing service contracts, we have been placed in high regard for our commitment to excellence by our clients and partners.
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May | 2025
#31 Collaboration with Yazaki North America
NEXCO-West USA Enters Service Agreement with Yazaki North America to Support Road Maintenance Initiatives in the U.S.
As a member of TSP2's Innovation Demonstrations group, NEXCO and partner company Yazaki North America performed NDE scanning on over ten busy highway bridges in the Minneapolis area. NEXCO operated visual, infrared, and ground-penetrating radar systems to collect data and analyze the condition of the deck slabs. Ongoing research featuring these bridges aims to shed light on effective practices for condition inspection and maintenance planning. Under this collaboration, Yazaki supports NEXCO’s efforts to enhance road and bridge maintenance through the application of innovative technologies. Yazaki North America is a leading automotive solutions supplier. The company designs and manufactures electrical distribution systems, components, electronics, and instrumentation solutions that power and connect modern vehicles, worldwide. Committed to moving society forward through customer-focused innovation, Yazaki delivers premium-quality, collaborative solutions, on time—and with utmost respect.
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#30 Transportation Research Board 2025
NEXCO exhibited and presented at the 2025 Transportation Research Board (TRB) this week. For those of you who stopped by our booth or listened to our president Mr. Matsumoto's lecture on the development of multi-IRT camera stacking technology, thank you! This year, we are offering several new, significant developments in our data acquisition approaches! As our TRB presentation this week detailed, NEXCO is actively developing a dual IRT camera collection method to enable the assessment of asphalt-covered bridge decks. The method further increases analysis confidence levels for bare decks as well! So far, we have found that time-lapse IRT collection, active heating, or collection during very narrow time windows are the only successful ways to obtain accurate data for asphalt-covered bridges. However, none of these methods were practical to apply on large scales (ie. corridor or network-level projects), and cannot be easily collected from a mobile vehicle. To overcome this issue, layered imagery collected at two different angles has already produced highly accurate results in real-world case studies. During these case studies, asphalt covers were removed, and the condition of the bare concrete deck was confirmed by hammer sounding and GPR collection. Bridge owners can look forward to this exciting new technology being implemented soon. Reach out to our team to schedule a time to demo this approach in your region!
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#29 Our website renewed!
We're excited to share that our company's newly updated website will go live on January 2, 2025! It has a fresh new look and updated content that better reflects who we are and what we do. We'd love for you to check it out once it's up and let us know what you think!
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