Smartpipe is pleased to announce that we offer non-destructive examination services.  In-house personnel qualified in magnetic particle inspection and ultrasonic testing will be available for weld inspection, cracking identification, internal anomaly location and measurement, and other defect assessments.

This is one more step to further our commitment in providing valued service to our customers.

Comprehensive NDE traditional and Advanced Services

Traditional NDE

• Magnetic Particle Method
• Techniques consisting of
• Dry Powder
• Hot Tap, root pass, structural
• Color Contrast Black on White (Wet)
• SCC type discontinuity location and repair mitigation
• Wet Fluorescent
• SCC type discontinuity location and repair mitigation
• Very sensitive applications
• Ultrasonic Method
• Techniques consisting of
• Thickness Measurement
• Laminar Scan
• Corrosion Mapping
• Internal – Zero Degree anomaly scanning and profiling
• External – K-Pen for detailing corrosion grids to transpose to RSTRENG
• Shearwave Examination
• Structural Welded Members
• Weld examination - Girth, Longseam, and Spiral welds of pipes and pipelines, full encirclement pipeline sleeve welds, fabrication welds for new construction
• Pipe Body anomaly detection and sizing

Advanced NDE

• Pipeline Integrity
• Magnetic particle and Ultrasonic methods can be used in conjunction to detect, document and evaluate SCC and other discontinuities and are integral to their methodical removal.
• Under proper guidelines, anomalies can be removed through a grinding repair process that employs NDE methods and techniques while pipelines are still under full pressure.
• Above ground site identification of SCC susceptible locations
• Laser Scan technology for external corrosion mapping - RSTRENG compliant
• Fast and reliable, for mapping and assessing external corrosion areas
• Assessment and profiling of dents, excessive ovality
• Automated Ultrasonic corrosion mapping tools for internal and external corrosion applications with capabilities to integrate mapping data directly with RSTRENG calculations.
• Used for either internal or external corrosion mapping when speed and accuracy are both paramount concerns.
• Removes technician error resulting from use of a pit depth gauge over large corrosion areas
• Ultrasonic A/B/C Scan tool for more economical corrosion mapping is semi- automated.
• The client is provided with a detailed assessment of internal corrosion under Long Range Tool application areas, in dead legs, or in compressor station vessels and piping.
• Long Range Ultrasonic Guided Wave technology effectively screens corrosion areas in pipe that has coatings or insulation, either buried or above ground.
• Applies to pipe from 2” to 48” in diameter, using Longitudinal or Torsional probes
• Screens an average of 30 meters or 100’ of pipe (depending upon coating, soils, product, wall thickness, etc.) with 100% coverage to identify corrosion areas above 9% circumferential volumetric wall loss.
• Suited to locating corrosion within casings / road crossings, under supports, and a myriad of other applications.
• Advanced Shearwave defect detection and sizing
• The precise defect sizing uses a multitude of advanced sizing probes and techniques to enhance grinding repairs, crack growth monitoring and weld examination:
• Tip diffraction / Time of Flight methods
• ID and OD Creeping Wave methods
• Bimodal (Dual Element ID Creeping Wave) methods
• Refracted Longitudinal and traditional shearwave methods
• Alternative applications for coarse grain steel

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