Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) Services

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Trained and certified NDE technicians to support our clients operations while maintaining high safety standards. We strive to exceed our clients' expectations and deliver exceptional results.

During an anomaly dig, Pit Gauging is a manual process to map corrosion and metal loss. Creaforms' Laser Scanning unit is used to also map corrosion and metal loss with a series of lasers which accurately characterize anomalies instantaneously.

HydroFORM™ provides a  solution for detection of wall-thickness reductions due to corrosion, abrasion, and erosion. It also detects mid-wall damage such as hydrogen-induced blistering or manufacturing-induced laminations, and easily differentiate these anomalies from loss of wall thickness.

Spyne™ and Sharck™ are Eddy Current Array screening tools, specifically engineered to maximize productivity for the detection of Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC), cracks, subsurface defects, and pitting. 

Uses sound reflections to determine pipe thickness and to locate defects in welds and materials.

The Material Verification Process (MVP) is recognized by PHMSA to provide Traceable, Verifiable and Complete (TVC) records to prove material minimum yield and ultimate tensile strength. Thus allowing the asset owner to operate the pipeline within MAOP.

The SilverWing Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) floor scanner provides Surface Topology Air-Gap Reluctance Sensor (STARS)  detecting corrosion size and pitting on pipelines and storage tanks. The system allows the inspector to determine whether the corrosion is top side, bottom side or below the surface coating .

A volumetric examination technique offering real-time imaging to reliably detect and measure corrosion, cracking, flaws, and other defects across a wide variety of materials, components and industries.  

Detecting surface and slightly subsurface discontinuities in ferrous metals. The process induces a magnetic field into the test object. If there's a lapse in the field the magnetic particles will be attracted and identify the crack or indication. 

Soil resistivity influences the corrosion of underground metals. The lower the resistivity the higher the corrosivity and vice versa.  

DPI utilizes the application of specialized dyes and inspected under visible light or UV light conditions. The dye penetrates into the surface discontinuities via capillaries. After excess dye is removed, indications will appear.

NDE technicians on anomaly digs will utilize a combination of NDE equipment  to accurately identify the severity and potential cause of pipe corrosion/metal loss. Results are formalized in a dig report for future use or remediation work.