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Tube Inspection

Small diameter tubing, in various sizes and material specifications, is used extensively across industry to transfer heat, process chemicals and dispense product.

In addition to safety, tube condition has a direct bearing on plant availability, efficiency, productivity and viability. Assurance of condition is therefore of paramount importance.

Given the variety of functions, operating conditions, tube sizes and materials involved, and the equally diverse range of defects which can occur, it goes without saying that there is no single inspection technique capable of addressing every circumstance.

That's why we offer a full range of techniques - each of which, based upon its particular strengths and weaknesses, has a potential role to play.

The range of techniques we can deliver include -

• Remote visual - using enhanced video technology
• Acoustic - for blockage detection
• Magnetic Flux Leakage
• Low Frequency Eddy Current
• Remote Field Eddy Current
• IRIS - rotating head immersion ultrasonic
• SLOFEC - in conjunction with associates

Only with this extensive kit of tools are we able to cover all eventualities - irrespective of the type of material, whether the metal loss is internal or external or nature and extent of the corrosion.

However, it must be recognised that the effectiveness of all of these techniques is largely dependent upon the conditions under which they are applied and inadequate preparation will hamper inspection.

This is even more significant given that all the available tube inspection techniques are 'invasive' by nature and their use is usually prescribed for 'shut down' and 'outage' situations - where time is of the essence and delays are costly.

That's why we strongly advocate our involvement at the planning stage and why we make every effort to ensure that the techniques we apply have the best possible chance of giving our clients the information they need to effectively manage their assets.

For more information on out Tube Testing services, contact Colin Mortimer