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SGS Industrial Services announced that the company expands the range of services offered in the field of non-destructive testing. From now on, SGS provides an innovative inspection solution for difficult to access storage tank walls and roofs, called Remote Ultrasonic Inspection. This new method makes the regular corrosion inspection of storage tanks easier and more cost effective.
SGS Remote Ultrasonic Inspection has advantages over other inspection methods, as it does not require time consuming scaffolding or cranes and can be implemented on tank walls, even those with obstacles, such as wind girders and overlapping plates. With the help of a motorized tank wall scanner with magnetic wheels, carbon steel tanks can be tested for corrosion and weld defects. This method enables remote Line Scans, remote Spot Measurements, remote Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) Inspection and remote Visual Inspection with a steerable camera.
Furthermore, this ultrasonic inspection technique provides detailed and reliable data on real tank wall thickness with echo-to-echo measurements as required for any tank integrity assessment.
About SGS Inspection Services
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company with extensive knowledge and multidisciplinary expertise in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT). Apart from conventional Non-Destructive Testing techniques, SGS offers a wide range of advanced NDT methods to provide quality assurance and process safety.
SGS Industrial Services has the necessary experience, accreditations and equipment to carry out expert controls, inspections and measurements for the owners of storage tanks in accordance with EN 14015, API 650 or 653 and EEMUA 159. As a competent and recognized body, SGS performs independent assessment, testing and verification to ensure the safe condition of storage tanks.
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