Integrity Monitoring (Monitoring and Testing) Articles

Demystifying the difference between quality control and quality assurance

What are quality management systems? In order to determine the difference between quality assurance and quality control, it is important to understand two fundamental concepts. For one, many people think that quality assurance and quality control are inherently the same process; in fact, even manufacturers often use quality assurance and quality control interchangeably. However, as this article ...

Mar. 3, 2021

By Creaform Inc

Ultrasonic Thickness Tests Ensure Infrastructure Viability

When it comes to ensuring infrastructure viability, even the tiniest components of the most complex, large-scale systems must be monitored and tested. Routine ultrasonic thickness testing of wall and coating thickness measurements serves as a vital check on the condition of ship hulls, pipelines, and other metallic elements where long-term exposure elements like saltwater or oil can corrode ...

Feb. 24, 2021

By Zetec, Inc

CRA Weld Overlay Inspection Using NDT

Increasingly, industries are seeking various ways to enhance productivity and remove waste in their process. Flaw detection in the early stages of production can prevent long-term economic and productivity damage. In industries like manufacturing, petroleum, as well as military and defense that deal with metals or steel surfaces, corrosion can be a big issue. During the welding process of such ...

Feb. 17, 2021

By Zetec, Inc

Metallurgical Heat Treatment: Verifying Metal Quality Using Eddy Current NDT

The manufacturing process relies heavily on materials and components that meet their specifications for structure, strength, and quality. Some materials being used in the process may require alteration in their properties to meet these specifications. Metallurgical heat treatment is one of the widely adopted methods to change the properties of these metals to meet the industry specification. ...

Feb. 15, 2021

By Zetec, Inc

Ensuring Above Ground Storage Tank Inspection Integrity Using NDT

Oil and gas are drilled and pumped from the depths of the earth during hydrocarbon exploration. Before these hydrocarbons are transported to various destinations around the world, they are stored above ground in storage tanks. Companies rely on the integrity of storage tanks to keep their assets protected from the elements. Hence, the importance of storage tank inspections. Storage tank ...

Feb. 11, 2021

By Zetec, Inc

How a Weld Inspection NDT Crawler Improves Inspection Time and Quality

Welding can be a highly complex process. When disparate components are welded together, there’s a chance that the connections can come apart—quickly or slowly, due to the presence of tiny fractures or flaws. The possibility of a structural issue being present increases when the length of a weld extends, such as in long, multipass welds. Nondestructive testing (NDT) is vital to the ...

Feb. 5, 2021

By Zetec, Inc

Advantages and Disadvantages of Automated NDT Technologies

Non-destructive testing (NDT) plays an important role in many industries that impact daily life. Industries including automotive, aviation, construction, railway, manufacturing, and energy utilize various NDT methods to ensure the safety and quality of equipment and infrastructure. NDT involves the use of various testing methods to examine the irregularities in an object. Sometimes the sheer ...

Jan. 29, 2021

By Zetec, Inc

Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) A Wireless Network

Factory acceptance testing (FAT) is a critical part of completing a new control system. The FAT will have all control system hardware connected, configured and operating as if in the factory before being installed on the site. This testing will allow the integrator to verify a complete system operation prior to the hardware installation to demonstrate to the owner that everything is functioning ...

Jan. 27, 2021

By ESTeem Industrial Wireless Solutions

Reasons Why Monitoring Restaurant Refrigerators and Freezers is Important

Restaurants typically have refrigerator and freezer facilities for storing perishables. Larger restaurants and kitchens in hotels for example, have larger commercial type refrigerators. Whatever the size, monitoring restaurant refrigerators and freezers is important. In this article we will examine some of the reasons why remote monitoring of commercial refrigerators in restaurants is ...

Jan. 24, 2021

By AKCP

Server room monitoring: Key considerations

When designing a server room monitoring solution there are a number of points to consider in order to ensure the system is cost-effective, reliable and provides the required functionality. The key considerations include: Type of sensors, number of sensors, alerting methods, integration with other hardware/software, future expansion and installation. Type of Sensors What conditions are you ...

Jan. 20, 2021

By Jacarta Ltd.

4 Qualities to Look for in Your Next Environmental Partner

Not all environmental technology providers are created equal. How do you ensure you make the smartest choice in such a significant relationship? Start by assessing these four qualities and asking the following questions to any potential environmental technology ...

Dec. 22, 2020

By Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc.

Phased Array UT and TOFD Deliver More Accurate Pipeline Weld Inspections

A pipeline weld inspection is a common nondestructive testing (NDT) application in the oil and gas industry—and also challenging. Joining materials with different metallurgical properties, grain alignments, acoustic characteristics, cylindrical geometries, and other attributes can make flaws hard to ...

Dec. 9, 2020

By Zetec, Inc

Portable Ultrasonic Testing Solutions for Rail Inspections

Rail durability and service life are affected by many things, from maintenance practices to temperature changes to differences in the composition of the steel across the track network in many ...

Dec. 9, 2020

By Zetec, Inc

How 2D Encoded Scanners and ‘Air-Born’ UT Can Simplify Pipeline NDE

Improvements in nondestructive testing technology and especially the software and processing power of off-the-shelf, portable phased array ultrasonic instruments mean that internal pipeline corrosion, while obviously serious, doesn’t have to be the hidden threat that it was even just a few years ...

Dec. 8, 2020

By Zetec, Inc

How TOPAZ64’s TFM Calculator Helps Operators Maintain Code-Compliant Amplitude Fidelity

Advanced focusing techniques are valuable tools in the phased array toolkit. They can improve the resolution of flaw images and increase the coverage of ultrasonic ...

Dec. 8, 2020

By Zetec, Inc

Why Healthcare Needs to Think Provider Quality Management and Not Just Peer Review

When an adverse event occurs, the immediate priority is to deal with the situation at hand. Move beyond those immediate and reactive issues and the improvement-minded naturally begin to think about causal and contributory factors and their related corrective actions. These typically fall into two key areas: human and system factors. Human Factors Driven by regulatory and accreditation ...

Dec. 4, 2020

By Riskonnect Inc

Fast response diesel leak detection system to protect critical 24/7 operations - Case Study

Project Major global sports network broadcasting facility Location Connecticut, USA Requirement Fast and reliable remote fuel leak monitoring system Results PermAlert designed and implemented leak detection system for entire fuel system Completion Date 2017 Overview Customer’s broadcasting facility operates 24/7 to support its programming for global sports fans. Needing to ensure the ...

Nov. 18, 2020

By PermAlert, a division of Perma-Pipe, Inc.

Composite Structure Inspection: The Advantages of Leveraging PAUT Techniques

Composite materials offer a wide range of benefits that make them popular in many industries. They can provide all the strength of other materials, while also being lightweight and fuel-efficient. However, because of their unique design, they often present challenges in composite structure inspection. Manufacturing can introduce flaws in composite materials that limit the efficacy of products. ...

Nov. 13, 2020

By Zetec, Inc

Explosion Proof HVAC: Mining and Drilling - Case Study

The Challenge: Air Innovations was asked to design a Class I Division I environmental control system (ECU) to cool an electrical cabinet that houses several variable frequency drives for a large centrifuge machine. These drives generate a significant amount of heat that needs to be removed from the cabinet. Centrifuges are typically used to remove slurry during drilling for oil and gas ...

Nov. 10, 2020

By Air Innovations

Environmental control units: Innovation in emergency & military response vehicles - Case Study

KBR, a leading provider of U.S. government cyber, military, and electronic security solutions, approached Air Innovations for help updating earlier-generation military trucks and utility vehicles into portable air traffic control systems. These humvees needed significant climate control system improvements to protect sensitive equipment and Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force personnel being ...

Nov. 10, 2020

By Air Innovations

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