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Reliable inspection plays an important role in maintaining the integrity of oil and gas infrastructure throughout its operational life. Sonaspection manufactures representative flawed specimens, mock-ups, corrosion and erosion specimens, and calibration blocks to support NDT/NDE procedure development, training and equipment validation.
Our flawed specimens and mock-ups can be manufactured to support internationally recognized NDT/NDE standards, codes and qualification programs, including requirements from ASNT, API, ASME, ASTM and BS EN ISO 9712, as well as customer-specific programs.
Flaws can be implanted into a range of components, including plates, pipes, castings and forgings, nozzles and boiler tubes, using materials such as stainless steel, carbon steel and aluminum.
Suitable for:
Standard flawed specimens, including basic and advanced weld flaw evaluation, casting and forging specimens, for practical NDT/NDE training and examination, helping technicians develop competency in flaw detection, sizing and characterization across a range of methods.
Representative flawed specimens and complex mock-ups manufactured to replicate specific components, geometries and inspection challenges for procedure development, validation and performance demonstration.
Representative pipe and plate specimens containing realistic corrosion, erosion and wall-loss conditions for inspection development, equipment evaluation and NDE training.
Carbon steel and high alloy steel boiler tube specimens containing representative flaw conditions for phased array and radiographic inspection training, examination and equipment evaluation.
Validation and calibration spools containing representative pipeline flaws to support equipment verification, operator training and pipeline integrity programs.
ASME Section XI Appendix VII and VIII specimen sets manufactured to support applicable code and performance demonstration requirements.
API RP 2X and API training and examination specimen sets manufactured to API requirements for advanced UT training, inspector pre-qualification practice and practical examination.
Representative flawed specimens allow inspection teams to evaluate how effectively procedures, equipment and personnel identify and characterize relevant flaws under controlled and repeatable conditions.
They can help oil and gas organizations to:
Whether you’re developing an inspection procedure, validating equipment performance or replicating a challenging pipeline, weld or in-service flaw condition, our team can develop a representative solution for your inspection requirements.
Talk to us about flawed specimens for:
✓ Pipelines
✓ Corrosion and erosion
✓ Weld inspection
✓ Procedure validation
✓ Personnel training and qualification
✓ Asset integrity programs
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