SGS uses rented NDT gear for BP and Total inspections
29 Jan 2010
Letchworth, UK – Ashtead Technology has supplied NDT (non destructive testing) instrumentation for inspection work carried out by SGS Industrial Services during the shutdown of two of Europe’s largest oil refineries. SGS hired 14 Panametrics 37DL ultrasonic thickness gauges for month-long inspection projects at the BP Europoort site in Rotterdam and Total’s Vlissingen refinery.
For the most recent inspections, SGS technicians used the 37DL to measure the thickness of pipelines, drum vessels and towers on both sites last year during two separate shutdowns. The test gauges identified several maintenance issues at both the plants which enabled immediate remedial action before normal plant operation resumed.
The 37DL is designed for applications involving pipes, tanks and other metal structures subject to corrosion or erosion. It includes features for true metalthickness even when the exposed surface is coated or painted, such as the oxide/scale option, which also measures and displays build up of residue inside boiler tubes and helps to predict tube life.
