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Corrosion and Materials
Isolation joints and cathodic protection systems can be exposed to lightning and high-energy AC faults. Understanding the differences between spark gaps and DC decouplers…
non destructive testing
High-speed data acquisition in ultrasonic NDT with OEM electronics
Integrate OEM electronics into ultrasonic NDT systems and optimize phased array, FMC/TFM, and automated testing with greater speed and traceability.
non destructive testing
Detection of manufacturing defects in serially produced parts with NDT-RAM
The NDT-RAM acoustic resonance test identifies porosity, microcracks, and heat treatment defects based on the component's overall vibrational signature.
Corrosion and Materials
Chemical cleaning of process equipment and piping: Methods and corrosion control
Detailed technical analysis of the methods, metallurgical protocol, and operational steps for the chemical cleaning of industrial equipment
Reliability
Why do assets fail? How to implement operational reliability
Failure causes, criticality, RCA, and RCM to define reliability strategies, reduce recurrences, and improve the performance of industrial assets.
non destructive testing
X-ray diffraction in hydroelectric power plant components
X-ray diffraction evaluates materials and detects damage in critical components of hydropower plants.
Assets
Vibrations in gas turbines: how to prevent failures and outages
Vibration analysis in gas turbines is used to determine the operating and mechanical conditions of the equipment. A big advantage is that vibration analysis…
equipment inspection
Interpretation errors in industrial ultrasound: Accurate transducers and calibration blocks
Learn how to avoid errors in UT inspections by using the right transducers, calibration blocks, and controls based on ASTM E317.
non destructive testing
Inconsistent GWT results: Calibration, traceability and data quality
Inconsistent GWT results may stem from calibration, setup, acquisition or analysis; traceability helps identify the source.
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