Mechanical Integrity Articles | Inspection, Corrosion, NDT and Reliability

Floating roof seals control vapors, reduce emissions and evaporation losses, improve operational safety, and maintain the mechanical stability of the roof.

Assets

Storage tanks: Common faults, causes, and solutions

Mayuly Rodríguez · December 10, 2025

Storage tanks, exposed to harsh environments and operating cycles, can deteriorate silently and cause critical operational failures.

Assets

Barriers and successes in integrating maintenance methodologies

Aracely Henríquez · December 9, 2025

This article analyzes the most common barriers and success factors when integrating methodologies such as TPM, RCM, and asset management, showing how to convert…

Assets

Physical asset management in maintenance

Aracely Henríquez · December 5, 2025

Physical asset management drives competitiveness by integrating maintenance, strategy, lifecycle, risks, and performance to maximize business value.

Corrosion and Materials

Decouplers: The Solution for AC Interference on Cathodically Protected Pipelines

Inspenet. · December 4, 2025

AC interference induced by high-voltage power lines compromises the safety and integrity of cathodically protected pipelines. The use of decouplers allows AC to be…

Corrosion and Materials

Pulsed Current Cathodic Protection Technology (PCCP)

Yolanda Reyes · December 1, 2025

Pulsed Current Cathodic Protection (PCCP) offers superior corrosion control in buried pipelines over traditional methods.

Codes and Standards

API Inspections: Essential practices of API 510, 570, and 653

Mario Toyo · November 30, 2025

Comprehensive inspection API (510, 570, 653). Mechanical integrity in the Oil & Gas industry (NDT and Certified Inspector). Reduce failures, optimize costs, and ensure…

Reliability

Condition-based monitoring of critical assets

Mario Toyo · November 28, 2025

Condition-based monitoring transforms operational data into predictive decisions, increasing the reliability and safety of critical assets.

Corrosion and Materials

Corrosion in industrial cooling systems: mechanisms and control

Yolanda Reyes · November 26, 2025

The combination of pH variations, dissolved gases, and microbiological activity in cooling systems generates corrosion and deposits that affect mechanical integrity and thermal efficiency.