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Inspection of plant equipment
Inspection services
We can conduct third party and second party inspections/audits for you, having a network of experienced inspectors. Just let us know in which area you are in need of experts doing professional inspections / evaluations of your plant equipment. Of course in case you are intending to purchase plant equipment and need an evaluation about the technical safety / condition of the appliance you are going to purchase, we also can offer our service.
Inspections of plant equipment against well known inspection regimes
We can conduct inspections of pressure and lifting equipment against many international inspection fabrication & inspection codes, such as :
ASME BPVC Section I & ASME BPVC Section VIIIAPI 1104, API 653, API 570EN 13445(1-5), EN 13480 AS 1210, AS 4458, AS 4037, AS4041, AS3920, AS 3788AD2000 Merkblaetter, PD 5500, CODAP2000, JIS B 8265 AS 1418, AS 2550, EN 13000, EN 13001, ISO 12100
ASME BPVC Section I & ASME BPVC Section VIIIAPI 1104, API 653, API 570EN 13445(1-5), EN 13480 AS 1210, AS 4458, AS 4037, AS4041, AS3920, AS 3788AD2000 Merkblaetter, PD 5500, CODAP2000, JIS B 8265 AS 1418, AS 2550, EN 13000, EN 13001, ISO 12100
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Fitness-for-purpose / services assessment (FFP/FFS)
ey point of the approach of an FFP assessment is its relationship to a code compliance, e.g. the compliance of a pressure vessel with construction requirements of ASME VIII, EN 13445 or AS 1210, or any other recognized published technical standard.Most FFP assessments are done on components that are outside code compliance limits in some way.FFP assessments can be used to analyze either out-of-code construction defects, or those who have occurred or worsened during a component's service lifetime.Major standards, used for FFP :
API 579/ASME FFS-1 Fitness-For-Service
API 653 Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction
API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection: In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration
BS 7910 Guide on methods for assessing the acceptability of flaws in metallic structure
In Australia also AS/NZS 3788 Pressure Equipment – In-Service Inspection
Our FFS assessment includes
• Assessment of general and local metal loss• Assessment brittle fracture• Assessment of Dents, Gouges and Dent-Gouge Combinations• Assessment of pitting corrosion• Assessment of crack-like flaws• Assessment of creep damage• Evaluation of Weld Misalignment and Shell Distortions• Buckling and ultimate strength assessment• Provide calculations to justify the alteration of the original design parameters in the pressure equipment• Provide minimum requirements for maintaining the safety and integrity of assets• Recommendations of effective remediation