Each year material corrosion and defects, if undetected and rectified, cause such problems as environmental pollution, risks to the health and safety of personnel, damage to property and loss of production. The financial cost of this to a company can be enormous and in some extreme cases disastrous to the point of bankruptcy.
   

Early detection of material corrosion and defects must be of paramount importance to any company wishing to prevent any of the above outlined problems. SLOFEC inspection services are our unique solution. This is an inspection technique that has been proven on projects within the oil, gas, chemical, power generation and other industries both onshore and offshore in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America.
   


The technical advantages of utilising SLOFEC technology are:
inspection of ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic material
non-invasive inspection
minimum pre-inspection cleaning preparation of the material surface
fast screening method 20 to 30m/min - subject to access
high detection sensitivity
heavy wall material inspection up to 35mm
through coating/wrapping inspection up to 10mm in some pressure wrapping cases up to 15mm
inspection of material with aluminium or galvanized coatings
distinction between external/topside and internal/underside defects
high surface temperature inspection up to 120°C
user friendly colour mapped reports
monitoring progression of defects and corrosion for direct electronic recorded comparisons in order to enable realistic planned preventive maintenance
   
  and as such the resultant economic and operational benefits to the customer are very obvious.


Inspection Overview shows the inspected area

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Scan defect map shows coloured mapping of defects
   
Scan report shows detailed coloured mapping of defects in defined areas
   
General settings report parameter of equipment, calibration and subject data


Bulk Storage Tanks - Cylindrical and Spherical:
floor, annular, shell and roof plates
appurtenances
structural steel
welding

Process Piping, Pipelines, Caissons and Riser Pipes:
internal and externals
welding

Pressure and Static Head Vessels:
shell plates
dished ends
nozzles
structural steel
welding

Furnace and Boiler Tubes and Waterwalls:
internal and externals
welding

Marine Shipping
hull and bulkhead internal and externals (sub-sea inspection equipment will be available late 2003)
structural steel
welding

Bridges
box girder section and structural steel
welding

Rail Lines
corner gauge and "I" section




SLOFEC™ is trademark and technology of KontrollTechnik GmbH – Germany