Kim Ironside, Head of Global Partnerships and Marketing The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) reported carbon emission reduction in North Sea oil and gas production in its latest Emissions Monitoring Report, however, ‘bold measures’ are still needed to achieve the 2030 target. The UK was one of the first countries...
Dr. Abdenaceur Abdouni, Applications Engineer (naceur@inductosense.com) Over the past few years, there has been an increase in the use of permanently installed ultrasonic sensors for monitoring internal corrosion or erosion on pipework and vessels. The sensors generate an ultrasonic A-Scan from which the wall thickness can be...
Dr. Tim Coope, Composites Manager (tim@inductosense.com) Coating systems are critical to maintaining the integrity of metallic oil & gas infrastructure assets but can also pose challenges for future thickness monitoring after the coating system has been applied. To inspect the underlying metal thickness of a coated pipe or tank the...
Dr. Robert Phillips, Applications Engineer (rob@inductosense.com) Sand erosion in pipes on upstream assets can happen rapidly causing critical safety issues and incurring significant financial costs. Manual ultrasonic inspection is typically used alongside other techniques to determine the extent of internal erosion. In this blog we discuss the use of permanently...
Inductosense, reached the milestone of 5000 sensors shipped to customers this week. With the latest WAND shipment despatched to a major oil and gas customer in India, 14 countries now have the WAND system in operation. Established in 2015, Inductosense is a spin-out from the Ultrasonics and Non-Destructive Testing Group...
Following the success of the shorter length ECHO100 solution, Inductosense has developed longer ECHO extension cables, now available in 2 metre and 4 metre lengths. The flexible and robust ECHO cable is easily and quickly installed: one end of the extension cable is installed over a WAND thickness monitoring sensor...
Inductosense Ltd is a Bristol, UK based company supplying corrosion monitoring solutions. The Inductosense WAND system is an ultrasonic testing (UT) solution for accurately measuring wall thickness and the rate of wall loss through corrosion or erosion. It offers the potential for predictive maintenance and optimising asset integrity. Inductosense has...
Inductosense Limited (Inductosense) and Beijing Antaixin Technology Company (Antaixin) are pleased to announce a partnership and the start of trials of the Inductosense WAND system in China. The WAND sensors will be trialled on 100+ locations across different areas of the Sinochem refinery in Quanzhou with the aim of demonstrating...