Mechanical Integrity / Inspection Best Practices and Advancing Technologies
As our industries continue to develop new technologies, and we have the continued pressure of regulatory compliance compounded by competing in a global market place, our success will depend greatly upon us working together as a team to best utilize all our tools and experience.
We at AIS, Inc are committed to providing the right services at the right time to assist our customers in meeting their goals. We recognize that we become creatures of habit over time, usually due to what has been successful for us in the past and what has helped make us successful. We as Inspection and MI industry experts have also fallen into the same paradigm.
With the advancement of technology, and continually increasing commercial constraints we recognize the proven potential to assist our clients in decreasing safety exposures, increasing the knowledge of the quality of products and operating systems, cutting costs, and improving overall productivity for the dollar.
These are some of the reasons AIS, Inc has dedicated itself to the advanced training of our technicians, the acquisition of global talent, and the development and implementation of "Advanced Technologies". We at AIS, Inc desire to Partner with our clients to assist in determining the best utilization of methods, resources, and tools to best fit their needs. We have a staff of capable technical experts who can review your work scope and schedules to assist in determination of the most effective plan to accomplish the task. As we al know there is no one single method for discerning degradation mechanisms and defects in all materials geometries, configurations, and services. Following is a list of some of the items to be considered in determining inspection and testing methods:
- Safety
- Regulatory Compliance
- Efficacy in locating and discerning suspected defects
- Efficacy in sizing discontinuities found
- Industry and Code Acceptance of Method
- Data acquisition and analysis time
- Data acquisition and analysis costs
- Support costs (Scaffolding, Insulation removal, Excavation etc.)
- Personnel exposures (heat, climbing, health exposures)
- Availability of personnel
- Access and availability of equipment
- Intrusiveness to other activities in area
As stated above there is usually no one method that best fits every operation, it may require a combination of methodologies to create the most effective solution. AIS, Inc has prepared several informational brochures on some of the capabilities of the "Advanced Technologies" to aid our customers. We have also developed the attached matrix which can be used as a guide in determining what methods may best suite your needs.