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Ries Augustijn, João Gonçalves, and Joost Haaksman, Intero Integrity B.V., the
Netherlands, describe the development of a phased array ultrasonic testing
system for 360˚ pipeline corrosion mapping.
P
ipeline infrastructures play an
important role in today’s society;
both economically and politically,
communities strongly depend on
pipeline networks. Operating pipelines
introduces health, safety, environmental, and
economic risks, and managing these risks is
essential. This comprises various activities, of
which inspection and non-destructive testing
(NDT) is a significant part. Intero Integrity
(formerly A.Hak Industrial Services) is an
inspection and industrial services specialist,
combining technologies, critical insights,
state-of-the-art equipment, and advanced
data management with an efficient project
approach.
A wide range of inspection tools is
available in the market, deploying various
technologies in different ways. Among others,
the deployment of ‘intelligent pigs’ allows the
use of advanced electronics and sensorics to
assess pipeline integrity; various NDT methods
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