TPT March 2017

I NSPE C T I ON , T E S T I NG & QUA L I T Y CONT R OL

Creaform and Sonatest in global distribution par tnership

manager added, “Pipecheck is an excellent complement to Sonatest’s current ultrasonic data acquisition solutions, helping clients to increase their assessment efficiency in the field. “With Sonatest’s powerful flaw detec- tors and Creaform’s comprehensive and intuitive Pipecheck software, operators and inspectors need look no further than this joint solution for all their pipeline assessment needs.” at Creaform,

With Pipecheck, Sonatest will continue its expansion into other sectors, including nuclear plants and geothermal facilities, where corrosion and erosion caused by water vapour travelling at high speeds have become a major problem. “We were very impressed by Pipecheck’s performance and accuracy, as well as its amazing simplicity and ease of use,” explained Sonatest product manager Jonathan Turcotte. “Thanks to a basic three-step workflow – scan, analyse, report – our clients’ field technicians can quickly gain access to the vital information they need to make critical decisions and ensure both compliance and community safety.” Jérôme-Alexandre Lavoie, product

SONATEST, a manufacturer of ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) solutions, is now an official reseller of Creaform’s Pipecheck Analyze pipeline integrity assessment software. Fully compatible with Sonatest’s ultra- sonic testing instruments, Pipecheck enables the identification of potential issues on both the inner and outer surfaces of pipes, whether those issues are corrosion, dents or gouges. Combined with the strengths of the NDT equipment, Pipecheck’s single software solution gives accurate and realistic damage evaluation of a pipeline. Sonatest’s entire sales network is now able to distribute Pipecheck to the company’s pipeline corrosion assessment market. CONTRÔLE Mesure Systèmes (CMS) is a specialist in non-destructive testing and, with a complete range of products in eddy current and ultrasonic methods, can supply solutions for most industrial applications. The company’s product line is designed to meet inspection, testing and quality control on both ferrous and non-ferrous products, including steel, copper, alloys, carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminium. Applications in tube, bar, pipe and wire inspection can include surface flaw detection by eddy current rotating head; internal and dimensional flaw detection by ultrasonic rotating head; tube inspection with product in rotation; full body and/or weld of welded tube

Sonatest – UK Email: sales@sonatest.com Website: www.sonatest.com Creaform – Canada Website: www.creaform3d.com

Non-destructive testing for industrial applications

All the systems (on- and off-line) meet quality standards such as API, ASTM and DIN. Contrôle Mesure Systèmes – France Fax: +33 385 94 14 15 Email: contactcms@cmseddyscan.com Website: www.cmseddyscan.com

inspection; full body and/or ends of non-welded tube inspection; defect detection on double wall tubes; heat treatment, hardness, coating verification and measurement; supra conductor wire inspection; multiple line inspection; hot rod inspection; material sorting; and exchanger tube inspection.

Supervision software for non-ferrous tubes and bars

Non-ferrous bar inspection by ultrasonic rotating head

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