TPi September 2016

products & developments Pipeline integrity assessment solution for NDT service and pipeline operators

“Pipecheck 3.3 is an operator’s go-to solution to ensure public and environmental safety, meet regulatory requirements, prove compliance, decrease maintenance and repair costs, and streamline risk management procedures,” explained Jérôme- Alexandre Lavoie, product manager at Creaform. “Performing reliable pipeline assess- ments has never been more important in today’s volatile market, and Creaform has stepped up to the plate with a customer-driven software that operators can rely on.” Creaform offers solutions such as 3D scanning, reverse engineering, quality control, non-destructive testing, product development and numerical simulation (FEA/CFD). Its products and services cater to a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, consumer products, heavy industries, healthcare, manufacturing, oil and gas, power generation, and research and education.

calculations that replicate repeatable and user-independent on-field measurements more accurately will enable users to better evaluate mechanical damage. • Strain-based assessments 2.0: This new approach introduces advanced strain calculations, according to ASME B31.8, along the pipe, as well as visualisation tools for strain-based assessments. Users will be able to more efficiently interpret results, facilitating decision making with respect to the repair actions to take. • A new feature for corrosion classifications: Based on standards issued from the Pipeline Operators Forum, Pipecheck now further characterises the type of corrosions on a pipeline, such as pitting, generalised corrosion, and axial and circumferential grooving. • Automatic anomaly vs cluster classifications: Pipecheck can now automatically distinguish and identify clusters from anomalies, helping operators pinpoint critical issues on a pipeline. This feature also helps to evaluate the performance of a pig as it detects anomalies and clusters. This in turn optimises where priority excavations must be performed.

Creaform, a specialist in portable 3D measurement and engineering services, has announced its latest release of the Pipecheck 3.3 NDT pipeline integrity assessment solution. The comprehensive, easy-to-use tool is designed to enable NDT service companies and pipeline operators to strike a balance between the need to fulfil mounting demands for energy and guaranteeing the public’s safety. Pipecheck puts accurate assessments into the hands of users in order to quickly detect and characterise pipe defects (internal and external), such as corrosion and mechanical damage. With reliable, traceable results and code compliance (ASME B31G/ASME B31.8), Pipecheck automatically provides critical inspection data to determine the level of integrity and remaining service life of an operator’s most valuable assets. Creaform gathered requests from its pipeline operator clients and developed new Pipecheck features to address the challenges they face. Enhancements in the latest version include: • A new method for dent size calculations: More precise dent

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The new release of Pipecheck offers a range of feature enhancements

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