Perfect Match – Laser Scanning and Fitness for Service 4Z and Quest Integrity Group have recently agreed to provide integrated services, combining the laser scanning, inspection and modeling services provided by 4Z with the fitness-for-service and remaining life assessment by Quest Integrity Group. This new service is the first of its kind in Australia’s Industrial...
11th September 2014Ice and Snow, Away we Go! Painting Ships in Cold Winter Conditions This paper was originally presented in the technical program at SSPC 2010, Featuring GreenCoat by Mark Edmonds, retired from Sherwin-Williams, now a NACE Level 3 Coating Inspector who is consultant for US Coast Guard paint work and and an SSPC instructor teaching US...
11th September 2014Australia’s Newest Tourism Attraction – The Melbourne Star Observation Wheel Project Team: Owners: Sanoyas Rides Australia Pty Ltd Engineers: Arup Contractor: Sanoyas Rides Corporation, Osaka Japan Steel Contractors for Wheel: Alfasi and Haywards Applicators: Action Alliance and McElligott Partners As the capital of the State of Victoria and second most populous city in Australia, the...
11th September 2014Use of Non-Intrusive Inspection in Online Gas Facilities – A Pilot Study E. Jones, Bureau Veritas Asset Integrity and Reliability Services Pty Ltd M. Cooper, Santos Ltd In 2011, a pilot program of Non-intrusive Inspections was conducted, covering a total of eight vessels in the Moomba gas processing plant and in surrounding field areas. Background...
11th September 2014Non-Intrusive Inspection – An Effective NII Process Tyron Kimble, Sonomatic Overview Internal Visual Inspection (IVI) has historically been used as the main method for determination of the condition of pressure equipment as part of the integrity management process. IVI can however be a hazardous, time consuming and costly exercise. Non- Intrusive Inspection (NII) is increasingly being...
11th September 2014The Cold Shoe Shuffle in the Heat of the Pilbara – 3D Laser Analysis Joel Hicks, 4Z Burrup Peninsula, in the Pilbara region of North West Australia, a team of rope access NDT inspectors from Sydney-based laser Inspection Company 4Z, were armed with portable handheld laser scanners and deployed to create detailed 3D surface images...
11th September 2014Protecting Pipelines from Corrosion Under Insulation Article supplied by Keven Healey, Metal Spray Supplies Australia In the petrochemical industry Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) in pipeline systems consumes a significant percentage of the maintenance budget. A large portion of this money is spent on expensive items such as external piping inspection, insulation removal and re-installation, painting...
11th September 2014Making ‘the Moment’ Last Project team Developer/Owner: PGS Management/LAS Group Architecture: Peddle Thorp Architects. Project Manager: Damian Vick Hot Dip Galvanizer: Geelong Galvanizing Paint System: Geelong Galvanizing Photos: Courtesy of Damian Vick & Geelong Galvanizing An intricate new crimson sculpture known as The Moment, which adorns a new apartment building in Melbourne’s premier arts precinct,...
11th September 2014Diagnostics – How to Determine the Health of Concrete Structures Mike Rutherford, Freyssinet Australia Pty Ltd Our ageing infrastructure is, in most cases, under more demand than originally designed for with asset maintenance to be undertaken over the balance of infrastructure service life becoming a major challenge to provide reliable and sustainable services. Operating ageing...
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