Data-driven inspection for FRP composite reliability
UltraAnalytix® by UTComp is the world’s only proven NDT method for reliable, safe, cost-effective inspection of fiber-reinforced polymer composite equipment.
Questions about your
FRP equipment?
Do your FRP assets have 3 days or 30 years of remaining service life?
Get the data you need for safe, reliable operations.
With UltraAnalytix NDT inspection, you’ll know what assets to repair or replace, and when. Plan with confidence, save on asset replacement, ensure safety and increase plant efficiency with the world’s first predictive maintenance system for FRP equipment.
Non-Destructive
No need to cut holes and repair assets
Non-Intrusive
Minimizes confined space entry for worker safety
No Downtime
Inspect while operating in under an hour
SNT-TC-1A Certified
NDT inspection by professionals certified to
Trusted
15 years of reliable, repeatable results for 200+ industry leaders
Cost-Effective
Predictive maintenance delivers a minimum 10x return on investment
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XPS Expert Process Solutions
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FRP Fitness for Service
Fast, reliable, cost-effective NDT inspection and engineering services for all your FRP composite industrial equipment, including piping, storage vessels, ducting, scrubbers, vent stacks, fan impellers, FRP wrapping repairs and more.
FRP Pipes
Phosphoric acid plant pipeline
UTComp examined over five kilometres of side-by-side piping at a phosphoric acid plant ahead of a planned facility expansion.
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FRP Tanks
Hydrochloric acid service
Inspection of a tank used for HCL service for decades determines the strength of the FRP in the tank, the condition of the corrosion barrier, and structural data on repairs.
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FRP Wrap
FRP wrap inspection
UltraAnalytix NDT quickly and accurately measures the thickness of FRP wrap and the quality of the bond on corroding steel pipes at a major petrochemical facility.
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“In an industry that struggles to find a way to reliably test the condition of FRP equipment, UTComp brings credibility and integrity to lifecycle management for anything made of FRP.”
Michel Lefebvre
VALE
“UTComp System has developed a repeatable and reproducible non-destructive and non-intrusive ultrasonic method to inspect the fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite structures.”
George Z.H. Zhu
Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering
York University
“For Cargill, the ultrasonic inspection is a proven technique that is used worldwide. In the factories in Sas van Gent and Bergen op Zoom over one hundred plastic tanks are successfully inspected. ”
(Translated from Dutch to English)
Bas Adams
Reliability Leady
Cargill
“The development of ultrasound inspection methods to inspect FRP has allowed our company to monitor equipment degradation with time and make long-term plans for repair and replacement.”
Yanick Bayard, PE
Rio Tinto Fer et Titane
““The innovative signal analysis software developed by UTComp provides thorough information about the thickness, strength, defects and corrosion barrier of FRP pipes.”
Ahmed Arabi Hassen, PhD
Materials Processing & Applications Development (MPAD) Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham
“The signal analysis conducted by UTComp provides unique defect detection and sensitivity for a range of structural thicknesses, with advantages of single side access. I would highly recommend the UTComp system to industry users.”
Uday K. Vaidya, PhD
Dep of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering
Ray Vermillion, Ashland
“UltraAnalytix NDE delivered significant savings by eliminating the cost to shut down the asset, empty the vessel and then go through the process of re-filling and startup after inspection.”
Ray Vermillion
Asset Integrity and Reliability Manager
Ashland
News
Inspection standards and codes for in-service FRP
Summary of inspection standards and codes to identify flaws or defects in FRP (polymeric) composite equipment and structures.
FRP Fitness for Service: Remaining Strength Factor and the new PDS
UTComp founder and CTO Geoff Clarkson is leading the project team developing a new part for the API 579-1 / ASME-FFS-1 Fitness For Service standards to include fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for the first time. This blog post is part of a series that will...
UTComp announces licensing agreement with VED s.r.l.
UTComp is pleased to welcome VED s.r.l. to our growing network of UltraAnalytix® NDT licensees. Established in 1970 and based in Italy, VED provides asset inspection and management services as well as composite equipment production (tanks, pipe, structures),...
Your NDT solution for FRP asset integrity management is here.
UltraAnalytix NDT makes FRP composite inspection as rigorous and reliable as for metallic assets. Get unparalleled Fitness for Service and Remaining Service Life analysis by SNT-TC-1A-certified personnel to improve plant safety and operational efficiency and increase your Return on Assets (ROA).