Non-Intrusive Fitness-for-Service Evaluations of Critical Non-Metallic Aboveground Storage Tanks May/June 2024 Periodic inspection and testing of chemical processing storage and manufacturing equipment is critically important for environmental, health & safety...
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Testing FRP composite materials: which method is best?
UTComp’s UltraAnalytix NDT system ensures composite assets meet the highest standards of safety, performance, quality and regulatory compliance.
AIChe Spring Meeting 2025
The UTComp team joins industry experts and thought leaders at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 2025 Spring Meeting and 21st Global Congress on Process Safety in Dallas April 6-10, 2025. Ashland case study Ray Vermillion, Asset Integrity &...
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),...
FRP Corrosion Barrier Assessment: Best Practices Guide
Resistance to corrosion is a key advantage of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) materials. It makes FRP an ideal choice for tanks, pipes and other equipment in industries like pulp and paper and chemical processing where corrosion is an everyday challenge. However,...
ASME Standards for FRP Piping and Tanks
FRP design standards keep getting better — what about predicting FRP reliability after it’s in service? Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have come a long way since they were first used for vessels and piping in the chemical processing industry in the...
WRC Bulletin 601: Fitness-for-Service Assessment of FRP Equipment
A Welding Research Council (WRC) Bulletin by UTComp founder and Chief Technical Officer Geoff Clarkson addresses the gap in inspection standards for in-service fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) assets. WRC Bulletin 601 — “Assessment of Existing Fiber Reinforced...
40 years of failure analysis of polymeric composite materials
The use of polymeric composite materials, including fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP), has grown dramatically since inventors like Goodyear and Dunlop and Michelin began combining rubber with textiles to make the first tires for bicycles and wagons in the 1800s. Today,...
UAX assessment for FRP composite reliability
For many years, ultrasound has been the go-to non-destructive testing (NDT) technology for inspecting steel pipes, tanks and vessels. However, ultrasonic testing of equipment made from fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is more recent. Below we discuss...
Assessing FRP composites in water system infrastructure
UltraAnalytix NDT is a proven, cost-effective way to assess FRP water infrastructure for Fitness for Service and Remaining Service Life.