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UTComp shares FRP fitness-for-service best practices at Chlorine Institute meeting UTComp founder and CTO Geoff Clarkson provided best practices for assessing fitness for service of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) equipment in a talk at The Chlorine Institute’s industry consortium meeting in San … [Read more...] about UTComp presents on FRP fitness for service at Chlorine Institute 2022 Fall Meeting
Case Study: Research Confirms UltraAnalytix NDT is a Reliable, Cost-Effective Inspection Tool for RO Pressure Vessels OVERVIEW UTComp and UltraAnalytix® licensee RPC Technologies Pty (RPC) conducted laboratory-scale testing of FRP composite reverse osmosis (RO) pressure vessels used in municipal … [Read more...] about NDT Case Study: Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane Vessel Research
Answering the Call to Invest in Our Planet, on Earth Day and Every Day “Invest in Our Planet” is the theme of Earth Day 2022, with the call to action being “act boldly, innovate broadly and implement equitably.” This task can seem huge and daunting for small- and medium-sized companies. As the … [Read more...] about Earth Day 2022
UTComp appoints Thomas Shewfelt as Director, Sales and Business Development UTComp is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas (Tom) Shewfelt as Director, Sales and Business Development. Shewfelt is a seasoned sales professional and Certified Engineering Technologist (CET) with more … [Read more...] about Thomas Shewfelt joins UTComp as Director, Sales and Business Development
“Without passion you don’t have energy. Without energy you have nothing.” — Warren Buffett UTComp continues to drive FRP composites inspection innovation I like to take time at anniversaries to reflect on what has been and what will come. Geoff and I were at the AMPP Conference this … [Read more...] about Future is bright for FRP composites
UTComp announces ASNT-compliant certification program for UltraAnalytix® inspection personnel The UltraAnalytix inspection system is the only ultrasonic non-destructive testing method to provide Fitness-For-Service assessments for FRP composites by inspectors who are certified in accordance with … [Read more...] about Press Release: UTComp announces ASNT-compliant certification program for UltraAnalytix® inspection personnel
Case study: UltraAnalytix NDT shows scrubber has 16 years remaining service life Overview UTComp’s global network of UltraAnalytix® licensees includes Denmark-based Nordic Glasfiber. In 2019, Nordic Glasfiber assessed a hydrogen chloride (HCl) scrubber tank at a combined heat-power plant (CHP). … [Read more...] about NDT Case Study: HCl scrubber at a cogeneration plant
Comparison of reliability testing methods for FRP composites Fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) and other composite materials are unequaled in terms of durability and environmental benefits for many industrial applications. As FRP becomes more widely used for storage vessels, process tanks and … [Read more...] about Testing FRP & composite materials: which method is best?