The latest news and resources from UTComp for FRP composite asset reliability
Aug 21, 2025 | API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Update, FRP Blog, News
Regular assessment of in-service fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) assets provides critical information about their Fitness For Service (FFS) that enables asset owners to: maintain uninterrupted operations ensure personnel safety efficiently plan repairs and maintenance,...
Aug 14, 2025 | API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Update, FRP Blog
Damage progression in FRP composites is more complex and less predictable than in metals due to their unique mechanical properties.
Aug 8, 2025 | API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Update, FRP Blog
The fundamentals of FRP design, including fabrication methods, unique mechanical and viscoelastic properties, and how engineers use standards like ASME RTP-1 and API 579 to design reliable equipment.
Aug 8, 2025 | API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Update, Featured, FRP Blog, News
Introduction to a four-part API/ASME educational series on FRP system performance and implications for Fitness For Service to support development of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, Part 16.
UTComp’s UltraAnalytix NDE system features a patented AI algorithm that draws on millions of inspection data points to process and analyze raw ultrasonic data to identify changes in polymer condition.
Jun 4, 2025 | API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Update, FRP Blog, News
Summary of inspection standards and codes to identify flaws or defects in FRP (polymeric) composite equipment and structures.
May 20, 2025 | FRP Blog
UTComp licensee Nordic Glasfiber conducted an UltraAnalytix non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of an above-ground storage tank containing Monochloroacetic Acid (MCA) at an Ashland facility in France in 2023. MCA is an extremely hazardous substance used as a key...
Mar 23, 2025 | API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Update, FRP Blog, News
Polymer Damage Status (PDS)—how much of the polymer’s original elasticity is retained—is critical to determining the Remaining Strength Factor (RSF) of FRP.
Dec 3, 2024 | FRP Blog, News, Press Releases
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),...
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,...
