FRP Blog

Barriers to composites begin to weaken Despite the many advantages that composites have in comparison to traditional materials such as concrete and steel, barriers still exist to their use in infrastructure and other applications. It’s a situation that is unfortunate,...

UTComp’s Geoff Clarkson writes about best practices for FRP inspection in the May/June 2018 issue of Inspectioneering.

Plan to inspect all composite assets ahead of a plant shutdown to schedule necessary repairs or equipment replacement.

Whatever the challenge — whether it’s designing a new piece of equipment, finding a solution to a thorny engineering problem or maximizing the service life of your existing assets — UTComp has the solution.

Don’t retire FRP assets before you need to. The UltraAnalytix^® inspection system ensures safe performance, while maximizing the lifespan of your FRP assets and boosting plant productivity.

Like any assets, your fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) pipes, tanks, scrubbers and ducts should be inspected regularly for structural integrity — and the more accurate a picture that inspection gives you, the better. Miss a defect, and you risk a leak or blow-out....

UTComp founder & CEO Geoff Clarkson had his article Non-intrusive FRP Inspection for Avoiding Premature Asset Retirement published in the November/December 2017 issue of Inspectioneering Journal. The article provides a case study of an actual inspection and...