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,...
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...
Dec 1, 2023 | News, Press Releases
UTComp is featured in the November 2023 issue of World Pipelines magazine. In the article titled “Before It’s Too Late,“ UTComp founder and CTO Geoff Clarkson discusses the value of UltraAnalytix® NDT for assessing corrosion barrier condition of in-service piping...
May 30, 2023 | News, Press Releases
WRC Bulletin 601 provides technical background and validation for quantitative non-destructive testing methodology for FRP composite equipment Cambridge, Ontario, Canada May 30, 2023 — A new Welding Research Council (WRC) Bulletin, authored by UTComp founder...
“How do we create the fitness-for-service curve for FRP composites like we have for steel?”
Geoff Clarkson first asked that question in 2000, after finding a consistent gap in reliability support for end users of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) equipment.
Sep 14, 2022 | Conferences, News
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 Antonio, Texas Sept. 13, 2022. The CI meeting is a key...
Mar 7, 2022 | News, Press Releases
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 SNT-TC-1A practice Cambridge, Ont., CANADA, March 7, 2022 —...
UTComp is introducing a new UltraAnalytix® non-destructive testing report format with a material status colour code system that identifies the current condition of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) and composite assets and predicts future performance. UTComp first began...
Mar 16, 2021 | News, Press Releases
UTComp is pleased to announce that RPS Composites has joined the company’s expanding global network of licensees providing UltraAnalytix® inspection services for fiberglass-reinforced plastics (FRP) composite assets. “We’re proud to welcome RPS Composites as a...
