TPT March 2012

T echnology N ews

Magnetic flux inspection AS many in the tube and pipe technology industry continue to repackage old tech- nologies, developing and manufacturing internally is a more foreign concept.

“Some competitors have simply chosen to move away from Magnetic Flux inspection technologies and concentrate on the higher- priced, higher-profit UT technologies,” Danny Uselton, president of Scan Systems Corp, PITCO’s parent company, said. “This has forced a lot of our competitors’ end-users to compete in the world market with twenty, thirty, or even forty-year-old MFL equipment.” Full body magnetic flux (MFL) inspection equipment for OCTG materials may not be top of mind for some, but one company invests a substantial percentage of its gross revenues back into the research and development for its customers. The focus of PITCO for the past ten years has been to evaluate current inspection technologies, research improvements, and apply successful developments to create better products and software associated

The PITCO OCTG inspection equipment

with Magnetic Flux inspection of OCTG pipes. PITCO engineers have developed improved mechanics, advanced inspection sensors, speciality digitalisation systems, sophisticated software algorithms, and an advanced signal processing system for the OCTG industry. The DT-2100™ and DT-3100™ M-series Digi-Tech™ MFL pipe

inspection unit are prime examples of the four-function OCTG inspection system – including a longitudinal, transverse, wall monitoring and grade comparator. PITCO is a division of Scan Systems Corporation of Houston, Texas, USA. PITCO – USA Website: www.pipeinspectionequipment.com

The trade magazine for tube and pipe products

2012 April

Features

Inspection equipment Small diameter high precision tubes Construction, building and structural tubes Plastic pipes Show issue: Tube Russia 2012

www.read-tpi.com

TheWorld of Tube& Pipe Products,Materials&Ancillaries

Januar

July 2011

2

July

Oil and gas pipelines Extruded tube Materials handling, logistics and packaging Show issue: Tube China 2012

Please send your company’s editorial for free publication, to be received at least 30 days before the 1 st of the month of publication, or visit: www.read-tpi.com

64

www.read-tpt.com

M arch 2012