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36 Tube Products International September 2016
products & developments
Pipeline integrity assessment solution for
NDT service and pipeline operators
Creaform, a specialist in portable
3D measurement and engineering
services, has announced its latest
release of the Pipecheck 3.3 NDT
pipeline integrity assessment solution.
The comprehensive, easy-to-use tool
is designed to enable NDT service
companies and pipeline operators to
strike a balance between the need to
fulfil mounting demands for energy and
guaranteeing the public’s safety.
Pipecheck puts accurate assessments
into the hands of users in order to
quickly detect and characterise pipe
defects (internal and external), such
as corrosion and mechanical damage.
With reliable, traceable results and code
compliance (ASME B31G/ASME B31.8),
Pipecheck automatically provides
critical inspection data to determine the
level of integrity and remaining service
life of an operator’s most valuable
assets.
Creaform gathered requests from its
pipeline operator clients and developed
new Pipecheck features to address the
challenges they face. Enhancements in
the latest version include:
• A new method for dent size
calculations: More precise dent
calculations that replicate repeatable
and user-independent on-field
measurements more accurately
will enable users to better evaluate
mechanical damage.
• Strain-based assessments 2.0: This
new approach introduces advanced
strain calculations, according to
ASME B31.8, along the pipe, as well
as visualisation tools for strain-based
assessments. Users will be able to
more efficiently interpret results,
facilitating decision making with
respect to the repair actions to take.
• A new feature for corrosion
classifications: Based on standards
issued from the Pipeline Operators
Forum, Pipecheck now further
characterises the type of corrosions
on a pipeline, such as pitting,
generalised corrosion, and axial and
circumferential grooving.
• Automatic anomaly vs cluster
classifications: Pipecheck can now
automatically distinguish and identify
clusters from anomalies, helping
operators pinpoint critical issues on
a pipeline. This feature also helps to
evaluate the performance of a pig
as it detects anomalies and clusters.
This in turn optimises where priority
excavations must be performed.
“Pipecheck 3.3 is an operator’s
go-to solution to ensure public and
environmental safety, meet regulatory
requirements, prove compliance,
decrease maintenance and repair
costs, and streamline risk management
procedures,” explained Jérôme-
Alexandre Lavoie, product manager at
Creaform.
“Performing reliable pipeline assess-
ments has never been more important
in today’s volatile market, and Creaform
has stepped up to the plate with a
customer-driven software that operators
can rely on.”
Creaform offers solutions such as 3D
scanning, reverse engineering, quality
control, non-destructive testing,
product development and numerical
simulation (FEA/CFD). Its products and
services cater to a variety of industries,
including automotive, aerospace,
consumer products, heavy industries,
healthcare, manufacturing, oil and gas,
power generation, and research and
education.
Creaform Inc – Canada
The new release of Pipecheck offers a range of feature enhancements