Inspection, Engineering & Technology Expertise for Power PlantsPower Plants
We live in a wired world, and reliable operations are critical to provide the kilowatts that customers count on. But time can take a toll. And cracks, leaks and corrosion can keep your plant from operating at full capacity. The good news? You can stop integrity issues in their tracks — and IIA can help.
Clients turn to IIA when they need unmatched technical expertise and quick project turnaround to keep their plants running smoothly and reliably. As a full-service inspection company, we offer a range of services: from boiler mapping and corrosion rates to superheats, weld failures, and more.
Our toolkit includes advanced non-destructive examination (NDE) tools to pinpoint and analyze cracks, corrosion, erosion and other damage in power and recovery boilers, piping systems, turbine decks — every corner of your plant. And our services don’t stop there. Our team is also experienced with the mechanical devices outside the facility that support your operations.
Following our inspection and analysis, we can offer repair recommendations and best practices. And with our vast industry network, we can help you locate the necessary materials and parts. Every member of our team is well versed in the regulatory requirements affecting your plant to ensure that all work meets applicable codes.
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Engineering Services
Our professional engineers understand the needs of your power plant and are committed to providing safe, sound, cost-effective engineering solutions for your projects. From simple engineering support to complex, high-value projects, no task is too big or small for us to tackle head-on. And with every project, safety is our top priority.
Inspection Services
With a keen understanding of the costs of downtime, our full-service inspection support is designed to minimize planned and unplanned outages and lower your total cost of ownership. We leverage proven automated and manual methods as well as conventional and advanced non-destructive examination methods to deliver the accurate data you need
OUTAGE SERVICES
Keeping your plants in compliance during your next outage is one of our specialties. From the planning stage to power restoration, we are the outage experts. Our teamwork and state-of-the-art technology will help you meet tight schedule requirements, minimize downtime, and maximize resources.
LEADERSHIP
Our technical leadership is matched by unparalleled customer service and compliance expertise. Our team includes highly qualified, responsive professionals, from certified Level II and III NDE Technicians to American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspectors — all with an eye for detail.
Power Plant Systems & Equipment Testing
We can help your plant run more efficiently in many areas.
BOLTING: THREADS IN FLANGE (TIF)
Our automated and manually deployable scanner system ultrasonically examines flange threads, and easily maneuvers onto and around guide pins or stud hole plugs. Our system accommodates large or small holes and is easily tailored to any flange architecture. Our safe and cost-effective solution does not require crane support — only a small operating crew.
DISSIMILAR METAL WELDS
We can deliver rapid ultrasonic examination of various pipe weld configurations and bidirectional scanning. Weighing less than seven pounds, our system is ideal for a single operator and its multiple link design and different length scan arms makes it compatible with different pipe sizes (4” and up) and configurations.
BWR STEAM DRYERS
The Steam Dryer Lifting Rod scanner is a manually deployable X-Y scanner with the ability to conduct vertical scanning and horizontal reference location scanning. The system includes the scanner and the Tomoscan III acquisition system and provides enhanced precision and examination coverage, increased reliability, and easy handling and maintenance.
HEAT EXCHANGERS
Our IRIS system examines heat exchanger tubes using a rotating ultrasonic beam that results in a helical scan. It works by reflecting from the tube inside diameter (ID) and outside diameter (OD), and the time difference is then used to calculate the thickness.
PIPING
We provide the highest quality ID and OD piping NDE examinations using versatile automated robotic systems and equipment for general weld examination, corrosion detection, mapping, pitting and wall-loss, PDI and general weld examinations, and screening and monitoring of casings.
WELDS
PDI-qualified examinations use fully automated state-of-the-art PAUT techniques for vessel shell welds, , nozzle-to-shell welds, nozzle-to-safe end dissimilar metal (DM) welds, and on safe end-to-pipe, as well as elbow welds.
STEAM GENERATOR NOZZLES
We developed a first-of-its-kind, remotely deployable Steam Generator Nozzle Examination Tool (SG-NExT) that enables a PDI-qualified phased array ultrasonic (PAUT) examination. Examination of these welds from the inside can result in significant dollar savings.
STORAGE TANKS
Certified in SNT-TC-1A (Level I, II and III) & CP-189 and in multiple NDE methods, including ASNT Level III, IIA uses our proprietary AIRIS TM 21 tool with our state-of-the-art NDE techniques. The AIRIS 21 can deploy via most tank manways.
TURBINES
By using state-of-the-art dedicated industrial design turbine blade scanners, combined with our custom applications (e.g., 3-D simulations), we are able to provide the optimal PAUT probe delivery system, customized for specific turbine configuration. As a result, inspection solutions are accurate and efficient and can determine the ideal solution for field applications.
VALVES
We provide diagnostics and inspection services for a variety of valve configurations. Our patented PASS® Visualization software provides an easy, complete solution for Phased Array UT (PAUT) data analysis. We provide a 3D valve model that allows engineers to interpret and translate field data. An accompanying database tracks valve performance during inspection, allowing critical decisions to be made regarding operability and predictive maintenance — without disassembly.
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Certifications and Accreditations
- ISO/IEC 17025 : 2005
- ISO/IEC 17065 : 2012
- ITAR Registered
- FAR Part 145 Certification
- Federal Firearms License (FLL)
- NADCAP Accredited
- ASNT Certified Level 2 and 3
- Our Facilities Meet a Variety of MIL-SPEC, ANSI, ASTM, and ASME Specifications
- Cessna Authorized Independent NDI Facility
PERSONNEL CERTIFIED TO:
- SNT-TC-1A
- NAS 410
- ANST CP-189
- NAVSEA T9074-AS-GIB-010/271