INSPECTION, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE FOR POWER PLANTS
We are the inspection experts, and we’ve been a trusted partner to the power generation industry for decades.
Here are just some of the ways we can help owners minimize planned and unplanned outages and lower their total cost of ownership:
- Condition surveys on equipment
- Rope access inspections
- Inspection personnel for planned outages
- PMI analysis of metal alloys
- Mechanical integrity inspections (storage tanks, pressure vessels, piping)
- Inspection of lifting devices, such as jib and gantry cranes, spreader beams, manbaskets, rigging, monorails, and overhead crane support structures
- Inspection of heat exchanges, boilers, or condenser tubes using IRIS
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ASSET MANAGEMENT THROUGH NDE
Asset Management offers a preventative approach to equipment integrity that can reduce costs and enhance safety at your facility. As an expert in the field, IIA can help you develop a customized, code-based plan for routine inspections of plant process equipment. Through effective asset management, IIA can help you avoid costly downtime, ensure regulatory compliance and minimize the risk of safety and environmental hazards.
FOREIGN OBJECT RETRIEVAL
Foreign objects can lead to shutdowns, contamination, loss of revenue, and in worst-case scenarios, catastrophic failures. We are the industry leader in the use of Remote Visual Inspection (RVI) tools and technology to search out and retrieve foreign objects in your plant. IIA uses intrinsically safe remote visual cameras and crawlers.
LIFT DEVICE INSPECTIONS
We have decades of experience in providing inspections to ensure the safety of overhead cranes and other aerial and lift devices. Our expertise in non-destructive testing (NDT) allows us to accurately detect surface and subsurface defects without damaging the equipment being tested. As a full-service company, we can also provide engineering solutions related to custom design lift devices, engineered critical lifts, outrigger mat shoring, engineered weld repairs, and load rate/derate cranes.
METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS
Need to evaluate the quality of metal employed in plant components and equipment? We use metallurgical testing to verify the conformance of metals to your plant’s requirements, as well as nuclear industry standards. We are skilled in a variety of advanced examination and analysis methods, from corrosion evaluation to coating thickness analysis and more. In addition, our experts can provide insight into the causes of failures related to material defects, corrosion, residual and applied stresses, thermal exposure and other factors. We also perform failure analyses on polymers, ceramics, composites and other materials that may be found in nuclear facilities.
CONVENTIONAL RADIOGRAPHY (RT)
Conventional radiography using gamma sources is a prevalent method of non-destructive testing within numerous industries because of its proven accuracy, cost-effectiveness, high level of portability, and extreme diversity.
COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY (CR)
Utilizes the smallest, lightest CR system designed specifically for NDT use. It is built for high image quality and improved productivity using direct input from mobile X-ray technicians.
LIQUID PENETRANT (PT)
A widely applied and low-cost nondestructive examination (NDE) method used to locate surface-breaking defects in all non-porous materials (metals, plastics, or ceramics). PT is used to detect casting, forging and welding surface defects such as hairline cracks, surface porosity, leaks in new products, and fatigue cracks on in-service components
MAGNETIC PARTICLE (MT)
A NDE process for detecting surface and slightly subsurface discontinuities in ferromagnetic materials. The process puts a magnetic field into the part to facilitate flaw detection.
ULTRASONIC THICKNESS TESTING (UTT)
A volumetric NDE method that uses sound waves to propagate through an object to determine its thickness.
PHASED ARRAY UT (PAUT)
An advanced method of UT used to determine component quality and detect flaws in manufactured materials such as welds. In addition, it can be effectively used for wall thickness measurements in conjunction with corrosion testing. This NDE technique is highly flexible and offers multiple applications.
REMOTE VISUAL INSPECTION (RVI)
From tanks and tubes to vessels and pipes, remote visual inspection (RVI) reveals internal risk factors that might otherwise escape detection. IIA’s state-of-the-art cameras, including explosion-proof models, deliver crystal-clear images to help you make critical decisions. No disassembly or downtime required!
RVI EQUIPMENT RENTAL
IIA offers a vast selection of rental equipment — the best options in the industry for ensuring safe and reliable inspection results. Every piece of equipment is thoroughly inspected to ensure superior performance before it is shipped.
VISUAL EXAMINATION
Our highly skilled team members that will inspect for indications such as cracks, corrosion, erosion, damage, and structural integrity in DA tanks, steam turbines, fans, pressure vessels, high energy piping, stack/tower, and more.
WELD PROCEDURE & QUALIFICATION (CWI)
Qualification to either American Welding Society (AWS) or American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standards through Certified Welding Inspectors (CWI), with mobile capabilities for your convenience.
WELDER TESTING
Qualification to either AWS or ASME standards through CWIs, with mobile capabilities for your convenience.
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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
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