Non Destructive Testing (NDT) is utilized for characterization, detection, and estimation of the size of the inherent as well as service-induced discontinuities for in-service monitoring of the plant assets. It is also utilized during failure investigation for arriving at the specific damage mechanism(s) and in ascertaining the root cause of failure. This is an indispensable inspection technique when performing Asset Integrity Management study in all process industrial verticals ranging from manufacturing, automobiles, oil and gas, refining, power industry, etc.
TCR Advanced Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (Gujarat, India) is a NABL accredited laboratory with over 3000 clients globally and has successfully conducted over 7,500 NDT projects and 6,000 failure investigations.
Non - Destructive Testing by TCR Advanced Engineering
TCR Advanced provides a wide range of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) services like In-Situ Metallography, High-Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA), Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD)& Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT), Videoscopy, Automated Reformer Tube Inspection
Service (ARTiS), Helium leak testing, and Thermography. The list goes on to include Positive Material Identification (PMI), Heat exchanger tube inspection using {Eddy current testing (ECT)/Remote field eddy current testing (RFET)/ Internal rotary inspection system (IRIS)/ Near field testing (NFT)/ Magnetic flux leakage (MFL)}, Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Dye Penetrant Testing
(DPT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MPT) using Coil & Yoke Method, Demagnetization and Crack depth measurement using the electro-magnetic technique.
Few other quintessential NDT services that TCR Advanced provides include Permeability measurement, Ferrite measurement, Portable hardness test (Ultrasonic contact impedance/Re-bounce), Failure investigation based on NDT approach, Residual Life Assessment (RLA) of Boilers and pressure vessels, Fitness for Service (FFS), Condition Assessment (CNA), and Training and Certification as per ASNT Level-I & II.
“Our team of engineers and technicians has gained rich experience from the vast majority of investigations of failed components and has provided expertise in developing NDT as a diagnostic tool with confidence,” says Paresh Haribhakti, MD, TCR Advanced Engineering.
Constant skill enhancement of its team members has given TCR Advanced an edge over its competitors in the Global Landscape. The company has developed automated crawlers for reformer tube inspection (ARTiS) that is widely accepted in Indian refining and fertilizer industries.
TCR advanced aims to be the best at all that they do - the goal is to make a positive difference, help clients overcome their challenges, and maximize their success.
Since the genesis of TCR Advanced Engineering
The mother entity, TCR Engineering Services was incorporated in 1973 and has over the years grown to be India’s leading material testing and research center. TCR Advanced, located in Vadodara, is a service partner of TCR Engineering Services, Mumbai, was established in 1999 to provide credible solutions that ensured uninterrupted operation of assets, improved productivity, and enhanced safety in compliance with all environmental standards.
The company is an industry leader and has worked on some very critical problems for organizations all over the world. TCR Advanced has over 500 years of cumulative metallurgical and advisory experience that it has gathered from unique and challenging assignments. Today, TCR Advanced has become one of the few testing laboratories in India where third party witness is done by various MNCs, public and private limited companies such as Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd.(BHEL), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T), Engineers India Ltd. (EIL), Toyo Engineering India Ltd., Oil & Natural Gas Commission (ONGC), to name a few.
“The aim at TCR is to make persistent efforts in ensuring a positive difference by helping clients overcome their problems and maximize their productivity,” concludes Paresh.
