Non Destructive Examination - Induction Pipe Bending UK Ltd

To ensure compliance with specification, many of our bends undergo non-destructive testing. This can be as simple as a basic minimum wall thickness check or can involve a series of surveys using various means of fault detection.

IPB UK provides an in-house service through a highly experienced sub contractor based within our site. This arrangement allows the flexibility we need to ensure our process is as efficient as possible.

Our available range of in - house NDE comprises;

• Magnetic particle inspection - standard format
• Magnetic particle inspection - fluorescent format
• Liquid penetrant inspection
• UT wall thickness survey
• UT straight beam lamination survey
• UT shearwave survey
• UT longitudinal seam weld survey
• Surface hardness survey

Via further local sub-contractors we can offer additional NDE including;

• PMI via non invasive XRF type technology
• Ferrite check by Fischer Ferritscope
• Radiography