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A borescope and videoscope fleet of eighteen units covers remote visual work to ASME Section V and API 510, 570 and 653, while submersible ROV inspection reads bridge piers underwater with sonar and a 3 to 250 mm ultrasonic gimbal.
Infrared Thermography for electrical and mechanical condition monitoring, refractory inspection, and tank-shell heat-loss surveys.
Visual and remote visual inspection per ASME Section V and API 510, 570, 653. Borescope and videoscope fleet across 18 units.
Bridge-inspection robotics, including underwater submersible ROV with HD camera, SONAR silt assessment, and ultrasonic probe with gimbal capable of 3 to 250 mm thickness range, for sub-water bridge pier and abutment inspection.
TCR employs thermography testing to detect temperature anomalies in equipment during operation using remote, non-contact methods. This technique, now also performed via helicopters for large areas, captures heat radiation from hot objects using infrared sensors to create thermal images. By analysing the hot and cold regions, the condition of the equipment can be assessed.
Thermography is valuable in detecting blockages or deposits in pipelines carrying hot or cold fluids, as well as insulation or refractory damage in furnaces, boilers, and heaters. It is also widely used for monitoring electrical substations, transformers, control panels, and rotary equipment like motors, generators, and turbines for signs of overloading, overheating, and faulty contacts.
Visual and remote visual inspection runs to ASME Section V and to the API in-service codes. Underwater robotic inspection follows the NDT terminology and ROV codes of practice named below. Thermography itself is a condition-based survey and is reported against the equipment condition rather than a single acceptance code.
| Method | Application | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Visual and remote visual inspection | Vessels, piping and tanks in service | ASME Section V; API 510, 570, 653 |
| Submersible ROV underwater inspection | Bridge piers, abutments, intakes and water tanks | ASTM E1316; IMCA R 004 |
Infrared sensors capture heat radiation from operating equipment without contact, and the survey is now also flown by helicopter where the area is large.
Remote visual work draws on a borescope and videoscope fleet of eighteen units. Underwater inspection uses a submersible ROV carrying an HD camera, SONAR silt assessment, and an ultrasonic probe on a gimbal with a 3 to 250 mm thickness range, reading bridge piers and abutments below the waterline.
TCR has inspected more than 500 bridges across India, and the bridge-inspection robotics and ROV work carries that record below the waterline.
On the PDO Maharashtra programme, AI-assisted underwater inspection covered more than 400 bridges from March 2022. Robotic NDT on the Maharashtra PWD network runs continuously across more than 500 bridges.
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Infrared thermography detects temperature anomalies in equipment during operation using remote, non-contact methods. It finds blockages or deposits in pipelines carrying hot or cold fluids, insulation or refractory damage in furnaces, boilers and heaters, and overloading, overheating and faulty contacts in electrical substations, transformers, control panels and rotary equipment such as motors, generators and turbines.
Yes. The technique captures heat radiation from hot objects using infrared sensors to create thermal images, and it is now also performed via helicopters for large areas, so the hot and cold regions can be assessed without contact or shutdown.
Visual and remote visual inspection follows ASME Section V and API 510, 570 and 653. The work draws on a borescope and videoscope fleet of eighteen units.
Yes. A submersible remotely operated vehicle carries an HD camera, SONAR silt assessment and an ultrasonic probe on a gimbal with a 3 to 250 mm thickness range, for sub-water bridge pier and abutment inspection.
