EQUIPMENT SALES

MEC—FLOORSCANNER

CAPABILITIES

Designed and built by Innospection for sale, the range of advanced MEC-Floorscanners
are designed and built to support the high speed and high performance inspection of
storage tank floors. and other types of steel construction for onshore and offshore
applications.

Based on the next generation MEC (Magnetic Eddy Current) technique, Innospection’s
capabilities in tank floor inspection with the MEC-Floorscanners are:

 High sensitivity in detecting corrosion, pitting and local defects in tanks with

o plate thickness up to 30mm

o coating thickness up to 10mm

 Ability to inspect lined and unlined carbon steel and stainless steel tanks

 Ability to inspect overlapped welds in lined tanks

 Direct sizing of defects during scanning without the need for Ultrasonic

verification

 Minimal surface preparation prior to inspection

 High inspection speed of approx. 25m/min

 Separate reporting for topside and underside defects
BENEFITS

MEC (Magnetic Eddy Current) is a dynamic electromagnetic technique that offers the
following benefits:

 High sensitivity and reliability in detecting topside and underside defects

including small and shallow pitting caused by bacterial corrosion (from Ø >3mm

and 10% wall loss)

 No coating removal or shot blasting of tank floor for a faster and more

economical inspection operation

 Analysis of defect severity in terms of volume and wall loss

 Direct sizing of defects during scanning without the need for Ultrasonic

verification with accuracy of +/- 10% for onsite reporting and +/- 5% for special

offline analysis

 Differentiation of defects from non-defects such as inclusions and laminations

 Enables fast and efficient scanning and C-scan mapping of large areas

 Low cleaning requirement prior to inspection

EQUIPMENTS
The MEC-Floorscanners are designed and built for the high speed and high
performance inspection of storage tank floors. The TÜV certified MEC-F15
Floorscanner offers the following features:

 Ability to scan right up to the tank shell guided by the wheels with minimal dead

zone on annular zone area and floor plate overlaps

 Improved signal to noise ratio for enhanced defect detection level

 Shorter wheel distance for reduced influence from undulating or uneven floor

plates

 Rapid magnet on/off operation for faster positioning and manoeuvring from track
to track during scanning
  Ability to change the scanning lift-off for inspecting surfaces that are not well-

cleaned

Accurate, reliable and repeatable real time inspection results are provided in real time in
the form of an extensive colour condition mapping report with analysis of detected
defects in terms of size, wall loss severity and location. In addition, the corrosion C-
Scan mapping, statistical analysis overview, individual defect listing and repair plate
report are also provided.
The comprehensive reporting software for the MEC-Floorscanners provides accurate,
reliable and repeatable real time inspection results are provided in real time. The
advanced colour condition mapping report provides an analysis of detected defects in
terms of size, wall loss severity and location. Separate reports are also generated for
the topside and underside conditions.
 MEC-PIPESCANNERS

CAPABILITIES
Designed and built by Innospection for sale, the range of advanced MEC-Pipescanners
are designed and built to support the high speed and high performance inspection of
pipes, pressure vessels and other types of steel construction for onshore and offshore
applications.

Based on the next generation MEC (Magnetic Eddy Current) technique, Innospection’s
capabilities in pipe and pressure vessel inspection with the MEC-Pipescanners are:

 High defect detection sensitivity in

o pipes with OD 1” to 56”, WT up to 30mm, coating up to 15mm

o pressure vessels with WT up to 30mm, coating up to 5mm

 Ability to inspect horizontal and vertical pipes and pressure vessels of different

o steel materials (carbon and stainless steel, duplex, super duplex)

o coating types (GRP, rubber, paint)

 Ability to detect internal and external corrosion and defects including isolated pits

of very small diameter and volume

 No coating removal and minimal surface preparation prior to inspection

 Direct sizing of defects during scanning without the need for Ultrasonic
verification
  Defect assessment, integrity and monitoring support

BENEFITS
MEC (Magnetic Eddy Current) is a dynamic electromagnetic technique that supports the
Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) strategy and offers the following benefits:

 Ability to inspect through higher wall and coating thickness

 High sensitivity and reliability in detecting topside and underside / internal and

external defects including small and shallow pitting caused by bacterial corrosion

(from Ø >3mm and 10% wall loss)

 No coating removal for a faster and more economical inspection operation

 Analysis of defect severity in terms of volume and wall loss

 Direct sizing of defects during scanning without the need for Ultrasonic

verification with accuracy of +/- 10% for onsite reporting and +/- 5% for special

offline analysis

 Differentiation of defects from non-defects such as inclusions and laminations

 Enables fast and efficient scanning and C-scan mapping of large areas

 Low cleaning requirement prior to inspection

 Ability to inspect under various temperatures

EQUIPMENTS
The MEC-Pipescanners are designed and built for high speed and high performance
inspection of pipes and pressure vessels and offer the following features:

 Improved signal to noise ratio for enhanced defect detection level

 Rapid magnet on/off operation for faster positioning and manoeuvring from track

to track during scanning

 Ability to change the scanning lift-off for inspecting surfaces that are not well-
cleaned
  Compatible poleshoes and wheelsets

The comprehensive reporting software for both the MEC-Pipescanners provides

accurate, reliable and repeatable real time inspection results are provided in real time.
The advanced colour condition mapping report provides an analysis of detected defects
in terms of size, wall loss severity and location. Separate reports are also generated for
the internal and external conditions.