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In-Service Inspection
UltraAnalytix® is a world-first technology that enables condition assessments on GRP assets such as tanks, pipes and other structures whilst still operating. RPC will come to your site to test the integrity of your GRP assets while they are still operating, meaning no time is lost to shut-downs.
Damage to GRP starts in the resin, not the glass fibres, and is usually invisible until the asset leaks. The traditional way to look is to shut the asset down, drain and clean it, send someone inside and judge the surface by eye — or cut a sample out of the wall.
UltraAnalytix® works like a medical ultrasound for your tank. Our inspector places an ultrasound probe on the outside wall at set points; sound pulses echo back from every layer of the laminate, and damaged resin echoes differently — even when the surface looks fine. UTComp's engineers then analyse the readings against millions of data points from GRP assets worldwide.
- Exclusive UTComp UltraAnalytix® licence for Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia: first signed in March 2019 and extended for a further five years in February 2024.
- Used by more than 300 asset owners worldwide in chemical processing, oil and gas, pulp and paper and mining.
- Works on GRP/FRP, carbon fibre, dual laminate, HDPE and polypropylene.
- Desalination RO pressure vessels (2022): RPC and UTComp tested 8 vessels from two desalination plants — more than 2,000 readings, checked against destructive tests. Damage began in the resin and was invisible before leaks. The research showed regular UltraAnalytix inspection could save the global desalination industry billions by reducing water losses and replacement costs.
