INSPECT Reduces Risk

Shutdown inspections often find previously undetected damage and production needs to know if the equipment can be put back into service as soon as possible.  INSPECT helps avoid mistakes in these circumstances by providing Engineers with a number of unique features.  INSPECT’s 3D graphics provide visual confirmation that the equipment and the damage have been input correctly.  INSPECT’s detailed reports allow Engineers to verify the supporting calculations for themselves.  The easy to use and yet rigorous fitness-for-service analysis performed by INSPECT reduces the risk of making the wrong decision while keeping things on schedule.

INSPECT 2020 adds Mininimum Safe Operating Temperature curves

Pressure Vessel Documentation

Older equipment is often un-documented, a situation likely to draw a safety inspector’s scrutiny. INSPECT produces detailed RAGAGEP documentation and as-built drawings for inspectors to review.

Brittle Fracture

INSPECT evaluates carbon steel materials for susceptibility to brittle fracture per API 579 Part 3. Material composition screening as recommended by The National Certified Pipe Welding Bureau (NCPWB) can also be performed.

Crack-Like Flaws

INSPECT’s API 579-1, Part 9 Level 1 assessments quickly determine which crack-like flaws can be safely left in service and which require more investigation.

INSPECT's data logger integration makes setting up and retrieving FFS inspection measurements from thickness gages fast and easy

INSPECT: Mechanical Integrity Software That Reduces Costs

INSPECT’s mechanical integrity and fitness-for-service tools help Engineers determine if it is safe to continue operating damaged piping and vessels and avoid un-planned shut-downs.  They can also perform ASME® compliant equipment de-rating simulations to find the longest equipment life permitted by Code.  These tools help keep process lines running, extend inspection intervals and minimize capital expenditures.

INSPECT is the one program, one install solution for mechanical integrity and fitness-for-service.  This single program software architecture reduces IT, training and software maintenance costs by consolidating software modules from multiple vendors.  It covers ASME pressure vessels, heat exchangers, piping and tanks – no additional software or custom programming required.  INSPECT contains the functionality of COMPRESS so it can be used for greenfield and plant expansion projects too.

Extend Equipment Life

INSPECT’s rigorous RAGAGEP based calculations permit the use of higher allowable stresses and joint efficiencies. This in-depth analysis can safely extend both equipment remaining life and inspection intervals resulting in considerable cost savings.

Faster Turn Arounds

Taking equipment out of service is expensive but leaving damaged equipment in service can be risky. INSPECT’s Fitness-For-Service screening assessments can quickly determine if equipment can be returned to service.

Bring Engineering In-House

Reduces expense when creating Minimum Allowable Temperature (MAT) curves.  MAT curves, also referred to as Minimum Pressurization Temperature (MPT) curves, are used to ensure that carbon steel equipment can safely operate at cold temperatures.

Extend Equipment Life, Reduce Compliance Risk

INSPECT helps Engineers safely extend equipment remaining life and inspection intervals.  It can determine if your pressure equipment can support changes to process variables like temperature, pressure, and fill height.  INSPECT also helps your facility meet OSHA and EPA requirements by producing detailed RAGAGEP compliant documentation for pressure vessels, heat exchangers, piping, and above ground storage tanks.

INSPECT manages your inspection data and shows it on the equipment in 3D.  Our exclusive 3D plant modeling for Inspection and Pressure Equipment Engineers can organize corrosion loops into one 3D interface and specify which API RP 970 Corrosion Control Document applies.  Perform a fitness-for-service damage assessment on a single shell or model an entire process system – with INSPECT it’s up to you.

Unlike competing FFS software, INSPECT shows the governing CML on the equipment 3D model
INSPECT enables 3D plant modeling for Inspection, Reliability and Pressure Equipment Engineers

INSPECT Increases Efficiency

3D plant layout programs are great for new construction activities; they were developed for that purpose.  But what about your facility’s on-going maintenance needs? INSPECT addresses this by providing 3D plant modeling specifically for Inspection and Pressure Equipment Engineers.  Engineers throughout your company can use INSPECT’s Process System Document to organize corrosion loops into one intuitive 3D interface.  No need to search through endless, text-based tree lists.  Quickly find what you need when you need it.

Import ISOGEN® P&ID Files

To save time, INSPECT can import piping systems from any ISOGEN compliant software that supports the industry standard .pcf file format.

Load Leica® Geosystem Laser Scans

INSPECT can load laser scanned piping systems produced by Leica Geosystem’s automated Pipe Run feature.  If no model is available, our easy to use piping layout interface speeds that process as well.

Olympus® Data Logger Integration

INSPECTS’s data logger integration supports direct read write access to your data logger’s grids and thickness surveys.

Just a Few of our Process Plant Clients

BP
Valero
Dow Chemical Company
Marathon