A mainstay girth weld inspection solution for over a decade, the PipeWIZARD™ iX automated ultrasonic testing (AUT) system has been optimized to redefine pipeline weld joint assessments. Building upon ...

The National Transportation Safety Board's interim report on the Sept. 9 natural-gas pipeline rupture and explosion that killed eight people in San Bruno, Calif., focuses on defective pipe welds as a ...

In contrast to manual inspection by trained employees, the automatic visual inspection systems always work objectively based on individual criteria and are not influenced by the condition of the ...

China has made new strides in industrial automation with self-developed pipeline welding and inspection robotic system. Entering large-scale deployment now, the system is significantly boosting ...

Investigators have found evidence of corrosion on a natural gas pipeline that exploded in a massive fireball in Pennsylvania last week, scorching trees a quarter-mile away, damaging homes and burning ...

The Weld Bead Inspection (WBI) Tool provides peace of mind for piping systems in the microelectronics, chemical processing, life science, and energy sectors, by assessing the quality of infrared-weld ...

A Pacific Gas and Electric Co. pipeline inspection just a month after the deadly San Bruno explosion uncovered an apparently flawed seam weld similar to the one that failed only a few hundred feet ...

SAN BRUNO (AP) -- Federal investigators probing the cause of a deadly pipeline explosion in San Bruno said Friday they found dozens of defects and cracks in welds that held together segments of the ...