Provider of advanced NDT inspection services for topside, splash zone and subsea assets with proprietary MEC technology
Innospection Limited
Warrington (Head Office) · Aberdeen · Grangemouth · Selangor · Perth · Brisbane · Houston · Mooresville · Abu DhabiNew on Amplifa
About Innospection
Innospection is a provider of advanced inspection services for the integrity and remaining-life assessment of onshore and offshore topside, splash zone and subsea assets. The company is a division of Sonomatic Limited and holds an extensive portfolio of patents for MEC™ (Magnetic Eddy Current) technology, an evolution of the industry-proven SLOFEC™ corrosion screening technique. The MEC technique combines a high-frequency eddy current field with a controlled DC magnetic field and enables the detection of internal and external corrosion and pitting damage through coatings, without surface preparation down to bare metal. The service portfolio includes CUI inspection, heat exchanger tube inspection, storage tank floor inspection, pipe and pressure vessel inspection as well as subsea pipeline, riser, caisson and flexible pipe inspections with self-propelled crawlers. In-house developed scanner systems such as the MEC-Floorscanner, MEC-Pipescanner, MEC-MPS200+ and MEC-Combi-Crawler are used worldwide for standard and niche inspection tasks in the oil and gas industry.
- Site
- WA3 6BA Warrington
- Processes
- Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) Inspection, Heat Exchanger Tube Inspection, Storage Tank Inspection (MEC-Floorscanner), Pipe / Pressure Vessel Inspection (MEC-Pipescanner), Subsea Pipeline Inspection (MEC-Combi PipeCrawler), Risers, Caissons & Conductors Inspection (Splash Zone), Subsea Structure Inspection (MEC-Combi Crawler), Flexible Risers & Umbilicals Inspection (MEC-Hug Crawler, MEC-FIT)
- Materials
- Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Duplex, Super Duplex, Monel, MEC (Magnetic Eddy Current)
- Certificates
- HSE Excellence Programme (Sonomatic)
- Industries
- Oil & Gas (Onshore and Offshore), Subsea / Splash Zone Assets, Petrochemical / Process Industry, Offshore Platforms and Pipelines
- 01
Enquiry and task engineering
- 02
Development of custom MEC inspection solutions (R&D)
- 03
Preparation/surface cleaning (partly integrated)
- 04
Inspection with MEC scanners and crawlers
- 05
Signal evaluation and corrosion mapping
- 06
Integrity and remaining-life assessment
Materials & Inspection Methods
Carbon Steel
Ferromagnetic material, main application area of MEC corrosion inspection up to 42 mm wall thickness.
Stainless Steel
Non-ferromagnetic material, inspectable among other things for chloride corrosion detection in pipework.
Duplex
Micro-alloyed stainless steel, inspectable through coatings with MEC technology.
Super Duplex
Highly alloyed material for offshore applications, detection of pitting and corrosion defects.
MEC (Magnetic Eddy Current)
Evolution of the SLOFEC technique; combination of DC magnetic field and high-frequency eddy current field to distinguish internal and external defects.
Locations
Warrington
GBHead Office (Birchwood Park)
Aberdeen
GBInnospection/Sonomatic Aberdeen Office
Aberdeen (Murcar)
GBScotland Aberdeen Office
Grangemouth
GBScotland Grangemouth Office
Selangor
MYMalaysia Branch Office
Perth
AUAustralia Perth Office
Brisbane
AUAustralia Brisbane Office
Houston, TX
USUSA Houston Office
Mooresville, NC
USUSA Mooresville Office
Abu Dhabi
AEUnited Arab Emirates Office
- MEC-MPS200+ Marinised Scanner
Inspection Objects
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) InspectionInspection | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless Steel |
| Heat Exchanger Tube InspectionInspection | – | – | – | – | Stainless Steel, Copper |
| Storage Tank Inspection (MEC-Floorscanner)Inspection | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Pipe / Pressure Vessel Inspection (MEC-Pipescanner)Inspection | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless Steel |
| Subsea Pipeline Inspection (MEC-Combi PipeCrawler)Inspection | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Risers, Caissons & Conductors Inspection (Splash Zone)Inspection | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Subsea Structure Inspection (MEC-Combi Crawler)Inspection | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Flexible Risers & Umbilicals Inspection (MEC-Hug Crawler, MEC-FIT)Inspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| MEC (Magnetic Eddy Current) Inspection - next generation SLOFEC, detection of internal/externalInspection | – | – | – | – | carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex, super duplex |
| Integrated Cleaning & Inspection with MEC-MPS200+ ScannerInspection | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Mooring Line Inspection with MEC-Wire ScanInspection | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEC-Floorscanner (Storage Tank Inspection) | Innospection | – | – | – | – |
| MEC-Pipescanner (Pipeline & Pressure Vessel Inspection) | Innospection | – | – | – | – |
| MEC-MPS200+ Marinised Scanner | Innospection MEC-MPS200+ | – | – | – | – |
| MEC-Combi Crawler (self-crawling, subsea) | Innospection MEC-Combi | – | – | – | – |
| MEC-Combi PipeCrawler (self-crawling) | Innospection MEC-Combi PipeCrawler | – | – | – | – |
| MEC-Hug PipeCrawler / Crawler (flexible riser, umbilical, mooring line) | Innospection MEC-Hug | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & HSE
The services are delivered to the highest health, safety and environmental standards as well as with consistency and reliability. The MEC technique delivers high-quality inspection data without exposing the bare metal and enables the differentiation of internal and external defects.
| Evidence | Warrington |
|---|---|
| HSE Excellence Programme (Sonomatic) |
History
- 2013
Published case studies on flexible riser inspections in the North Sea and subsea pipeline inspection in Australia
- 2014
Successful mooring line inspection with MEC-Wire Scan and inspection of Coflexip pipes with MEC-Hug PipeCrawler
- 2015
Improvement of the MEC-FIT technique for flexible riser inspections
- 2016
Detection of chloride corrosion in stainless steel pipework and flexible pipe wire monitoring
- 2017
Caisson inspection with High Density Corrosion Mapping and Next Generation PECT
- 2023
Division of Sonomatic Limited; introduction of the Next Generation MEC/SLOFEC technology