SGS employees conducted testing on 18 km of 24-in.- diameter pipeline. SGS inspected the pipe material and the welds that join each section of this newly constructed pipeline on the Jacson 30 pipelay crane vessel using internal industrial X-ray crawlers, ultrasonic testing, and magnetic particle inspection. Situated within the Niger Delta and 1000 km southeast of Lagos, EGP-3 aims to harness the rich gas resources found at the Escravos field. Production began late last year and, upon completion, is expected to produce 395 million ft3 of gas per day. In addition, a petrochemical company has selected SGS to provide welding and crane fabrication inspections in Sydney, Australia, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Under the 12-month-long contract, the SGS team will carry out inspections to identify, analyze, and eliminate obsolete and failed welds to ensure the safety of heavy-duty cranes in accordance with the standards, regulations, and engineering practices of both countries. ASQ Joins Manufacturing Coalition ASQ, Milwaukee, Wis., recently joined the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition, a public-private partnership developing test beds and training for nextgeneration manufacturing technology platforms. Led by Alcoa, Rockwell Automation, University of California Los Angeles, University of Texas, and National Institute of Science and Technology, among others, the SMLC was launched in July 2012 to drive improved manufacturing efficiencies, reduce waste, and integrate manufacturing intelligence in real-time across an entire production operation. ASQ has been indirectly involved in SMLC initiatives for several months. Historic Fort Pitt Block House Undergoing Computed Radiography Inspection TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions, Aliquippa, Pa., recently completed its first computed radiographic inspection of the Fort Pitt Block House, Pittsburgh, Pa., a national historic landmark. The X-ray examination kicked off the Fort Pitt Society’s preservation and restoration efforts for the structure dating back to 1764. The Block House is all that remains of Fort Pitt, a British fort that was built in the last days of the French and Indian War. It was given to the Fort Pitt Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Allegheny County in 1894, and since that time has remained open and free to visitors. The current preservation project is to get the structure ready for its 250th anniversary next year. The two-story redoubt features mostly original stone foundation, bricks, and timbers. Both floors have a tier of wooden gun loopholes going around the building. The loopholes provided a 360-deg view for the soldiers stationed in the Block House to defend Fort Pitt. The soldiers could fire their muskets through the gun loops at enemies trying to attack. The Society intended to preserve the gun loop timers ASNT Annual Conference The NDT Experience Practical Knowledge, Worldly Wisdom & Extraordinary Ingenuity 4–7 November 2013 • Rio Hotel • Las Vegas, NV, USA Mark Your Calwewnwd.aasnrt.!org/shopasnt Shop online at ShopASNT at For more conference details visit www.asnt.org For info go to www.aws.org/ad-index Inspection Trends / Summer 2013 11
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