May 2011, Vol. 66 No. 5
Business
InfraMetrix introduces service for assessing pipeline condition
InfraMetrix LLC has announced a new buried infrastructure diagnostic service that utilizes Broadband Electromagnetic (BEM) eddy current technology.
InfraMetrix is the only U.S. firm licensed to offer BEM for water, sewer and gas utilities. This non-invasive technology will identify evidence of ferrous pipeline wall loss or other structural defects, enabling fast remedial action.
BEM, which was first developed in Australia, is a technology that can be used internally or externally, and will provide an accurate profile of the pipe wall and detect metal loss down to 1/25 of an inch. BEM produces wall thickness contour maps that illustrate remaining wall thickness at surveyed sections. Estimates of annual rate of wall thickness loss and remaining useful life are easily determined with BEM data.
BEM offers two major advantages. First, it does not require direct contact with the metal, and can determine the thickness of the surveyed pipeline through coatings and linings without their removal. Second, it eliminates service disruptions because pipes can be inspected without disrupting service.
InfraMetrix was recently awarded a number of BEM Survey contracts in Colorado, Ecuador, Florida, and Nevada.
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