TISEC delivers Practical Pattern Recognition Workshop for NDT in Montreal, Canada, June 28-30, 2010
TISEC's ASTIA™ Above-ground Storage Tank Inspection and Assessment goes live, March 2010.
Level III UT Training course completed in State College, PA, March 2010.
WINS presents talk on ultrasonic guided wave potential towards helicopter maintenance to Indian Air force, February 2010.
WINS funded by Transportation Research Board to develop Bridge Cable Inspection Technology, February 2010.
Watch video of Wireless Acoustic Emission Sensor Network for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring.
2010 NDT Training Course Schedule is available now!
New look of TISEC's Super ICEPak® web site, November 2009.
Download and try out TISEC's Super ICEPak® today, contact TISEC for a trial key, November 2009.
New Brunswick DOT has awarded TISEC to inspect LRUT bridge cables on 3 cable-stay bridges using new MsS system, November 2009.
WavesInSolids acquires state-of-the-art equipment for enhanced Guided Wave Inspection Services for Pipelines and Bridge Cables, November 2009.
WavesInSolids delivers Acoustic Emission Level III Training Course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 5-9, 2009
WavesInSolids is awarded contract with U.S. Department of Energy for developing inspection technology for health monitoring of coal power plant components, August 2009
WavesInSolids presents a paper at NYC Bridge Conference titled "Structural health monitoring using wireless acoustic emission sensor network" in August, 2009
WavesInSolids is awarded contract with NSF for developing inspection technology for Steel Piles, July 2009
WavesInSolids presents "Acoustic emission input to inspection- based bridge maintenance" at theInternational Conference on Fracture & Fatigue in July, 2009
PVDF Sensor for Pipeline Inspection
TISEC is developing a flexible PVDF sensor for the inspection of above- and under-
ground pipelines from a single sensor position. In dry pipe, the technology may be used to inspect
up to 100 feet from a single sensor position. In product-filled pipe, it may be used to inspect up
to 60 feet. The defect sensitivity to pipe wall loss could be as small as 10% reduction in cross-
sectional area. The sensor may also be installed permanently.
Inspection Procedure
- An ultrasonic sensor is wrapped around the pipe OD.
- Long range ultrasonic data is acquired in the upstream direction up to maximum distance.
- Long range ultrasonic data is acquired in the downstream direction up to maximum distance.
- Inspection results are interpreted to providing client wall loss severity and location.
Data Interpretation
- TISEC's interpretation module is customized for interpretation of long range ultrasound inspection data. Upstream and downstream data may be viewed simultaneously.
- The software has a built-in GPS reporting function so that defects may be tagged with this important information.
- This is the only LRUT software in the market that exploits real-time artificial intelligence capabilities. It may be used to build your own pattern recognition classifiers using neural networks, minimum distance, etc. classifiers to distinguish between welds, wall loss, flanges, etc.
