The FeatureGeneral term for an anomaly detected during an assessment. Features can be anomalies, components, nearby metallic objects, welds, appurtenances, or some other i… Growth assessment is one that includes two inspections or more with a focus on the potential development of corrosionThe deterioration or degradation of a pipeline caused by chemical or electrochemical reactions with its environment. Corrosion is a significant concern as it ca… or crackA fracture or discontinuity in the wall of a pipeline, where the material is separated or broken, potentially compromising the integrity and safety of the pipel… features.

The competitive advantage of NDT Global’s FeatureGeneral term for an anomaly detected during an assessment. Features can be anomalies, components, nearby metallic objects, welds, appurtenances, or some other i… Growth Assessment begins with the data we use to perform it. The datasets we use to begin our analyses can be ours, but they can also be data gathered by other third parties and even data gathered using different inspectionThe systematic process of visually examining, testing, or monitoring pipeline components to assess their condition, integrity, and compliance with regulatory re… technologies (i.e. MFLA type of non-destructive evaluation used on inline inspection (ILI) technology in which a magnetic field is induced in the pipe wall to detect, classify, and c…). Our advantage continues with our signal-to-signal analysis methodology; instead of looking at aggregate trends in feature growth that present themselves in data averages, we look at all details in the data, taking into account mechanical design, sensor response, associated tolerances, and focus on the areas showing variation, which are not necessarily growth. This method lets us look at realistic growth instead of having to calculate growth based on estimations and projections.