TARGET CUSTOMERS
LPT can be used to locate and evaluate defects throughout an items life-cycle, such as:
- Manufacturing defects open to the surface (such as cracks)
- Lack of fusion
- Porosity (gas pockets)
- Cold shuts, inclusions
- Hot tears
- Gas holes
LPT can also detect in-service discontinuities such as:
See Also
Dye Penetrant Inspection (DPI)- Fatigue cracks
- HIC
- SOHIC
- SCC
Early identification of in-service discontinuities means that outages can be planned and executed properly rather than as an emergency. This testing method is used in a variety of industries such as aerospace, food processing, power generation, oil/mining production and refining, maritime and more.
KEY CUSTOMER BENEFITS
The complexity of modern industry and the demand for safer and more reliable products and equipment dictate the use of fabrication and testing procedures that will ensure maximum reliability. Liquid penetrant testing, when applied properly, can provide:
- Increased product reliability
- Improved production processes by identifying problems in a timely fashion so that they can be corrected
- Reduced costs in terms of fewer returned items and less rework
- Overall improved quality
