LONDON, UK – August 4, 2016 – °ÄÃÅ2023È«ÄêÕý°æÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ once again demonstrates its continued commitment to the Oil & Gas sector supply chain with a new service to support NDT companies and in-house NDT departments with independent certification. 

°ÄÃÅ2023È«ÄêÕý°æÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Breda, NL now offers automatic, ultrasonic testing (AUT) calibration verification services, to ensure that clients are able to deliver accurate weld qualification data. This new service demonstrates °ÄÃÅ2023È«ÄêÕý°æÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ’s commitment to enhancing its ability to deliver a full range of testing services to the pipeline industry, from Destructive testing and Weld Verification, to AUT and Coatings Qualification testing, through to Failure Analysis.

°ÄÃÅ2023È«ÄêÕý°æÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Breda’s AUT validation service delivers commercial efficiencies through reduced turnaround time and higher accuracy. Significantly, client micro-slice samples are retained for future analysis through the use of waterjet cutting techniques, rather than the common grinding techniques used in this market. 

Rod Martin, °ÄÃÅ2023È«ÄêÕý°æÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ’s Executive Vice President, Oil & Gas, comments: “°ÄÃÅ2023È«ÄêÕý°æÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ’s position within the Oil & Gas supply chain ensures we have a very close relationship with clients from the largest Majors, through to the very agile, niche service providers. By working closely with NDT companies and in-house NDT departments, we can give them independent analysis of the accuracy of their data, as they look to characterize weld flaws in pipelines.

“We remain committed to acting as a trusted testing partner for the Oil & Gas sector. By leveraging our knowledge and capabilities in-house to these new services, we are anticipating new requirements from clients and strengthening their ability to act competitively in their markets.”

°ÄÃÅ2023È«ÄêÕý°æÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Breda also delivers a range of other industry-critical services to the Oil & Gas sector, including materials testing, specialist fracture mechanics testing, 'fitness for service' Engineering Critical Assessments (ECA) and onsite materials testing and replica investigation services. 

The AUT service is covered by °ÄÃÅ2023È«ÄêÕý°æÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ Breda’s scope of accreditation for NEN-EN-ISO/IEC 17025

About °ÄÃÅ2023È«ÄêÕý°æÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ: 
°ÄÃÅ2023È«ÄêÕý°æÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ is a company with a global presence; its laboratories are staffed by experts specializing in materials testing, product qualification testing and failure analysis for the Aerospace, Oil & Gas and Transportation and Industrials sectors. °ÄÃÅ2023È«ÄêÕý°æÃâ·Ñ×ÊÁÏ’s team of almost 1,900 scientists, engineers and technicians work in 57 laboratories located throughout the U.S. and Europe. For a complete list of Accreditations & Approvals and more information, please visit www.element.com


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“We remain committed to being a trusted testing partner for the Oil & Gas sector.”

Dr. Rod Martin

EVP, OIL & GAS