Radiographic Testing : Industrial Radiography

X-Ray Pipeline Inspection

Industrial radiography is used for a variety of applications but is commonly performed using two different sources of radiation, X-Ray and Gamma ray sources. The choice of radiation sources and their strength depends on a variety of factors including size of the component and the material thickness.

CCI supplies a complete line of radiographic services for both shop and field applications. Our staff of qualified, certified, professional radiographers operate within strict safety parameters and produce high quality radiographs that allow us to utilize our interpretation skills honed through many years of experience to determine if an anomaly is actually a defect or can be accepted per code requirements. We can position our people in accordance with a client's project need, from a single truck call out to a large team for major pipeline projects.

For pipeline radiography, an x-ray source tube on a crawler device is run inside the pipe to each weld. This technique inspects an average of 150 welds per day. The advantages of x-ray crawlers are their speed and the short exposure time.