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Constantly increasing requirements on technical products, facilities and plants require professional construction supervision and recurring inspections. Engineers and technicians assume broad responsibilities in this area:

Furthermore, INCOS has recently implemented RT testing according to ASME Sec. VIII Div.1. ASME is always used when companies want to deliver their product to countries where the ASME code is applied. Currently there are 113 countries accepting the ASME code.

 

ASME
What is ASME? The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is a professional association of the mechanical engineers in the U.S. The association with registered office in New York City was founded 1880 and has approximately 120,000 members. The association focuses on

  • promoting science and technical engineering by conducting conventions and symposia,
  • continuous professional education by organising courses and lectures,
  • developing technical guidelines and standards.

 

The ASME code is the tool for innovative equipment and plant engineering to enter global markets.

 

Manufacturer acceptances
Guidance for the development of acceptance/inspection specifications as well as check lists required for inspection based on construction drawings, bodies of rules, specifications and customer preferences or our internal guidelines for vessels, tanks, pipes, heat exchangers, machines and other plant components.


Guidance for the development of technical terms of delivery as well as welding and test plans or actual handling of these tasks.


Drawing and welding plan review of components in regard to compliance with quality regulations.


Complete inspection of plant components such as pressure vessels, heat exchangers, pipelines, turbines, pumps, etc. according to engineering specifications, customer regulations and/or national or international bodies of rules (AD bulletins, DIN, Stoomwezen, API, ASME code).

Final inspections of preliminary materials (steel sheets, pipes, moulded parts, etc.), devices, machines and other components according to respective drawings, specifications and bodies of rules.

Bauleitung
Örtliche Bauaufsicht (Überwachung auf Übereinstimmung mit der Baugenehmigung, den Ausführungsplänen und den Leistungsbeschreibungen).
Koordinierung der Objektdurchführung.
Überwachung des Zeitplans.
Durchführung/Kontrolle der Aufmaß- und Rechnungsprüfung.
Abnahme der Bauleistungen.

Construction and welding supervision
Complete monitoring during new construction or remodelling of plants including initial inspection according to pressure vessel ordinance.
Incoming inspection of delivered parts.


General welding supervision (acceptance of manual skills tests for welders, verification of compliance of all welding tasks including possible heat treatment against the applicable procedure qualifications and welding plans).
Initiation/assessment of all prescribed weld inspections.


Pressure tests and acceptance of all components after completion.
Review/drafting of building-related documentation/plant inspection.

Plant inspection
Shutdown preparation (examination of apparatus lifecycles and determination of test scope, compilation of all vessels with mandatory inspection and preparation of all required documents). Inspection of plant parts (pipelines, tanks, heat exchangers, columns and reactors, etc.) during shutdowns for their internal and external condition and assessment of their operational safety including determining required repair measures.

Developing special measures such as corrosion measuring programs and hydrogen embrittlement measurements with ultrasound.

Inspection of pipe assemblies (§14 or §15 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health)

Preparatory activities
Support with the development of written definitions for approval by the authorized monitoring agency.
Compilation (listing) of all pipes with mandatory inspection based on the body of rules and the available R&I schemas.
Recording of inspection isometries and/or their initiation and review.
Inspection and testing of the safety equipment.
Determination of the type and scope of inspection and testing.
Inspection of press circles.

Review
Review prior to commissioning (§14), consisting of documentation and organisation review, inspection of equipment as well as assembly and installation.
Recurring reviews (§15) consisting of condition inspections (external inspection) and pressure tests or equivalent non-destructive processes.
Documentation of test results
Furnishing nonconformity reports and forwarding to the department responsible for correction.

Onstream inspektion
Complete execution of onstream inspection programs.
Development of inspection isometries (proprietary CAD system proven in practice).
Definition of the inspection items upon prior coordination with process side.
Choice of test methods.
Analysis and assessment of the test results including determination of required measures (replacement, repair, recurring tests, etc.).
Documentation of the inspection work/measures.

Documentation tasks
Generating component documentation, review of supplier documentation according to relevant bodies of rules, including complaints about missing certificates and schedule tracking.

Schedule tracking
Order monitoring at supplier.
Tracking of timely submission of all requested documents (drawings, process descriptions, etc.) by supplier.
Ensuring delivery at the time agreed on in the contract.

Inspection of pipe assemblies (§14 or §15 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health)


Preparatory activities
Support with the development of written definitions for approval by the authorized monitoring agency.
Compilation (listing) of all pipes with mandatory inspection based on the body of rules and the available R&I schemas.
Recording of inspection isometries and/or their initiation and review.
Inspection and testing of the safety equipment.
Determination of the type and scope of inspection and testing.
Inspection of press circles.

Review
Review prior to commissioning (§14), consisting of documentation and organisation review, inspection of equipment as well as assembly and installation.
Recurring reviews (§15) consisting of condition inspections (external inspection) and pressure tests or equivalent non-destructive processes.
Documentation of test results
Furnishing nonconformity reports and forwarding to the department responsible for correction.


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