Energy Magazine July 2014 | Page 228

Applus RTD
Applus RTD Rotoscan IWEX detail scanner
“ And in the very near future the latest technology we ’ ll be introducing is our RTD IweX AUT system which is currently being tested in the field . Some key points about the RTD IweX technology that would help the Company ’ s clients are that it would “ increase accuracy on sizing of defects ,” says Quakkelsteijn . “ And potentially we ’ re also looking at avoiding the qualification or validation of systems prior to a project . The standard protocol with AUT is that , in most cases , you need to validate or qualify your system . The client sets up a number of test blocks and you have to prove your sizing accuracy ; this can possibly be avoided with our RTD IweX technology , and is something that we hope to achieve . It would be a revolution in the industry .”
“ This revolution would be a competitive advantage in the market because competitors would be required to do a validation of the system which is time consuming , first of all , which means we have an advantage over our competitors in that we don ’ t need months and months of prequalifying
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