Abfad's Weld Seam Monitoring System
Protect A Structures Vital Welds With 24/7 Monitoring And Early Warning IndicatorWhy do we need to monitor welds?
Fatigue is the weakening of a material caused by repeatedly applied loads. Subjecting a material to repeated loading and unloading causes progressive and localised structural damage.
If the loads are above a certain threshold, microscopic cracks will begin to form. Eventually, a crack will reach a critical size and the structure will fracture.
How does Abfad’s Weld Seam Monitoring System help?
Abfad’s Weld Seam Monitoring System monitors structures vital welds, acting as an early warning indicator. It allows operators to investigate any alarm before a catastrophic failure of the structure occurs.
Any structure which suffers the potential for stress and fatigue will benefit from Weld Seam Monitoring. This could be wind turbines, bridges, pressure vessel external welds and any structure that is subject to cyclic loading.
The system is quick to install. Welds are cleaned and MPI performed to check for any existing fractures. A protective coating is then applied and specialist materials installed around the weld. The system is finally linked to a monitoring instrument to provide feedback to the operator.
The Weld Seam Monitoring Process
Any corrosion is removed with a bristle blaster.
The weld is visually inspected.
MPI checks the weld for existing crack fractures.
A coating is then applied to the weld to provide protection from further corrosion.
The Weld Seam Monitoring System is then applied covering the weld area. The materials create an interstice (space) to hold a vacuum in place.
Wrapping tapes or a final coating finish the system and provide protection from the elements.
Once the completed system is in place and the monitoring equipment installed a vacuum is pulled.
Various monitoring instruments are compatible with Abfad’s Weld Seam Monitoring System.