Equipment Inspection Services for Boilers, Pressure Vessels, Storage Tanks, and Pressure Piping

Asset Conformity Testing Services (ACTS) is a leading provider of industrial inspection services in Australia, with a focus on Perth WA, Bunbury WA, Kalgoorlie Boulder (Goldfields WA), Pilbara (Port Hedland, Karratha, Newman) WA, and other areas. We specialise in providing high-quality inspection services for boilers, pressure vessels, storage tanks, and pressure piping systems to ensure the safety and compliance of our client's critical assets and equipment.

At ACTS, we have a team of experienced and certified inspectors who use the latest technology and equipment to perform comprehensive inspections and identify any potential issues. We provide our clients with detailed reports and recommendations for corrective actions, helping them to maintain safe and efficient operations.

We provide inspection services to a wide range of industries to ensure their equipment is safe and compliant. Our qualified AICIP and API inspectors perform commissioning inspections, in-service inspections, develop inspection test plans (ITP) using risk-based inspection (RBI) principles, Fit for Service (FFS), Corrosion under Insulation (CUI) and conduct, Failure investigation and Corrosion Mapping.

Contact us today to learn more about our inspection services and how we can help your business stay safe and productive.

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Asset Conformity Testing Services (ACTS) provides qualified AICIP and API inspections, commissioning inspections, in-service inspections, develop Inspection Test Plans (ITP) using risk-based inspection (RBI) principles, Fit for Service (FFS) inspections, Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI), Failure investigation, and Corrosion Mapping. We are a niche team of experienced and accredited engineers and technicians qualified in the pressure equipment inspections space and offer high quality inspection services to our customers and clients to ensure compliance and conformity with various applicable regulations.

Pressure Vessels are containers which are designed to hold liquid, vapor, or gas at high pressure, usually above 100 kpa. Examples of common pressure vessels used in petroleum refining, mining chemical processing industries etc. include, but are not limited to, storage tanks, boilers, heat exchangers, compressed air receivers, Air Oil Separators, Hydraulic Accumulators etc. Each individual vessel has its own operating limits built in by design that it has to work under, referred to as its design pressure and design temperature. Operating outside of these limits could damage the equipment and potentially lead to loss of containment or catastrophic failure.

Because they work under immense pressure, a ruptured pressure vessel can be incredibly dangerous, leading to poison gas leaks, fires, and even explosions. For this reason, pressure vessel safety is imperative. There are several standards and practices that cover the construction, maintenance, and inspection of pressure vessels.

Chief among these standards are AS1210, AS 3788, ASME Section VIII and API 510.

  • AS1210
    It covers the design, materials, manufacture, examination, testing, installation, conformity assessment, commissioning, operation, inspection, maintenance, repair, alteration and disposal of pressure equipment .This Standard sets out minimum requirements for the materials, design, manufacture, testing, inspection, certification, documentation and dispatch of fired and unfired pressure.
  • ASME Section VIII
    It is the section of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) that covers pressure vessels. It gives detailed requirements for the design, fabrication, testing, inspection, and certification of both fired and unfired pressure vessels
  • AS3788
    This Standard specifies the minimum requirement for inspection, repair and alteration of in-service boilers, pressure vessels, piping, safety equipment and associated safety controls and gives guidance in the execution of such activities.
  • API 510
    "Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration" is an inspection code, written and published by the American Petroleum Institute, that covers the in-service inspection, repair, alteration, and rerating activities for pressure vessels and the pressure relieving devices protecting these vessels.

Asset Conformity Testing Services (ACTS) offers comprehensive tank inspection services. One of the many standards that apply to aboveground storage tanks is API 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction.

If unanticipated damage is discovered, repair or replacement of the affected components may be the initial reaction; however, a more favourable alternative could be a fitness-for-service (FFS) assessment to qualify continued service in the damaged condition. FFS is a recognized industry practice for assessing equipment mechanical integrity and can often be used to extend service life while minimizing downtime and avoiding costly repairs.

Asset Conformity Testing Services (ACTS) provides comprehensive pressure piping and pipeline inspection services and guidance on how to determine repair, alteration and re-rating for in-service piping systems. We also provide guidance for material verification and quality assurance for new and existing piping.

Valves and Pressure relief valves (PRV) are critical to process safety and require the same attention to detail as any other fixed equipment or piping system components. We provide inspection and guidance on Pressure relief valves, valve-flanged, threaded, and welding end of new and existing valves including pressure-temperature ratings, dimensions, tolerance, materials, NDT requirements, and testing.

Asset Conformity Testing Services (ACTS) provides qualified and certified independent third party inspection services to carry out Quality Assurance (QA) Quality Certification (QC) inspections as below:

- Hydro test witnessing
- Pneumatic test witnessing
- Factory acceptance testing (FAT)
- Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)
- Pre-Shipment Inspection
- Powder coating inspection on behalf of the client
- Stage wise witness and report submission according to ITP
- Coating/Painting inspection