October 10, 2024
Creaform’s NDT software platform now integrates a path to Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and integrates API 579 standards, transforming data into actionable insights for asset owners that need to precisely assess the integrity of their infrastructures.
Lévis, Québec, October 10, 2024—Creaform, a business of AMETEK, Inc. and worldwide provider of automated and portable 3D measurement solutions, announced today the release of VXintegrity 3.0, which introduces new key functionalities that will help performing oil and gas infrastructure fitness-for-service (FFS) evaluations. Creaform’s latest NDT software version now provides a straightforward process for asset owners to access FEA simulations for Level III assessments and utilize American Petroleum Institute (API) 579 standard tools for seamless Level I and II evaluations.
Leveraging Creaform’s handheld 3D laser scanning solutions, VXintegrity creates, through the FEA model export feature, a ready-to-simulate model of the corroded pipeline. The platform then sends this model directly to Creaform Engineering’s simulation team for a comprehensive analysis and precise results, offering a turnkey solution to obtain new metrics on the burst pressure.
Previously, Level III assessments could take weeks to complete. With this new solution, the process can be completed significantly faster, reducing downtime to allow the asset to be returned to service more quickly and at a fraction of the cost. Additionally, when used with Creaform’s handheld 3D scanning solutions, burst pressure simulations are significantly more accurate than when using traditional measuring methods, enabling asset owners to better plan inspection programs and avoid unnecessary repairs.
As for the new API 579 standard, it offers a straightforward method for conducting level I and II assessments on surface corrosion, ensuring compliance. It enables simpler and more straightforward evaluations of the structural integrity of pressurized components in refineries, chemical plants, and other facilities. Applicable to complex equipment such as piping systems, pressure vessels, distillation column, and storage tanks, it provides infrastructure owners with onsite reliable information about current operating conditions, aiding in fast and informed maintenance decisions.
“Guaranteed to make waves in the NDT industry, these latest additions to our VXintegrity platform were requested and highly anticipated by asset owners”, insists François Lachance, Product Manager at Creaform. “Already ASME B31.G, B31.8R compliant, the added FEA capabilities and API 579 compliance to VXintegrity will simplify all levels of assessment, all while reducing downtime, costs, and uncertainty. A truly disruptive solution.”
Don’t miss the unveiling of VXintegrity 3.0 at ASNT 2024 in Las Vegas. Visit us at booth 821 from October 21st to 24th for exclusive insights and demonstrations.
About Creaform
Boasting two decades of experience shaping the future of dimensional metrology, Creaform assists their customers achieve their measurement ambitions through cutting-edge 3D solutions. With its extensive hardware and software portfolio, Creaform enables its users to experience innovation firsthand through 3D scanning, reverse engineering, quality control, non-destructive testing, product development, and MRO. Thousands of professionals in various industries, like automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, heavy industries, oil and gas, power generation, consumer products, research and education, have discovered that with Creaform, Innovation Takes Form.
Headquartered in Lévis, Québec, Creaform is present in more than 85 countries, through its 26 locations all around the world and a network of over a hundred distributors. A presence that enables the company to build relations and provide unmatched customer service. Creaform is a business unit of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales of over $7.0 billion.