What is KALIPER® 360 technology designed to do? Advanced KALIPER® 360 technology from TDW is specifically engineered for use in newly constructed pipelines to provide geometry baseline information, including the location (o’clock position) of any dents, wrinkles, out-of- roundness or flat spots. e KALIPER® 360 tool is ideal for inspection of pipelines with diameters ranging from 16 inches (400 mm) to 48 inches (1200 mm). But if a pipeline is new, why does it need to be inspected? Even if the greatest care has been taken during all phases of construction, lines should be checked to make sure they are free of dents, buckles, wrinkles or ovality. is technology is used to confirm construction quality, confirm the line is free of installation defects and identify any needed repairs. Can a KALIPER® 360 tool be used in a line that is already in service? Yes. is technology is also suitable for use in pipelines currently in the active service of moving liquid, gas, chemicals or other line-transportable products. e tool is flexible enough to pass through 25 percent to 35 percent bore restrictions, and it has proven reliable and accurate within different pipe wall thicknesses and piping/valve/bend configurations. It can identify and document anomalies as small as two percent of internal pipe diameter. Does it take a long time to get the run results? No. Because this technology relies on integrated downloadable electronic data, preliminary inspection reports are available upon completion of field operations. Comprehensive formal reporting is provided soon thereafter, often in a matter of hours. Data is presented with tabulated listings and a dig sheet after analysis by expert personnel. High sensitivity and high speed data acquisition rates result in reports that provide high resolution feature and fault identification, enabling clearer repair decisions to be made more quickly. What other inspection technologies does TDW offer? TDW also offers high resolution deformation (DEF) tools for locating, sizing and determining orientation of diameter reductions or expansions. Magnetic flux leakage (MFL) tools provide detection and sizing of internal and external metal loss in liquid lines, and GMFL tools do the same for gas pipeline environments. Spiral magnetic flux leakage (SMFL) technology is designed to detect longitudinal defects in a pipe body or longitudinal weld seam. XYZ Mapping service provides the precise centerline profile of a pipeline in latitude, longitude and elevation. l Below we are answer ing a handful of questions about one of the innovative products or services offered by T.D. Williamson. on KALIPER ® 360 Technology For more information, visit www.tdwilliamson.com and navigate to Inline Inspection Services.

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What is KALIPER® 360 technology designed to do?Advanced KALIPER® 360 technology from TDW is specifically engineered for use in newly constructed pipelines to provide geometry baseline information, including the location (o’clock position) of any dents, wrinkles, out-of-roundness or flat spots. The KALIPER® 360 tool is ideal for inspection of pipelines with diameters ranging from 16 inches (400 mm) to 48 inches (1200 mm).

But if a pipeline is new, why does it need to be inspected?Even if the greatest care has been taken during all phases of construction, lines should be checked to make sure they are free of dents, buckles, wrinkles or ovality. This technology is used to confirm construction quality, confirm the line is free of installation defects and identify any needed repairs.

Can a KALIPER® 360 tool be used in a line that is already in service?Yes. This technology is also suitable for use in pipelines currently in the active service of moving liquid, gas, chemicals or other line-transportable products. The tool is flexible enough to pass through 25 percent to 35 percent bore restrictions, and it has proven reliable and accurate within different pipe wall thicknesses and piping/valve/bend configurations. It can identify and document anomalies as small as two percent of internal pipe diameter.

Does it take a long time to get the run results?No. Because this technology relies on integrated downloadable electronic data, preliminary inspection reports are available upon completion of field operations. Comprehensive formal reporting is provided soon thereafter, often in a matter of hours. Data is presented with tabulated listings and a dig sheet after analysis by expert personnel. High sensitivity and high speed data acquisition rates result in reports that provide high resolution feature and fault identification, enabling clearer repair decisions to be made more quickly.

What other inspection technologies does TDW offer?TDW also offers high resolution deformation (DEF) tools for locating, sizing and determining orientation of diameter reductions or expansions. Magnetic flux leakage (MFL) tools provide detection and sizing of internal and external metal loss in liquid lines, and GMFL tools do the same for gas pipeline environments. Spiral magnetic flux leakage (SMFL) technology is designed to detect longitudinal defects in a pipe body or longitudinal weld seam. XYZ Mapping service provides the precise centerline profile of a pipeline in latitude, longitude and elevation. l

Below we are answering a handful of questions about one of the

innovative products or services offered by T.D. Williamson.

on KALIPER® 360 Technology

For more information, visit www.tdwilliamson.com and navigate to Inline Inspection Services.