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Reliability Technology: The Case for Robotics ft. Steven Treviño

Quinn Holub
Dec 22, 2021
For the season finale of Route to Reliability, I sat down with Steven Treviño, a champion for promoting automated technologies to many global energy ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Asset Mapping

Quinn Holub
Dec 9, 2021
We're going to focus on critical infrastructure that every single one of us uses, day in and day out. I'm talking about the roads, streets, and ...

The Convergence of NDT and Manufacturing ft. Jason Wilburn

Quinn Holub
Sep 22, 2021
We spend a lot of time, energy, and money capturing the current condition of an asset to calculate the remaining safe use of the equipment. All the ...

Reducing Dangerous Exposures & Increasing Efficiency of Tank Cleaning

Quinn Holub
Aug 11, 2021
From the fuel tanks at the airport to the massive crude tanks in Cushing, Oklahoma, Above Ground Storage Tanks (ASTs) are critical infrastructure ...

The Cost of Unplanned Downtime for Refineries

Jul 28, 2021
In many cases, unplanned downtime is unavoidable. Hurricanes, earthquakes, or other unforeseen natural disasters—similar to what happened in Texas ...

NDE 4.0: The Digitization of Inspection Data

Quinn Holub
Jul 21, 2021
Today, we're going to take a step back, moving away from individual technologies and look at the bigger picture. I've been fortunate enough to spend ...

Locating Damage in the Dark with Localization

Jul 7, 2021
One of the beauties of robotic ultrasonic testing technology is that it allows operators to see and measure things that humans alone cannot (e.g., ...

Remote Monitoring with Condition Monitoring Location (CML) Devices

Quinn Holub
Jun 29, 2021
One of the foundations of a strong inspection program is the use of condition monitoring locations (CML’s). CML’s are specific locations where repeat ...

Full Scope: Analyze Tank Contents to Develop a Cleaning Strategy

Quinn Holub
Jun 16, 2021
Tank floors are a key component for inspection in a broad range of industries and applications. While there are a number of ways a tank can fail, the ...

Overview of Stress-Oriented Hydrogen Cracking (SOHIC)

May 12, 2021
In a previous blog, we discussed Hydrogen Induced Cracking (HIC) and how to detect it. Stress-Oriented Hydrogen Induced Cracking, or SOHIC, is a type ...

Hydrogen-Induced Cracking (HIC): What's At Risk & How Do We Detect It?

May 6, 2021
Hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC), a type of wet hydrogen sulfide (H2S) damage, is a condition commonly observed in the oil refining, petrochemical, ...

It's Earth Day- Robots to the Rescue!

Apr 21, 2021
Happy Earth Day, Earthlings. We, the Robots, are here to help! As the world momentarily pauses in celebration of Earth Day, let’s reflect on the ...

Unconventional Weather Impacts on Energy Infrastructure

Mar 17, 2021
In mid-February, unprecedented winter storm Uri left several million Texans without heat, power, and water, disrupting energy systems and sending ...
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