Pressure Equipment, welding and coating
The engineers and technicians of the Pressure Department inspect all kinds of pressure equipment and pressure installations, from the design phase through to the manufacture and operational phase: steam appliances, process appliances and pipelines, conveyor pipelines and conveying tanks, aboveground and underground storage tanks, compressed air holders, pumps, compressors and shut-off valves. Vinçotte is active in just about all sectors: both on the residential market and on the market for the nuclear industry, the petrochemical market and in the gas sector.
Our 150 technical specialists have a broad technical grounding, and over the years many have acquired an advanced know-how, for calculations, welding (various IWE/EWE), non-destructive testing (various level III according to EN 473 and ASNT) and a whole host of other aspects. Moreover, our specialists work with the various international codes and standards, such as ASME, API, EN, NBN and ISO.
Inspections, expert appraisals and risk analyses in respect of:
- Development of inspection programmes
- Overseeing of manufacturing and monitoring procedures
- Qualification of welders and welding procedures
- Examination of design
- Approval of quality assurance programmes
- Inspection during construction
- Inspection before commissioning
- Inspection during operation
- Supervision of repairs and replacements
- Claims analysis
