On-Site Hardness Testing

On-Site Metal Hardness Verification for the Oil & Gas industry ensures your equipment meets material specifications without the downtime of lab testing. At PMI Specialists, we provide in-the-field hardness testing services to verify welds, components, and critical assets quickly, accurately, and on-site.

We support:

• Drilling rigs and offshore platforms
• Pipelines and flowlines
• Refineries and petrochemical plants
• Pressure vessels, valves, pumps, and rotating equipment
• Storage tanks and structural supports
• Welds and heat-affected zones (HAZ)

• UCI (Ultrasonic Contact Impedance)
• Fast, semi-destructive method using diamond probe
• Suitable for welds, pipes, valves, tanks
• Rebound (Leeb)
• Non-destructive, measures rebound velocity
• Suitable for large or heavy components
• Telebrinell
• Alternative to standard Brinell
• Suitable for large or heavy components with large decarburized zones

Telebrinell testing provides accurate Brinell hardness measurements directly on large or immovable components without cutting samples. Using a portable optical system, it allows quick, non-destructive hardness evaluation in the field for pipes, vessels, and welds.

Proceq’s Equotip 540 flexible UCI HV1-HV10 hardness tester tests fine-grained material with any shape including heat-treated surfaces. The patented adjustable test load enables a wide range of testing applications.