FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Everything you need to know about our services and technology.
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Yes, EMPIT operates globally, offering its advanced pipeline inspection technologies to clients around the world.
Yes, EMPIT offers leak detection services as part of its comprehensive inspection solutions, enabling operators to find and address leaks efficiently.
Yes, EMPIT can inspect all types of buried pipelines made of ferromagnetic material, regardless of the transported product, with some service limitations determined on a case-by-case basis.
Yes, by combining all inspection services in one run and offering non-invasive, efficient solutions, EMPIT can significantly reduce operational interruptions and costs associated with traditional inspection methods.
EMPIT enhances pipeline safety by offering detailed inspections that help prevent leaks, spills, and other safety hazards through early detection of corrosion, coating defects, and other issues.
EMPIT ensures the accuracy of its inspection data through the use of advanced electromagnetic techniques, high-tech measurement equipment, and AI-driven data interpretation.
EMPIT’s corrosion detection technology accurately identifies active corrosion defects on pipelines, advancing External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA) and ensuring asset safety.
EMPIT’s third-generation CMI drones offer superior stability, prolonged flight durations, customizable modular sensor bars, robust and refined design, enhanced speed, and payload, significantly improving inspection efficiency and safety.
EMPIT’s technology can be seamlessly integrated into existing pipeline integrity management programs to enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency through comprehensive diagnostics and real-time data.
CCM is used for corrosion detection, pipeline integrity management, pipeline construction quality assurance, and can be applied in other industries requiring pipeline inspection.
Advantages include high accuracy, the ability to detect a wide range of coating defects, non-destructive nature, and efficiency without the need for excavation or direct contact with the pipeline.
The key benefits include preventing pipeline incidents, non-invasive inspections, cost-effectiveness, reliability, uniqueness in the world, and the ability to overcome limitations of modern Inline Inspection tools.
Key limitations include a maximum daily productivity of 10,000 m, a minimum threshold for corrosion defect size greater than 1 mm³, and a maximum pipeline depth of 7 m for standard equipment, among other preparation requirements.
EMPIT serves multiple industries, including oil and gas, water, energy terminals, nuclear power plants, and hydrogen transportation.
CCM is an advanced inspection technique developed by EMPIT to detect coating defects in buried pipelines using a magnetic field measured from above ground.
CMI is EMPIT’s pioneering above-ground inspection solution designed to inspect and map underground buried pipelines without the need for soil removal, minimizing operational disruptions.
EMPIT is a leading company in the pipeline inspection industry, revolutionizing buried pipeline inspection with non-invasive, above-ground solutions using advanced magnetic surveying technology.
The inspection preparation involves gathering detailed information about the pipeline, planning the inspection route, conducting safety reviews, and ensuring all necessary equipment and permissions are in place.
AI plays a crucial role in EMPIT’s inspection processes by enabling advanced data interpretation and analysis, ensuring high accuracy and reliability in detecting anomalies and defects.
EMPIT’s technology is unique due to its non-invasive, above-ground inspection capabilities, allowing for the inspection of unpiggable pipelines and providing advanced solutions for challenging diagnostics.
It’s for a reason that we are amongst Germany’s Top 100 innovators. Because our mission is to overcome these inspection challenges and, together with our clients, continuously improve the safety and reliability of all pipelines.