For three decades, IRC Engineering has inspected boilers, pipelines, tanks and turbines at power plants, refineries and fertiliser complexes in India and across the Middle East and Central Asia. These are the lessons that come from that work, in plain language.
Remote Field Electromagnetic Testing maps wall loss across large tube areas during an overhaul. We have run it on units from 110 MW to 660 MW class plants, including NTPC and DVC stations. Here is how to plan a survey and read the results.
Under IBR Regulation 391A, older boilers need a remnant life study. We explain what is measured, what it costs to skip it, and what a life extension decision looks like.
Advanced Electromagnetic Technique screens bends and loops during shutdown. It has been used at nine stations in 2025–26 alone.
Online helium leak detection locates air ingress without taking the unit off load. It is also used on air-cooled condensers and generators.
Blade condition, clearances and valve health decide how many units of power you actually get. We cover what an assessment tells you.
Pulsed Eddy Current screens through insulation and fireproofing, including sphere legs and equipment skirts, using rope access. Learn when PECT is enough and when to follow up with another method.
Long Range Ultrasonic Testing screens long lengths from a single point. Short Range UT covers tank annular plates and pipe supports. We explain which fits which problem.
FFS under API 579 turns inspection data into a decision. See how it supports LPG, gas and ammonia assets.
3D laser scanning measures ovality, settlement and verticality of large tanks. Robotic crawlers map shell thickness. Together they reduce confined-space entry and downtime.
What SMPV(U) Rules require, how often, and how to prepare for NDT, hydrotest and recertification.
A simple guide to choosing the right method for non-ferrous, ferrous and boiler bank tubes.
Rope access (IRATA-certified work) has been used for thickness surveys, PECT and acoustic leak imaging on tall equipment, chimneys and offshore platforms.