Permanently installed UT monitoring is proven technology, but lasting ROI depends on how it’s deployed, not the hardware alone. A look at three factors that decide success: probe placement, data integration, and clear ownership of the system.
Permanently installed UT monitoring shows refineries how their assets behave between inspections cutting unnecessary access, aligning maintenance with real degradation, and grounding integrity decisions in evidence rather than assumption.
An SMR developer deployed non-invasive ultrasonic monitoring to detect molten-salt levels in reactor piping at temperatures up to 600 °C. Using clamp-on HotSense™ sensors and TRND electronics, the solution provided reliable, real-time level indication without penetrating the pressure boundary, enabling safe operation.
When refineries understand how their assets behave between inspections, they can reduce unnecessary access, align inspection activity with actual degradation, and defend integrity decisions with evidence rather than assumption.
When operators understand how assets behave during operation, they can reduce disruption, improve outage planning, and keep assets online with confidence.
Leeds-based deep technology company Ionix, recognised for breakthrough advanced materials sensing platform enabling continuous, high-temperature, sensing, measurement & monitoring across critical industrial infrastructure.
The New Standard in High-Temperature Asset Monitoring
Corrosion risk looks different by industry, but the way assets fail is the same. The real challenge isn’t inspections, it’s what happens between them.
Read our article in Hydrocarbon Engineering to explore how online ultrasonic integrity and corrosion monitoring, powered by HotSense™ systems, provides reliable data for critical decisions that enhance productivity and safety. Based on our analysis, we recommend a range of HotSense™ solutions tailored to your plant’s needs. Access the article for free through our blog post.
Recently completed independent testing has shown the stability of HotSense transducers to radiation levels associated with nuclear plant operating environments.