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Pipeline Inspection and Condition Analysis Corp. is a federally incorporated, Canadian, privately owned corporation. It is wholly owned by Russell NDT Holdings Ltd., which also owns PICA Pipeline Inspection and Condition Analysis Corp (USA), Russell NDE Systems Inc.

In 1985, Russell NDE Systems Inc. (known then as Russell Technologies Inc.) developed the first instrumentation for the inspection of carbon steel heat exchanger tubes. The equipment used a technique known as Remote Field Technology (RFT) whereby a low frequency AC field is sent from an exciter coil to a detector coil, using the pipe wall itself as a wave guide. The equipment measures the “time of flight” and signal amplitude of the received signal from which the remaining wall thickness and surface area of wall loss can be computed. The technology had great appeal due to its ability to read through internal deposits with negligible loss of accuracy. Over the next decade, Russell NDE adapted the technology for applications such as down-hole tubular, boiler tubes and pipelines.

In the mid 1990s, Russell worked with the American Water Works association, Research Foundation, the National Research Council of Canada and the City of Edmonton to apply the technology to the inspection of cast iron water mains. A special Tool was developed that could enter the water mains (6” size) through hydrants, evading the need to excavate and cut the line for access. This Tool, known then as the Hydroscope, was patented and went on to perform inspection contracts for many Canadian cities, including the City of Montreal.

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Date: September 27 - 29, 2022

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Eyad Qudsi
Area Director
Middle East and Africa

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