To evaluate the physical condition of a system or piece of equipment by performing various non-destructive tests, procedures and/or laboratory analysis of metals, fluids and substances.
To provide the owner/operator with the operating condition as close as possible per manufacturer's specification of a specific system/piece of equipment.
Benefits:
~ Evaluate equipment providing wear data
~ Assist prevention of catastrophic failure
~ Reduced down time/scheduled down time
~ Planning of capital expenditures for rebuild/repair/replacement
~ Time determination of systems overhaul/rebuild/replacement
~ Scheduled down time for anticipated repair/rebuild service