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Global - 29/09/08
Water Pipeline and Drainage System Inspection with a Robotic Camera
For the quality control of water pipelines and drainage systems of industrial facilities or buildings, SGS uses “tele-operated” equipment: a camera mounted on a motorized vehicle and a portable control unit.
Problems identified by inspection with a robotic camera can be corrected in a new facility before the system becomes operational. In this case the owner can ensure that everything has been assembled correctly.
On the other hand, robotic cameras are also useful devices for the regular inspection of facilities which are currently in use. They can identify faults which other devices would not detect; especially the size of cracks and flaws can be calculated with this inspection method.
The cameras inspect water tightness, structural stability and “liquid fluency” in order to avoid dangerous problems, such as aquifer contamination, problems associated to the adjacent water systems and infiltration to the common water supply.
Testing Equipment – Robotic Camera
The testing equipment is an axial camera fully integrated into the vehicle. The main part of this equipment is high definition color television supplied with a wide angle lens, which can be regulated between 2cm and 1cm. The camera is equipped with integrated illumination, and has full color capability.
The control unit is the base of the portable inspection system. It has all the necessary components to drive the vehicle and the camera. In a 10” monitor, the live image of the inspection camera can be seen. The text generator offers the additional possibility of inspection documentation, and to include all the flaws which could appear.
The vehicle and the control unit are joined with a 200m winch length. All this equipment is located in a van to facilitate the displacement in the facilities. Once the inspection using the equipment and software is finished, the sizes of the cracks and flaws can be calculated.
Why SGS?
In total, SGS has inspected more than 100km of water piping systems with this method.
One of our most important references for inspection with a robotic camera is a drainage system of more than 30km under the industrial area of Parc Sagunt (Valencia, Spain). Furthermore, several systems of a refinery and other plumbing facilities in Spain have been inspected with this method.
SGS Industrial Services is a global service provider for technical verification, inspection, testing and conformity assessment and is your local partner with a global network.
For more information on water pipeline and drainage inspection by SGS send us an Online Request now!
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