WINS' Acoustic Emission Tank Bottom Inspection featured in March 2010 issue of "Tank Storage" Magazine
Level III UT Training course completed in State College, PA, March 2010
WINS presents talk on ultrasonic guided wave potential towards helicopter maintenance to Indian Air force, February 2010
WINS funded by Transportation Research Board to develop Bridge Cable Inspection Technology, February 2010
Watch video of Wireless Acoustic Emission Sensor Network for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring
2010 NDT Training Course Schedule is available now!
WINS acquires state-of-the-art equipment for enhanced Guided Wave Inspection Services for Pipelines and Bridge Cables, November 2009.
WINS delivers Acoustic Emission Level III Training Course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 5-9, 2009
WINS is awarded contract with U.S. Department of Energy for developing inspection technology for health monitoring of coal power plant components, August 2009
WINS presents a paper at NYC Bridge Conference titled "Structural health monitoring using wireless acoustic emission sensor network" in August, 2009
WINS is awarded contract with NSF for developing inspection technology for Steel Piles, July 2009
WINS presents "Acoustic emission input to inspection-based bridge maintenance" at the International Conference on Fracture & Fatigue in July, 2009
WINS is awarded Market Access Grant from Pennsylvania IBD to launch Joint Venture in India, May 2009
WINS' technology provides superior results compared to visual inspection, sounding, sound-and-bore, and partial excavation since it provides quantitative results on wood integrity through the cross-section of the pole. No excavation is required since our technology acquires subsurface data from above ground level.
How it Works
- A small drill bit penetrates the wood
- Resistance of wood to drilling provides relative density distribution
- Density measurements are digitally recorded for permanent record keeping
- Inspection data are downloaded with an integrated Bluetooth wireless adapter
Benefits
- Fast, accurate and reliable measurements save you time and costs
- Limiting unnecessary pole replacements = lower costs for you
- No unnecessary damages to the pole during inspection
- Find wood decay, rot, hollow areas and cracks
- Analyze annual rings
Complementary Methods
- Visual Inspection - Suitable for identifying gross defects visible above the ground level
- Sound & Bore - Hammer sounding is used to identify possible decay areas in the poles. This allows the inspector to bore inspection holes in these suspected areas.
- Partial Excavation followed by Sound & Bore - This helps the inspector in identifying external decay and termite damage by allowing access to a a portion of the utility pole below ground
- Excavation up to 18-24 inches followed by Sound & Bore - This allows the most complete access to the decay-prone region of poles, where moisture and oxygen encourage decay.
Remedial Action Services
WINS provide fumigation of the wood utility poles. Fumigants are perfectly suitable preservative used to protect heartwood and inner regions of the poles against decay. The vapors from the fumigants diffuse from the application holes in to the poles, eliminating the wood destroying fungi.
Preservative Pastes and Bandages are utilized by WINS that are designed to prevent external decay in the ground line zone.
Solid Rods are easy-to-handle formulations of water-soluble preservatives. When in contact with moist wood, rods will dissolve and diffuse to protect against internal decay.
Liquid treatments are used by WINS to provide remedial actions for internal voids and insect cavities.
Our experienced inspectors perform efficient inspections of your utility poles and provide timely well written reports and data. WINS inspectors have follow-up certifications in fall protection, rope access and confined space entry as well.