Visual Inspection Services
Maximize your quality control effectiveness with comprehensive visual inspection that identifies potential defects before they impact your operations. Get detailed surface analysis and dimensional verification that supports your compliance requirements while maintaining consistent quality across your production runs.
What are Visual Inspection Services at Element?
Visual inspection, also known as visual testing (VT), is a fundamental quality control method for detecting surface defects and inconsistencies. Our experts examine materials and structures for defects, inconsistencies, and characteristic patterns, helping verify quality and uniformity in your products and processes. This service often complements our non-destructive testing capabilities for comprehensive quality verification.
What Can Element Offer You For Visual Inspection?
Key services offered
Key services offered
Depending on the type of material or equipment being inspected, we look for a range of different characteristics during a visual inspection. While inspection criteria are different for each project, some of the attributes we look for include:
- Crack detection and analysis
- Corrosion identification
- Surface flaw assessment
- Banding evaluation
- Surface discontinuity detection
- Material consistency verification
- Dimensional uniformity checking
What we inspect
What we inspect
Our comprehensive inspection capabilities cover materials and components of all sizes and quantities. We specialize in examining surface characteristics, dimensional uniformity, and potential defects that could impact performance or compliance.
Methods and solutions offered
Methods and solutions offered
Often used in conjunction with our non-destructive testing services, a visual inspection provides you with added confidence that your products are free from defects and discontinuities. We use the industry’s most respected standards and processes to closely and carefully inspect your products, no matter how big or how large the quantity.
Which labs offer this service
Which labs offer this service
Access responsive local experts for visual inspection and companion services around the globe. With our extensive laboratory network across the Middle East, North America, UK, Europe and Asia, we are ready to support your operations with comprehensive quality verification.
Standards we test to and materials we test
American Petroleum Institute
- API 1104, API 1107
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- ASME Section V, ASME Section IX, ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3
American Welding Society
- AWS D1.1, AWS D1.2, AWS D1.6, AWS D1.9
British Standards
- BS 4515
Euronorm
- EN 287-1, EN13445, EN 12732
International Standards Organization
- ISO 9606, ISO 5817, ISO 15614, ISO 6520-1
Military Standards
- MIL STD 271F, NAVSEA T9074-AS-GIB-010/271
Surface characteristics
- Cracks
- Corrosion
- Surface flaws
- Banding
- Surface discontinuities
Uniformity factors
- Material consistency
- Dimensional uniformity
Your Challenges, Our Solutions
Complete surface quality verification
Multi-standard compliance
Managing inspection of large quantities
Integrating with NDT programs
Why Choose Element
Global reach, local service
Comprehensive NDT integration
Multi-standard expertise
Proven inspection experience
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