The global non-destructive testing (NDT) market is projected to grow from $6.80 billion in 2022 to $16.66 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 13.66 per-cent. Non-destructive testing is a wide group of techniques used for the analysis in science and technology, while minimizing the damage caused to any component, material, or system. Escalating costs of machine failures in several end-use industries is the key driver of this market. Thriving in the same with its leading global UTM, NDT, & third-party inspection services is Singapore-based A-Star Testing & Inspection.
A-Star Testing & Inspection (S) Pte Ltd is professionally equipped to carry-out Advanced NDT, Hull Thickness Survey & Conventional NDT to various sectors such as Oil & Gas, Offshore Industries, Refineries & Petro Chemicals, Power Plants, Construction, Shipyard Industries and other Engineering Industries. These services are also performed by Rope Access, Rafting, and underwater, which are all in accordance to top quality safety standards and are endorsed by many classification societies, Certification Bodies & Accreditation Counsels worldwide.
"We have qualified Professionals manpower of about 300 Technical Staff certified in Advanced NDT Methods, Conventional NDT Methods, along with combinations of NDT with Rope Access Qualifications, NDT with Under water Divers", says Gopal Balakrishnan, MD at A-Star Testing & Inspection (S) Pte Ltd. State-of-the-art Services The company provides Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement (UTM) on Ship's Hull Structures during Ballast Voyage using Riding Crews and Discharge Turnarounds, alongside Repair Quays in ports and Dry Docks on all types of ships including rafting and Rope access. A-Star Testing & Inspection (S) Pte Ltd is one of the Leading Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement Company in Singapore and providing Hull Inspection services globally.
"Our Team is professionally equipped to carry-out thickness surveys on all kinds of ships such as bulk carriers, general Cargos, containers, Oil tankers, LPG Carriers, LNG Vessels, Chemical Tankers, Oil Rigs, FPSO Vessels and Drill Ships", adds Gopal. The company has the ability to provide CAP, CAS, Special Survey, Intermediate Survey/Annual Survey and Close up Surveys. With its Conventional NDT services, the company can perform radiography testing, ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle testing, penetrant testing, eddy current testing, positive material identification, hardness testing, visu-al inspection, ferrite inspection and holiday testing.
The company's conventional NDT services are accredited and approved by IS/IEC - 17025, DNV 402B, PED and SACSINGLAS. A Star Testing & Inspection's Advanced NDT services on the other hand include Phased Array Ultrasonic testing, Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD), Alternating Current Field
Management testing (ACFM), Guided Wave UT, Open Vision testing, Computed Radiography, Digital Radiography and Scar Radiography. The company also delivers Pulsed Eddy Current Testing (PEC), Advanced Ultrasonic Testing (AUT) and Acoustic Emission testing (AET) services. It is a NonDestructive Testing (NDT) method that is used to analyse emitted sound waves caused by defects or discontinuities. These acoustic waves are induced by small deformations, corrosion or cracking, which occur prior to structure failure. It is therefore possible with AET to locate structural defects and to monitor the propagation and development of discontinuities.
Overall, the services provided by A-Star Testing & Inspection include Marine/Offshore, Precom & Commissioning services, Ultrasonic Thickness measurement, PMI, ROV/RVI/Boroscope, Long Range UT, Rig Inspection, Rope Access, Conventional NDT, Advanced NDT, In-service Inspection, Tube Inspection, Tank Inspection, Underwater Inspection, DROPS Survey, 3D laser scan, Videoscope Inspection, Thermography, Derrick Inspection, Lifting Gear Inspection, Load Testing, Piping flange management, Bolt torqueing & tensioning, Hydro testing, mechanical completion, Hot oil flushing, chemical cleaning, pickling and passivation, and Heat treatment services which include PreHeat Treatment, Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT), Furnace Heat Treatment, Normalizing and Hardness Testing.
The company also provides third party inspection and specialized manpower services. "We provide professional manpower to our clients through our worldwide manpower resource base. All personnel in our custom designed database are prescreened, thus providing our clients with reliable personnel who will perform satisfactorily", adds Gopal. Lastly, A Star Testing & Inspection delivers training and consultancy services. Its training programs are a further development from one of the industry leaders in NDT training. At A-Star, the team provides a specialized purposeful training (RT, UT, MT & PT) equipped with up to date instructional materials and fully established NDT laboratory for complete practicals. "The combination of practical experience and the theory rich knowledge of certified ASNT NDT Level-III professional within our training laboratory atmosphere strike the perfect hands-on balanced training experience", says Gopal.
A-Star Testing & Inspection is one of the Leading Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement Company that is ISO certified
Partnership with the Best in Industry
Industry giants such as Shell, Reliance, BPCL, Indian Oil Corporation, L&T, Dynamite Engineering and major clients including plant owners, oil majors like Shell, Exxon Mobil, Total, Petronas, Reliance, IOCL Projects, BPCL Project, Yemen LNG, Offshore EPC contractors like SPOG, Bumi Armada, Modec Offshore, Saipem, SBM Offshore, EMAS Offshore, BW Offshore, TIMAS Offshore, Keppel offshore and Marine, SembCorp group, ST Marine & Engineering, Dyna-mac Engineering, Dry Docks World, PaxOcean, RIG Owners like ENSCO, Rowen, Transocean, KS Drilling, Plant Main contractors like TOYO Engineering, PetroFac, Sinopec, SIEMENS, Hyundai, Yongnam, Eversendai, Samsung, Siemens Gamesa and Orsted and many more. have leveraged the company's top notch, end-to-end services. A Star Testing & Inspection was established on 31 March, 2008. Since then, it has only grown from strength to strength. Currently, the company has 500+ employees and has its presence across countries including India, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. In the near future, the company hopes to double its strength and mark its footprint across the globe.
Gopal Balakrishnan, Managing Director
Gopal is a strong professional with a Bachelor's degree focused in Science from M S University Tamil Nadu, India and completed Master of Business Administration from Nanyang University, Singapore. He is skilled in Testing, Industrial Inspections, Advanced NDT services, Rope Access services, Third party Inspection services in Power plant, process plant, refineries, petrochemical industries, Marine, Offshore Drilling, Petroleum, Onshore Operations, Gas, and Energy Industry. Bala holds a Master of Business Administration from Nanyang Business School, completed an Advanced Management Program from UC Berkeley and Excellence in Financial Leadership program from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
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