MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT INSPECTION

Business Challenge

A large number of manufacturing services now occur in locations overseas.  As a result, large quantites of mechanical and electrical manufacturing components are outsourced to vendors and sub-vendors all over the world.  With little history of working with these overseas firms and facility locations, owners and end-users find it a requirement to include third-party inspection and oversight as a part of their scope of work on large projects.  Working in concert with owners, end-users and equipment vendors / manufacturers, Bureau Veritas provides the peace of mind to clients, assuring them that components are fabricated according to all governing standards and specifications in absence of the client physically witnessing the process first-hand.

Solution

What is Shop Inspection of Industrial Equipment?
Shop Inspection of Equipment involves inspecting the items and components during the manufacturing stage. This is the most convenient and cost-effective way to determine whether a product, service, process, piece of equipment or installation complies with expressed needs, expectations, applicable regulations and other specific requirements.

 

Bureau Veritas' inspection activities typically address design review, material verification, welding operations, dimensional accuracy, visual inspection and non-destructive evaluation of castings at the foundry and large valve weldments. Our technicians also provide dimensional and run-out inspections of machined parts, witnessing of factory performance site acceptance testing (mechanical or functional) and vibration analysis.

 

What are the key benefits?

• Receive a finished product in compliance with industry and client standards.

• Increase the probability for a sustained usable life of product.

• Confidence to use supplied items thanks to detailed reports and certificates

• Prevent costly construction delays.

• Third Party Inspections assure for independent, unbiased results.

Why Choose Bureau Veritas?

Recognition
Founded in 1828, Bureau Veritas is the worldwide leader specialized in QHSE&SA services and is certified to ISO 9001 for all of its activities throughout the world.

Knowledge and Expertise
Our qualified local teams are familiar with monitoring fabrication, re-manufacturing work, and witness testing utilizing specification criteria defined by AWWA, AWS, ASTM, ASME, ANSI, API, IEEE and client project documentation.

Online Reporting Services
Our exclusive password secured extranet, BVNet enables clients to monitor progress of their shop inspections worldwide.

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

• How many years of experience does your average inspector have?

  Our average equipment inspector possesses over 20 years of shop fabrication and manufacturing experience.

• If my equipment is manufactured oversees how does communication work?

  Bureau Veritas has over 60 offices located in the United States who would be in contact with the overseas locations. The primary US office would deal with international communications and coordination so the client would only need to speak with the local US office.