Baker Hughes is a company that designs, manufactures and services innovative technologies with a focus on revolutionising the energy sector. Its pipleline inspection solutions include managing corrosion and metal loss, crack management, pipeline mapping, integrity engineering, and software solutions, among others.
The acquisition agreement, announced by Baker Hughes earlier this month, allows the company to expand its existing pipeline inspection solutions were the construction or operation of the line makes conventional inline inspection methods unviable.
Quest Integrity brings with it significant engineering expertise, focussed on critical assessments to verify asset integrity and granting insights that allow clients to take efficient action where needed.
Included in the acquisition is Quest Integrity’s Invista and Furnace Tube Inspection (FTIS) technology. Invista will allow Baker Hughes to offer pipeline inspection solutions to a broader range of industries including petrochemical, chemical, marine loading lines, refining, power and utilities.
FTIS technology allows similar inspections of heater coils in furnaces, detecting issues of corrosion and deformation for the chemical and petrochemical industries.
Rami Qasem, Baker Hughes’ executive vice president of digital solutions, has said that the acquisition strengthens the company’s unique capability to bring holistic industrial asset management services to customers.
“The acquisition of Quest Integrity marks another step in Baker Hughes’ commitment to help customers ensure their asset infrastructure is safe and reliable,” said Qasim.
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