Do you have the facility to find the young's modulus of metal samples by non destructive testing?

We regret that we can find young's modulus by destructive testing method only.
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Can you send us your senior inspector to inspect pressure vessels in Dubai. The duration of the job will be 3 to 4 months?

TCR can send a senior inspector to inspect pressure vessels in Dubai and other locations in the Middle-East. Our inspectors have NDT Level III (with Welding Inspector Qualification) and Level II skills and have worked extensively on pressure vessels with a minimum of 8-10 years of inspection experience.

Our inspectors work on a 8-10 hour shift and rates for their assignments are quoted on a per day basis. The customer is also responsible for all T&E charges including food, accommodation, transportation and round trip air ticket from Mumbai, India. The customer must all provide our inspectors with medical insurance except for eye refraction, eye glasses, dental, treatment, plastic surgery, artificial limb etc. The customer is not responsible for any treatment that includes chronic diseases such as Cancer, Aids and Hepatitis or any similar diseases that requires long term treatment.

The customer is required to provide visa and work permit as applicable. Invoices for the services rendered by our inspectors will be raised every month and the customer will be required to clear the same within 15 days from the date of our invoice.

TCR will need minimum of 3-4 weeks notice will be for mobilizing our inspector. We can also provide electrical inspectors and positive material identification services.
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Do you perform onsite testing?

TCR Engineering does perform onsite testing. Our field engineers can be commissioned to work at your site or your vendor's location. Please contact us to schedule a visit.
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Can you test a SAE 1541 steel tube sample by EDAX (in the fractured portion that contains fine cracks.) which was high frequency induction welded and is broken along the bond plane?

We can certainly carry out for EDAX analysis of fractured surface and the charges per location shall be Rs. 3000/- (US $90) plus 10.2% Service Tax. Please note that we may have to carryout EDAX analysis at 2 or 3 locations so as to find whether there is any particular element present at various crack locations which may be responsible for the crack. Thus you may budget for about Rs. 10,000/- (US $250) for the testing charges. You may send your sample to our office at 35, Pragati Indl. Estate, N M Joshi Marg, Mumbai - 400011, India. Please ensure that the weld out crack are included in your sample.
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Will you conduct Eddy Current Testing for condition assessment of our Heat Exchangers on tube-by-tube basis?

Yes, we can conduct Eddy Current Testing.
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Can you conduct Radiography on welding samples (approximately 100 qty)?

Please forward us size, thickness, material of construction and other details of your item to enable us to make a quotation. Our Radiography person will have to travel from India.
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Can you conduct ultrasonic wall thickness measurements of thick wall steel pipes between 20 and 90 mm.?

We can certainly undertake Ultrasonic Thickness testing. Our costs are based on a per-spot or per-day basis depending on the project requirement and scope.
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Can you elaborate of your NDT inspection services in the Gulf/Middle-East area?

We are pleased to inform you that we do undertake NDT assignments for Petrochemical and Power industry in India and can easily deploy strong engineering and NDT team to the Gulf/Middle-East area. We have personnel who have worked on various projects in Gulf region. We have a number of people available in various disciplines of NDT such as Radiography, Ultrasonic, DD, MPI, Insitu Metallography & Positive Material Identification. Our on-site inspection team and associated personnel can be commissioned to work on-site with our state-of-the-art equipments and tools. We can work under any 3rd Party Inspection Agency. Please let us know whenever you need of any such resources and we shall give you our proposal in detail.
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What are your charges for on-site in-situ metallography of our Primary reformer components & fired heaters?

TCR Engineering has in-depth expertise to undertake insitu metallography, and we shall be pleased to start your work. We have done such work on reformer tubes for customers including IOCL, IPCL, IFFCO, Reliance etc. Our charges shall be Rs. 1000/- per replica plus 10.2% service Tax. A minimum of 5 replicas must be offered per day. If you inform us exact number of spots, we can send you a definite firm proposal.

Traveling Expenses by Air, Train or Bus will be extra at actuals. Lodging / Boarding & Local Transportation at site is to be provided by the client. Necessary arrangements for Entry / Exit Permit at site to be arranged by the client.

The client must provide a service of ONE HELPER to our operator at site. All Scaffolding and safety arrangements should be provided by the client. All the material should be in clean & open condition. If any grinding / polishing is required, then it will be not be in our scope. Our team can be mobilized within 2-3 days on receipt of your firm PO. Facility for Power (220 V) at the place of inspection is to be provided by the client. All Other Charges / Expenses like Octroi etc., if any, at your site shall be borne by the client.
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Can you conduct a Ferrite Assessment of SS 316 L & SS 304 L Plates & Weldments?

We can organize checking of Ferrite Contents of your materials on-site at your plant or at our lab. The charges for Ferrite Content Test on Samples brought to our Lab will be Rs. 300/- per sample per location. Ferrite Content Test on Samples on-site at your plant will be Rs. 3000/- per visit and upto 20 spots are included in that price. For each additional spot, you have to pay Rs. 50/- per location. Transportation Charges are extra at actuals. Service Tax is added of 10.2% on total invoice value. Please inform us 4 days in advance of the requirement.
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We want your business co-operation in NDT areas in the Middle-East?

We are pleased to inform you that we do undertake NDT assignments for Petrochemical and Power industry in India and can easily deploy strong engineering and NDT team to the Gulf/Middle-East area.

We have experienced personnel who have worked on various projects in Gulf region. We have a number of people available in various disciplines of NDT such as Radiography, Ultrasonic, DD, MPI, Insitu Metallography & Positive Material Identification. Our on-site inspection team and associated personnel can be commissioned to work on-site with our state-of-the-art equipments and tools. We can work under any rd Party Inspection Agency. Please let us know whenever you need of any such resources and we shall give you our proposal in detail.

We do have inspectors with NDT Level III (with Welding Inspector Qualification) and Level II skills and have worked extensively on pressure vessels with a minimum of 8-10 years of inspection experience.

Our inspectors work on an 8-10 hour shift and rates for their assignments are quoted on a per day basis. The customer is also responsible for all T&E charges including food, accommodation, transportation and round trip air ticket from Mumbai, India. The customer must all provide our inspectors with medical insurance except for eye refraction, eye glasses, dental, treatment, plastic surgery, artificial limb etc. The customer is not responsible for any treatment that includes chronic diseases such as Cancer, Aids and Hepatitis or any similar diseases that requires long term treatment.

The customer is required to provide visa and work permit as applicable. Invoices for the services rendered by our inspectors will be raised every month and the customer will be required to clear the same within 15 days from the date of our invoice. TCR will need minimum of 3-4 weeks notice will be for mobilizing our inspector. We can also provide electrical inspectors and positive material identification services.
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What are your daily rate charges for onsite inspection/NDT in the Middle East?

Our charges for onsite personnel will be as under on a DAILY (08 hours shift) basis:
Senior Engineer...............US $200 per day
Ultrasonic Operator...........US $150 per day
Photographic Operator.........US $150 per day

Overtime Charges will be proportional to above charges on hourly basis. Charges for Material Testing (Destructive), if required, shall be extra.

Mobilization Charges will be US $ 2000 to be paid in advance so that we can mobilize our resources. These funds will be set off against cost of air tickets.

Payment terms will be 50% advance and balance on completion of job against our report within 7 days by electronic transfer to our bank account.

Customers are requested to provide the following arrangements:

1. Providing Lodging / Boarding and local transportation
2. Providing facilities for water / electricity etc as needed by our people at site
3. Providing labor to move & handle pipes/material and clear the pipes from places where testing are being performed.
4. Provide all necessary Govt Clearance, Visa and documentation etc..
5. To provide all necessary safety arrangements
6. To provide local assistants to help our people in expediting the job.

Quote us on welding samples for radiographic testing?

Please note that our price for getting your sample radiographed will depend on size, thickness & dimension which determine number & size of each radiograph. In general, a 4" x 15" radiograph will cost you US $ 5 each + 12.24% Service Tax.
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Do you provide surface morphology by SEM in India?

TCR is well equipped to study the surface morphology at higher magnifications like 1000X, 2500X and 5000X. Our charges inclusive for 3 spot measurements are Rs. 4000/- plus 10.2% Service Tax.
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Can you conduct ultrasonic test upon welding of a stainless steel tube?

Yes we can conduct and depute our ultrasonic operator with qualified NDT training on-site to conduct ultrasonic inspection of welded SS tubes. Please inform OD & Thickness and Number of joints. Prior to sending our operator on-site, we request you to send us a piece of 10" x 4" immediately to enable us to make the calibration block. If possible, please also let us know the grade of the material.

We will conduct the test as per ASME Section 5 sub-article 4, 5 and 23. The ASME Section 5 for Non Destructive Examination contains requirements and methods for non-destructive examination, which are required by other Code Sections. It also includes manufacturer's examination responsibilities, duties of Authorized Inspectors and requirements for qualification of personnel, inspection and examinations.
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What are your general terms when deploying a portable ferritoscope?

1. You have to provide a service of ONE HELPER to our operator at site
2. All Scaffolding and safety arrangements should be provided by you.
3. All the material should be in clean & open condition. If any grinding / polishing is required, then it will be in your scope
4. Our team can be mobilize with 2-3 days on receipt of your firm PO
5. Facility for Power (220 V) at the place of inspection are to be provided by you
6. All Other Charges / Expenses like Octroi etc., if any, at your site shall be in your scope.
7. Payment Term = immediate on submission of our report
8. 10.2% Service Tax will be applicable on invoice value.
9. Validity = 30 days

What information do I need to provide in order to receive a quote?

Part drawing or size, quantity of parts to be inspected, location of area to be inspected (e.g. 100%, welds only, localized area) and the base specification.

Ultrasonic Inspection (UT):
Tubing, pipe and bar stock must be free of surface coatings. The material must also be straight and without bends, kinks, or bowing.

Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI):
In most cases we can test through plating after checking the specification for thickness limits. We can conduct sandblasting prior to testing to avoid heat-treat scale or rust interfere with the inspection. Our largest bench unit can test material up to 12 ft. long. TCR will demagnetize all material following the MPI. We can apply rust preventative after inspection.
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Can you check our seamless pipe of grade En8 for cracks?

To check for cracks we will carry our Magnetic Particle Testing on-site at your defined location. Our charges will be based on per man-day for a 7 hour shift. All travel and related expenses are extra. The client is required to provide services of one helper to our MPI operator. All Scaffolding and safety arrangements should be provided by the client. All the material should be in clean & open condition. If any grinding/polishing is required, then the same should be done by the client. Our team can be mobilized with 2-3 days on receipt of your firm Purchase order. We will require Power Supply (220 V) at the place of inspection; which should be provided by the client. All Other Charges/Expenses like Octroi etc., if any, at your site shall be borne by the client.
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