About Us

Our Profile

Cathray NDT Service is an agency that provides Non-Destructive Testing Service, established in Bangalore in the year 2000. The company mainly provides Gamma Radiographic Testing for gas pipeline weld joints for various LPG bottling plants, oil storage tanks and projects in and around the country.

We are non-destructive testing engineers, certified and approved by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, B.A.R.C, Mumbai, as an agency dedicated to inspection and providing NDT services for the betterment of the project and development field of India.

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Expertise

Our Area of Specialty

Our area of specialty includes Field X-Ray Inspection of petroleum pipeline weld joints, and Ultrasonic Thickness Testing on LPG gas pipeline and oil storage tanks.

We also carry out X-Ray Inspection for pressure vessels, Magnetic Particle Testing on cylinders and piston rods, Ultraviolet Ray Inspection on turbine shafts and blades, and Fluorescent Inspection on aerospace components.

We are certified by the Indian Society / American Society for Non-Destructive Testing (SNT-TC-1A Level-II) in RT, UT, MPT, PT and VT as NDT engineers and technicians, to carry out NDT inspections on project and petrochemical fields, LPG bottling plant fields and nuclear power project fields.

Our evaluation and interpretation of defects present in weld joint / casting radiographs — with reference to ASME, API, JIS, BS and AWS codes — have been viewed and approved by many third-party inspectors.

Credentials

Registrations & Memberships

Capabilities

NDT Facilities

For detailed equipment specifications, see Equipment & Methods on the Services page.


Team

Strength of the Unit

DesignationNo. of Posts
Nominated R.S.O. Level II1
Manager1
Site In Charge1
Certified Radiographer2
Technician — ASNT Level-II (RT, UT, MPT, PT, VT)7
Office Staff2
Equipment

List of Machineries

NameTypeNo.
X-Ray MachineDirectional 5 MA-200 KV1
X-Ray MachinePanoramic 5 MA-250 KV1
TECHOPS Gamma Ray Device50 Ci Strength1
ROLI 1 Gamma Ray Device35 Ci Strength1
MODSONIC UltrasonicEINSTEIN II TFT Digital4
MODSONIC UltrasonicMSL-32 Manual1
ROOP Ultrasonic4400 Manual3
VIBRONIC UltrasonicFD-301 Manual2
Magnetic Particle InstrumentYoke3
Magnetic Particle Instrument (1500 Amps)Prod1
MAGNAFLUX Ultra Violet RayZB.1003

Measuring Instruments

NameTypeRangeNo.
Radiation Survey MeterPulse Echo0 – 5 R/H3
Radiation Survey MeterECIL0 – 50 R/H1
Pocket DosimeterECIL / Arrow0 – 1000 MR1
Ultrasonic Thickness GaugePulse Echo1.5 – 100 MM3

Codes

Evaluation & Interpretation Standards

Leadership

Executive

P. Anand Jesu Paul manages the company. He is approved as Radiological Safety Officer-II by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, B.A.R.C, Mumbai, and certified by the Indian Society / American Society for Non-Destructive Testing (SNT-TC-1A) as Institution Level-II in RT, UT, MT, PT and VT. He possesses 32 years of experience in the field of Non-Destructive Testing.

Qualifications & milestones

Track record

Our Completed Projects

  1. Successfully completed Radiographic inspection of 22 petroleum oil storage tanks and 2 ammonia tanks at Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals, Mangalore, during 1998 to 2000.
  2. Successfully completed Radiographic / Ultrasonic inspection of 500 metres length twin-penstock pipeline weld joints for the 2×10 MW Kabini power project at Mysore, during 2001–2003.
  3. Undertaken Radiographic inspection of spiral casing weld joints, diameter varying from 1500 mm to 7500 mm, at Somasheela Mini Hydro Power Project, Nellur District, during 2004.
  4. Successfully completed Radiographic / Ultrasonic inspection of penstock pipeline weld joints, diameter from 2900 mm to 7000 mm, length of 2000 metres, for the 3×7.5 MW Varahi mini hydro power project, Kundapura District, during 2004 to 2005.
  5. Completed Radiographic / Magnetic Particle inspection of 12 fabricated gates, 13 m length × 8 m height, at Jindal power project, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh State, during 2006 to 2007.
  6. Undertaken Radiographic / Ultrasonic inspection of 5000 mm dia penstock pipeline weld joints of 500 metres length for the 10 MW mini hydro power project at Jog Falls, Karnataka, during 2006–2007.
  7. Ultrasonic inspection of 500 metres length pipeline weld joints completed at Shameli hydro power project, Siddapura, Karnataka State, during 2008.
  8. Undertaken Radiographic inspection of boiler steam pipeline weld joints at Sovereign Distilleries Pvt Limited, Raichur District, during 2009.
  9. Completed Tunga Upper Line Hydro Power Project — Ultrasonic inspection of 5000 mm and 6500 mm dia pipeline weld joints and crane girder weld joints at Gajanur Village, Shimoga, Karnataka State. Total weld-joint length 4000 metres. Completed during 2011–2012.
  10. Completed Ultrasonic inspection of spiral casing weld joints of 450 metres weld length at Tunga Upper Line Hydro Power Project during 2012, at Gajanur Village, Shimoga District.
  11. Completed X-Ray inspection for SF-6 gas-filled gas insulator switchgear for the 400 MV power sub-station at Bidadi, Bangalore District, during 2012.
  12. Completed Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement inspection at the 4.5 MW Charmadi mini hydro power project pipeline, diameter 2100 mm, length 830 metres, during 2012.
  13. Completed Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement inspection at the 6 MW Aniyur mini hydro power project pipeline, diameter 2100 mm, length 480 metres, during 2012.
  14. Completed Ultrasonic inspection of spiral casing weld joints of 500 metres length for the twin project (each 6 MW) — Basavanna and Mouneswara Power Project at Yadgiri District, during 2013.
  15. Completed Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement of pipeline of 800 metres length at Shell India Pvt Ltd during 2013.
  16. Completed Radiographic inspection of HPCL bottling plant pipeline, 85 weld joints, in 2013.
  17. Completed Radiographic inspection of 1125 weld joints of gas pipeline, diameter varying from 6″/8″/10″/12″/16″/20″/24″, at Indian Oil Corporation bottling plant during 2013–2014.
  18. Completed Radiographic inspection of 10 gas pipeline weld joints (10″ dia) at Bharat Petroleum Corporation plant during 2014.
  19. Completed Ultrasonic testing of the 10 MW KPCL Unit-4 draft tube pipeline weld joints, 120 metres length, during 2015.
  20. Completed X-Ray inspection of 8″ dia gas pipeline, 96 weld joints, at Indian Oil Corporation plant field during 2015.
  21. Completed Ultrasonic testing of twin water pipeline of 900 metres length at Krishna Jalanighar Project during 2016.
  22. Completed Ultrasonic testing of 2 metre length piston rods (400 Nos.) at JCB plant during 2016.
  23. Completed Ultrasonic testing of 850 metres length water pipeline weld joints for the G. Shankar Project during 2017.
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