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3B PSPP

Industries

  • Oil, gas & petrochemical
  • Power & energy
  • Heavy fabrication

Industries We Serve

If you are sourcing critical equipment in any of these sectors, this page shows where our inspectors already read the code, know the method and recognise a real defect. Core sectors first; the full range below.

Gas processing plant with pressure vessels, process piping and a stack under a clear sky
Industries

What inspection looks like in each sector

The equipment, the codes and the critical control points differ by industry. Pick a sector to see how we approach it.

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Data Centres

Data-hall equipment — switchgear, UPS systems, chillers and generator sets — is bought on a compressed schedule and must work on day one, because commissioning windows are short and downtime is the whole risk. Factory acceptance testing at the vendor is where that reliability is proven. PSPP witnesses FAT on power and cooling equipment, inspecting switchgear, UPS, chillers and gensets to IEC/IEEE and the client's spe…

  • 01Compressed delivery schedules
  • 02Electrical FAT and function
  • 03Cooling equipment performance
Sector detail
Cooling fans in a data centre server hall
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EP-01

Oil & Gas

Oil and gas equipment is built to contain hydrocarbons at pressure — often sour or cryogenic — and a defect that survives the vendor's shop becomes a field failure that is expensive and dangerous to correct. Third-party inspection puts an independent surveyor at the point of manufacture, covering wellhead and flow-control equipment, separation and process packages, line pipe, valves and fittings, before anything ship…

  • 01High-pressure, sour and cryogenic service
  • 02Multi-jurisdiction code compliance
  • 03Line pipe and welding quality
  • 04Supply-chain and schedule risk
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LS-01

Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical and bioprocess equipment is accepted on cleanability as much as on strength: surface finish, material traceability, drainability and documentation are part of the acceptance criteria, and most of it is proved at the vendor during factory and pre-acceptance testing. A defect found after installation in a validated area is very costly to correct. PSPP witnesses FAT and pre-FAT on bioreactors, purificatio…

  • 01Hygienic design and surface finish
  • 02Material traceability
  • 03Equipment qualification
  • 04Documentation rigor
Sector detail
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EP-02

Petrochemical & Chemical

A petrochemical complex is a containment problem: columns, reactors, drums, heat exchangers and the process piping that ties them together all hold hazardous fluids at temperature and pressure, and the safety case rests on every joint being sound. Inspection at the fabricator is where that is proven. PSPP inspects static and rotating process equipment against ASME VIII, EN 13445/PED, TEMA and client specifications, w…

  • 01Process containment integrity
  • 02Exotic and clad materials
  • 03Rotating equipment reliability
  • 04Documentation and traceability
Sector detail
Refinery process columns and pipework
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LS-02

Food Processing

Food processing, filling and packaging lines are built in stainless steel to hygienic-design rules, and acceptance rests on surface finish, cleanability and function proven before the line is shipped and commissioned. Catching a hygienic-design or weld defect at the vendor avoids a shutdown later. PSPP inspects stainless fabrication and hygienic design on processing and packaging equipment, witnessing functional and…

  • 01Hygienic design & stainless fabrication
  • 02Line function & completeness
  • 03Material traceability
Sector detail
Automated filling line in a processing plant
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EP-03

Power Generation

Power plant equipment is large, heavily welded and tested to prove it will run for decades under thermal cycling. Boilers, HRSGs, steam and gas turbines, generators and the transformers and switchgear around them are each inspected at the manufacturer, where a weld repair or a clearance correction is still cheap. PSPP witnesses the hydrostatic, dimensional, electrical and performance tests specified for each item and…

  • 01HRSG and boiler complexity
  • 02Rotating equipment tolerances
  • 03Electrical and I&C verification
  • 04Tight outage and delivery windows
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LS-03

Agriculture

Agricultural and grain-handling projects depend on storage, handling and drying equipment — silos, conveyors, dryers and the structural steel that supports them — fabricated to order and installed on tight seasonal schedules. Inspection at the fabricator confirms the steelwork and mechanical equipment are sound before they reach site. PSPP inspects silos, conveying systems and structural steel against the relevant st…

  • 01Structural steel and welding
  • 02Coating and corrosion protection
  • 03Conveying and mechanical equipment
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MI-03

Industrial Components

General industrial and heavy-process plants — mining, cement, steel and materials-processing facilities — rely on large fabricated and rotating equipment that is built to order and hard to replace once installed. Inspection at the manufacturer confirms the equipment is made and tested to specification before it ships to a remote or busy site. PSPP provides third-party inspection and QA/QC for mills, crushers, kilns,…

  • 01Heavy fabricated structures
  • 02Abrasion and duty severity
  • 03Mixed mechanical and structural scope
  • 04Remote-site logistics
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The standards behind the sectors

Across these industries, inspection is anchored to the same families of international codes. We inspect to the standard your purchase order calls up.

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  • 001

    ASME

    Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code and B31 piping — the backbone of pressure equipment inspection in oil, gas and power.

  • 002

    API

    Upstream and downstream equipment standards — valves, tanks, pumps and line pipe for the petroleum and petrochemical sectors.

  • 003

    ISO & EN

    International and European standards for quality management, welding, materials and conformity across all sectors.

  • 004

    AWS & welding codes

    Welding procedure and welder qualification standards underpinning structural and pressure-boundary fabrication.

  • 005

    NACE / coating

    Corrosion-protection and coating standards for equipment destined for harsh and offshore service.

Sourcing equipment in your sector?

Tell us the industry and the scope. We will confirm the relevant codes and assign a discipline-qualified inspector.