Intertek

Description

Intertek is a trusted partner in the provision of global quality and safety services to the defence industry, helping ensure increased asset reliability, design integrity and optimal systems performance. Our independent Total Quality Assurance solutions cross the entire spectrum of land, sea and field operations, from vessel and vehicle construction, to maintenance and safety inspections. Examples of our defence services can be categorised as follows:

Asset Integrity Management:

    •    Fabrication inspection of vehicles, vessels and structures
    •    Structural testing and component certification for hulls, welded joints, pipes, and propellers
    •    Corrosion control solutions including, production chemistry, inhibitor evaluation, biocide and
          microbiologically influenced corrosion evaluation
    •    Structural NDT examinations (radiography on new welds, ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle
          inspection, penetrant inspections, hull thickness surveys)
    •    Bulk storage NDT in-service inspections for air fleets and ground forces to Australian
          standard API653 (corrosion wall mapping, tank floor scanning, vacuum box testing,
          magnetic particle inspection)
    •    Laser scanning services (3D modelling and retro-fabrication)
    •    In-site heat treatment to improve the chemical properties of weldment/machined surfaces
    •    In-service inspection of pressure equipment such as fuels storage vessels
    •    Weapons system and explosives testing
    •    Fuel pipeline integrity services (testing for corrosion, cracks and defects)
    •    Transparent armour and military glass testing

Oil Condition Monitoring

    •    Spectrometric Oil Analysis (SOA) of used engine oils, hydraulic fluids and refrigerant oils
    •    Oil Condition Monitoring (OCM), or Equipment Condition Monitoring (ECM), to keep machinery
          running efficiently and reduce the danger of serious mechanical failure
    •    Support of maintenance programs and in-house testing policies

Fuels and Lubricants Testing

    •    Detection of lubricant engine wear, quality and degradation for military vehicles, vessels and
          aircraft
    •    Testing of commercial and military specified aviation fuels, distillates, fuel oils, outboard
          motor fuels and petrol for the purpose of analysis, quality control and
          recertification
    •    Testing of specific physical and chemical properties of liquid fuels, lubricants and allied
          products to extend the shelf life of products
    •    Routine analysis of coolant fluids (poly-alpha-olefins and glycols)

Cargo Services

    •    Independent quantity and quality cargo surveying
    •    PSI investigations
    •    Industrial surveying
    •    Tank Calibrations

Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability

    •    Quality and environmental and durability audits for harsh marine and land environments
    •    Work Health and Safety audits

Investigative Analysis – Unique Laboratory Services

    •    Routine and non-routine investigative analysis
    •    Testing for specific properties and characteristics of products
    •    Forensic assessment from unknown determinations
    •    Reverse engineering to contamination and foreign body analysis

Specialist Consulting and Training

    •    Process and performance audits
    •    In-service support
    •    Defect and accident investigation
    •    Fuels advice
    •    Research programs
    •    Supply chain management
    •    Technical staffing and training
    •    Electromagnetic compatibility testing for complex communications, control and armament
          systems

Our defence assurance teams are pre-qualified to work on military sites and can be immediately deployed to your location of operations. Our testing and inspection teams are AINDT Level 2 qualified with unrivalled NDT experience of more than 10 years.

About Intertek

Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 42,000 people in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers’ operations and supply chains. Intertek Total Quality Assurance expertise, delivered consistently with precision, pace and passion, enabling our customers to power ahead safely.

Total Quality. Assured.