When it comes to Oil and Gas, pipeline owners and pipeline contractors, USI has your complete source for below grade and atmospheric pipeline coatings, primers, paints and petrolatum wax tapes. Let us provide your team with the technical support, training and troubleshooting to make your project successful.
USI offers a full line of protective coatings and repair solutions for transmission & distribution pipelines, tank farms & terminals, compressor stations, refineries, and upstream exploration. Let us help you repair, protect, and upgrade your structures, facilities, machinery and equipment.
You deserve the best! USI Inspections personnel receive the most complete training curriculum, producing top-notch inspectors for the industry. NACE Coating Inspector Program is the world’s most recognized coating inspector certification program and has set the standard for inspections in the protective coatings industry. At NACE training they reinforce the importance of surface preparation, environmental conditions, mixing and application of our repair materials, liquid coatings, tapes, primers, and paints.
USI Inspections’ personnel receive ongoing training at NACE sponsored courses and events.
Our owners Tiffany & Doug Klingensmith are both NACE CIP Certified.
Associates are sent to NACE Coating Inspector Programs once they master the basics.
Combined industrial specific and coating know-how of over 30 years.
USI carries Denso, SPC, Trenton, 3M, and so much more.
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Purchase Denso Bore-Wrap® Download Field-Applied Application Instructions – PRINTABLE VERSION STEP 1 Prepare the area on either side of the field joint coating in accordance with SSPC SP1 “Solvent Cleaning”.
In August 2022, the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) (Washington, DC, USA) issued a Final Rule regarding the safety of gas transmission pipelines. These new requirements amend
In August 2022, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a Final Rule regarding the safety of gas transmission pipelines. These new requirements amend 49 CFR 192 and
In 2021, OSHA is pushing harder than ever to reduce the number of injuries and fatal accidents contributed directly to welding and has labeled it a “high priority” in its
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PROBLEM USI’s AMPP Coating Inspector was called on site to help train, troubleshoot, and problem solve with a contractor. The final goal was to have the jet fuel lines coated with a corrosion resistant coating to provide the owner with a long-term underground solution. SUBSTRATE Metal PRODUCTS USED Denso Protal
The Problem A major oil company needed a repair solution for some of the riser lines on this offshore platform. This line had several leaks and was suffering severe wall loss due to corrosion caused from the marine environment. The company needed a solution that would be impervious to the
The Problem A company that supplies atmospheric and specialty gases to a wide range of industries, including aerospace, chemical, oil, gas, refining, and other areas of general industry, was experiencing heavy corrosion on a compressed air pipe. The company was looking for an economical and quick solution that adheres to
The Problem This client had concrete steps and entryways into the buildings that needed some type of coating that would be more durable than just some paint as what was on there was failing and in need of removal and replacement. He went on to explain that improving safety is
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Purchase Denso Bore-Wrap® Download Field-Applied Application Instructions – PRINTABLE VERSION STEP 1 Prepare the area on either side of the field joint coating in accordance with SSPC SP1 “Solvent Cleaning”. Once the area is cleaned, roughen 6 inches of the
This BLOG will cover TIPS to prevent coating failure as well as Helpful Hints to prevent a Repair Kit Coating from failing. 3 TIPS TO PREVENT COATING FAILURE #1 Document Everything!!! (If you did not document it, you do not
We have all had the occasion to pull the first couple of joints out on an HDD and the coating is extremely damaged. THE DRILL: #1 Look at the alignment of the pipe in the drill hole. Is there a
The UTG‐1500 is an advanced lightweight ultrasonic thickness gauge that is designed to be convenient to use and rugged enough to operate in harsh environments. Utilizing the latest in micro computer circuitry, this unit offers a combination of high accuracy