Financial gains in reducing lost production are significant. Cost to industry of scheduled and unscheduled downtime can and does run into millions of dollars.

Refractory linings are one of the most important components in industrial processes yet one of the least understood. Unexpected refractory failures incur costs to industry ranging from $500,000 per day to as high as $7,000,000 per day. Reducing scheduled shutdown time by implementing frequent and effective P-Response™ Non-Destructive Testing can yield significant cost savings for industry.

The graph below can be used by simply applying industry specific costs.

The P-Response™ system is the world’s first and only NDT technique for the evaluation of industrial refractory lined vessels. P-Response™ was specifically developed to meet industry demand for enhanced assessment of all types of refractory linings.

Benefits of P-Response™ technology are:

• Testing can be done from the outside of the vessel (or inside)
• Testing can be done on hot surfaces (max 400oC) where permissible
• Testing can be done on vertical and horizontal surfaces
• Evaluate the integrity of refractory linings before vessel entry (eg the likelihood of a loose hotface layer)
• Detect the progressive damage to the refractory lining with time 
• Assess the quality of installed refractory.