Pressure Vessels & Heat Exchanger Inspection Services in Edmonton & Western Canada

Pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and high-temperature process equipment are critical to the safe operation of oil & gas, hydrogen, power generation, mining, and industrial facilities across Western Canada. These assets are exposed to high pressures, elevated temperatures, corrosion, erosion, fouling, and cyclic loading, making regular inspection and integrity assessment essential to prevent leaks, failures, and unplanned shutdowns.

Materials Lab Inc. provides field-based inspection, integrity assessment, and engineering support for pressure vessels and heat exchangers across Edmonton, Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, with advanced testing. 

Field Inspection & Integrity Services

Pressure Vessel Inspection

• Visual and dimensional inspection to ASME, API 510, and provincial codes

• Ultrasonic thickness measurement and corrosion mapping

• Weld inspection and defect screening (VT, UT, MT, PT coordination)

• Hardness testing and material verification (PMI)

• Fitness-for-service screening and remaining life assessment

• Support for re-rating, repair, and alteration evaluations

Heat Exchanger Assessment

• Tube and shell thickness surveys

• Corrosion, erosion, and fouling evaluation

• Inlet and outlet nozzle inspection for flow-accelerated corrosion

• Tube-to-tubesheet weld and expansion joint inspection

• Thermal damage and high-temperature degradation screening

• Support for retubing, material upgrade, and life-extension studies

High-Temperature & Corrosion Mechanism Screening

• Sulfidation, naphthenic acid corrosion (NAC), and oxidation risk assessment

• Flow-accelerated corrosion (FAC) in steam and process systems

• Hydrogen damage and embrittlement screening

• Under-deposit corrosion and localized attack evaluation

Coordinated Laboratory Support 

• Metallography and microstructural examination

• SEM/EDS fracture and deposit analysis

• Mechanical testing and material verification

• Corrosion product and scale characterization

Applications Across Western Canada

• Oil & gas processing and upgrading facilities

• Hydrogen production and compression systems

• Power plant boilers, heaters, and condensers

• Mining and mineral processing heat exchangers

• Chemical and petrochemical process vessels

• District energy and steam distribution systems

Why Materials Lab Inc.

• P.Eng-led, independent inspection and integrity assessments

• Integration of inspection, corrosion engineering, and materials expertise

For professional pressure vessel and heat exchanger inspection services in Edmonton and throughout Western Canada, contact Materials Lab Inc.
📧 info@materialslab.ca
📞 587-594-5521