Our Services
Our Services
Quest offers a variety of consulting services to the mining and related industries. The services have been developed specifically to assist our clients with their risk management programmes.
QTS CONSULTING
Non-destructive Testing
We have developed and implemented special non-destructive techniques to assess and monitor the safe operation and maximise the lifespan of critical equipment and components.
Our NDT technicians use the most effective technology to aid the early detection of flaws or deterioration in components. The technology advantage is boosted by ongoing training to ensure accurate assessments.
NDT Services include
- Grinding Mill Integrity Inspections
- Winder Engine Integrity Inspections
- Pressure Vessel Inspections
- Wind Turbine Inspections
- Shaft Column Piping Inspections
- Pump Station Piping Inspections
- Tank and Sphere Inspections
- Pipeline Inspections
- Tower Crane Integrity Inspections
- Sheave Wheel Inspections
- Drum Shaft Alignment
- Fan Impellers
- Welds
Key Benefits
- Onstream inspections are the primary focus
- Cost effective inspection solutions
- Defect management through quality defect assessment
- Improved asset management
- Integration into reliability centred maintenance
Methods
- UT (Ultrasonic testing inspections) for welds & components subject to cracking.
- MPI (Magnetic Particle Inspections) for surface or near surface defects.
- VT (Visual Testing)
- PT (Liquid Penetrant Testing)
- ET (Eddy Current testing) for surface or near surface defects.
- ACFM (Alternating Current Field measurement).
- TOFD (Time of Flight Diffraction testing) of welds & winder drum shafts
- PA (Ultrasonic Phased array inspections) for welds & components subject to cracking.
Mechanical
- Winder Annual Mechanical Audit Inspection
- Fan Audit Inspection (Centrifugal, Axial)
- Mill Mechanical Inspection/ Audit
- Winder, Fan & Mill maintenance and repairs
- Sheave Maintenance and Alignment
- Pump Station Audit & Installation
- Pelton Wheel Turbine
Methods
- Vibration Monitoring and Analysing
- Laser Shaft Alignment (Checks, Corrections)
- Dynamic Balancing
- Flow Measurements
- Bearing Inspection and Installations
- Advanced Alignment
QTS DYNAMICS
Condition Monitoring
- All Compressors (Demag, GHH, Centac, Cooper, ISOPAC, Sulzer)
- Condition Monitoring on Ventilation Fans (Centrifugal, Axial)
- Infrared Thermography (Electrical & Mechanical)
- Condition Monitoring on Process Equipment (Mills, Agitators, Conveyors)
- Condition Monitoring on Refrigeration Plants (York, Sulzer, Carrier, Howden)
- Drone Thermography
- Oil Sampling (Electrical & Mechanical)
- Thermal efficiencies of Equipment
Methods
- Vibration Monitoring and Analysing
- Infrared Thermography
- Ultrasound
- Motion Amplification (IRIS)
- Time Waveform Analysis
QTS ENGINEERING
Design & Fabrication
- Stainless and Carbon steel
- Piping Design
- Pump station design
- Custom Couplings (For: Steel, HDPE, PE, GRP,PVC,AC)
- Manufacturing and Installation
- Rolling, Plasma Cutting
- Sandblasting, Corrosion protection
- (Painting, Powder coating & Galvanizing)
- Design, FEA
- Engineering Drawings
- BOQ’s
Site Repairs
- Crack and Patch repairs
- Tank, Mill and Structural Steel
- Repairs
Structural Steelwork
- General steel manufacturing
- Support brackets
- Manhole covers
- Air vents
- Structure and support structure design
QTS COATINGS
Surface Preperation
- Media blasting (Sand, Gritt, soda, glass beads, dustless blasting, etc.)
- High pressure water blasting/cleaning
Coating
- Glass flake
- Pipe wrapping
- Waterproofing (galvanized roofing, positive
- & negative water pressure.)
- Corrosion protection
- Acid resistant coatings
- Oil resistant coatings
- Glass fiber
- Spray painting
- Powder Coatings
Solar Panel Cleaning
- Expert cleaning of all types of solar panels
- Integrity Inspection Report of roof, solar panels and gutters