Asset release is born from
field evidence, not spreadsheets.
Integrity inspection is what keeps pressure equipment running and releases the maintenance shutdown. Today it lives on a clipboard, in loose photos and in a report assembled in Word days later. uInspect runs every field inspection through a single track, from dispatch to audited report, with photos geotagged at the source and the asset tied to its tag. It is the field evidence layer of your inspection, not the testing lab.
Asset integrity decides the release. And the evidence is scattered.
The inspector notes the discontinuity on a clipboard and retypes it into a spreadsheet days later, at the office.
The photo of the corrosion, the crack or the compromised seal sits loose in the gallery, with no guarantee of which tag, which date, which measurement point.
The findings and the test record live in a message group, with no tie between the asset, the time and the document.
The acceptance report goes out as an unstandardized PDF, each inspector in their own format, and the maintenance shutdown waits for the dossier to be assembled by hand.
From the tag to the report, everything runs through uInspect
Engineering plans the inspection by tag and measurement point, and the technician captures the evidence at the asset even without signal in the plant. At the end, a report with a chain of custody that backs the shutdown release.
From request to auditable report.
- 1 Each item becomes a planned inspection, registered in the workspace with the tag, the measurement point and the report template, with role-based access control.
- 2 The technician reaches the point even without signal: an offline app, with the route and distance to the asset logged, syncing on reconnection without altering the original GPS or time.
- 3 Capture is born tied to the tag and the measurement point: photo, video and audio through the camera, with GPS, date and time recorded on the image; when media comes from the gallery, its origin is logged with the device data.
- 4 The code criterion guides the checklist item by item, and the report consolidates the inspection with a chain of custody, flowing via API to your asset system.
The capabilities that turn the inspection into evidence.
The same horizontal platform, with the features this industry actually uses. Everything inside the inspection, not in spreadsheets and scattered chats.
Works offline at the plant and syncs on reconnection without touching the original GPS or time, so no network on the tank shell or the pipe rack does not stall the inspection.
Capture tied to the tag and the measurement point, with GPS, date and time on the image and logged origin, so the discontinuity is born dated and located, not loose in the gallery.
Checklists with the code criterion, on-the-spot validation and conditional logic, with more than one questionnaire per inspection and one report per answered questionnaire.
Audio and video findings at the exact point, attached to the inspection and traceable through to the report, so what the technician saw in the field does not become a retyped memory.
Reports standardized across inspectors, generated on completion, with media, geolocation and a chain of custody per piece of evidence, so the dossier backs the asset release.
API and webhooks to deliver the report, photos and answers to your asset management system and shutdown control, with bureau document checks on the individuals and companies who inspect and attest.
Concrete use cases in this industry.
Pressure equipment inspection (vessels, boilers, piping) in the cycle required by local regulations, with the discontinuity tied to the tag.
Grade-based inspection of hazardous (Ex) areas, recording the measurement point and the evidence at the right asset.
Field triage during the maintenance shutdown, sweeping the tank shell and pipe rack offline before the asset release.
Acceptance inspection at fabrication and equipment receiving, with field evidence tied to the item.
Findings of corrosion, cracks or compromised seals to open a work order with geotagged evidence.
Pressure equipment codes and IEC 60079-17
When the accredited body audits the pressure equipment, when regulators demand grade-based inspection of the hazardous area, or when the large risk insurer asks for the chain of evidence, scattered evidence does not tie to the tag, the date or the measurement point. In a maintenance shutdown with a short window, dispersed evidence blows the cycle.
The inspection that holds up, side by side with today's.
- Discontinuities noted on a clipboard
- Loose photos in the gallery, no tag, no date
- Findings scattered across a message group
- Unstandardized PDF reports per inspector
- Inspections planned by tag in the workspace
- Capture tied to the tag, with GPS, date and time
- Code-based checklists with on-the-spot validation
- Standardized reports with a chain of custody
Evidence is born trustworthy at capture, and the buyer controls what it releases.
Every photo leaves capture with its provenance, GPS, date and time, and the inspection carries the questionnaire and the chain of custody of the media all the way to the report. With document bureau checks (individuals and companies), anti-fraud stops being a talking point: it is provenance plus a verified document. More than 100,000 inspections on record, and more than 15,000 per crop season, all to the same standard. The report stops being a loose sheet and becomes evidence that holds up when disputed, and the payer controls what it releases.
uInspect is the field evidence layer of the inspection, not the testing lab. It does not run NDT, measure thickness, calculate remaining life or corrosion rates, and it does not issue the certified engineering report. The technical decision stays with the certified inspector and the technical lead. Remote inspection is a co-hero in fabrication and shutdown triage.
Questions from teams operating in manufacturing.
Does uInspect run non-destructive testing?
No. It is the field evidence layer. It does not run NDT, measure thickness, or calculate remaining life or corrosion rates. It proves the inspection happened at that point and captures the result tied to the tag. The test and the technical decision stay with the certified inspector and the technical lead.
How does the evidence stay tied to the asset?
The findings are born through the camera with GPS, date and time on the image, linked to the tag and measurement point registered in the workspace. When media comes from the gallery, its origin is logged with the device data. Everything stays traceable through to the report, with a chain of custody per piece of evidence, so the discontinuity stops being a loose photo and holds up when the auditor or the insurer disputes.
Does it work offline inside the plant?
Yes. The app works without a network in the plant, at the top of the tank shell or in the middle of the pipe rack, and syncs on reconnection preserving the original GPS and time of capture. The route and distance to the asset are logged as evidence the technician was on site. The inspection does not stop because the plant has no signal.
Can checklists be built by code and by hazardous area grade?
Yes. The questionnaire carries the code criterion with on-the-spot validation and conditional logic, including grade-based inspection of hazardous areas. There can be more than one questionnaire per inspection, with one report per answered questionnaire. The same engine configures pressure equipment, tank shells, pipe racks and whatever the asset requires.
How does uInspect handle fraud in integrity inspection?
Through provenance and documents. The origin of the media is logged at capture (GPS, date and time, origin of the image) and bureau checks verify the individuals and companies who inspect and attest. Anti-fraud is evidence of origin plus verified documents, not a promise of artificial intelligence over the photo.
Does it replace my asset management system?
No. uInspect is the field link of the inspection, not the whole system. It delivers the audited report and the geotagged evidence and integrates via API and webhooks with your asset system and shutdown control, in batches or one by one, from inspection dispatch to release.
Can it handle the concentrated volume of a maintenance shutdown?
Yes. A shutdown comes in waves: many points, short deadlines and everyone in the field at once. The same infrastructure has run more than 15,000 inspections in a single season, within more than 100,000 inspections accumulated on the platform.
The same evidence, in any inspection mode.
This industry starts with the mode that makes the most sense, but the platform is one. Explore the three modes, or see the other industry solutions.
Put evidence at the center of your manufacturing operation.
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