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[08.02.10] Engineering Doctorate with Swansea University

Metamet has recently established an Engineering Doctorate with the Engineering Materials Department at Swansea University. The project will be investigating corrosion in oil refineries related to the use of bio-fuels, and is expected to last until 2013. Dr Tony Franks will be the Industrial Supervisor, with Prof. Dave Worsley and Dr Geraint Williams being the academic supervisors. Two of the UK's oil refineries have also agreed to participate in the project as informal partners. 

[08.02.10] Metallographic replication at SWCC Jubail

Metamet Consultants recently conducted extensive metallographic replication on one of the boilers at the SWCC desalination plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The replicas will be used to assess the condition of the plant as part of a life extension programme.

Materials Network Wales

Dr Tony Franks presented a paper entitled "Carburisation cracking in 9% Cr steels" to the MNW conference "Structure-critical materials for the oil and gas industries". The event was held at the Technium Pembrokeshire on 29th October 2009.

On-site Metallography

Metamet has recently purchased two Electer portable grinding/polishing units, and a portable Olympus microscope to enable us to conduct on-site metallography. A number of different replication methods are available. We also have an EMHT-20 portable hardness tester to complement the metallographic examination. It is anticipated that this equipment will enable us to assess the microstructural degradation of process plant, as part of life assessment studies.

[19.11.07] Failure of 9Cr platformer heater tube

Metamet Consultants, along with our partners Stress Engineering Solutions, and Chevron, gave a presentation on the carburisation failure of 9% Cr tubes in a platformer heater at the Chevron Pembroke refinery. Metamet had conducted metallographic examination of both failed tubes and test weld.

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[19.11.07] CARES approval using Metamet Consultants

Metamet Consultants have helped a reinforcement fabrication company in the UAE achieve CARES approved status. Metamet provided consultancy services, including quality system documentation, approval of welding procedures and welder qualification. We also helped the customer implement the new system requirements, and conducted a pre-assessment audit.

[16.08.07] Welcome to Metamet

Welcome to the new Metamet website. For further information on our services please contact us.