Remote monitoring of pipeline equipment and factory testing proves its worth post Covid-19

Remote monitoring of pipeline equipment and factory testing proves its worth post Covid-19

Communication technology is transforming the way STATS Group conduct testing on client projects and on the safe monitoring of pipeline isolation tools when deployed.A Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) is an important milestone of every project – providing assurance that STATS equipment is performing to specification.The FAT is typically witnessed by the client (and where required by an independent verification body) at STATS operational base near Aberdeen in the UK, or at one of its international bases in Canada, America, the Middle East or Asia Pacific.Increasingly, and particularly following the Covid-19 pandemic, witnessing a FAT at a STATS site is not always possible, so the pipeline technology specialist has developed a system where customers, regardless of location, can witness a FAT without attending