Vaporkinetics
Tube ID Polishing
Vaporkinetics ™ is our wet abrasive blasting process for polishing the inside of tubes and pipes to bare metal. It adapts our hydrokinetic cleaning method to prepare tube interiors for nondestructive testing, including Eddy Current and IRIS.
Any Tube. Any Wall.
Any Fouling.
Vaporkinetics ™ is our wet abrasive blasting process for polishing the inside of tubes and pipes to bare metal. It adapts our hydrokinetic cleaning method to prepare tube interiors for nondestructive testing, including Eddy Current and IRIS.
Built for NDT Prep
- Polishes the tube ID to bare metal for Eddy Current, IRIS, and other NDT.
- Works on straight-tube and U-tube bundles.
- Adapted from our patented hydrokinetic cleaning process.
- Automated and remote. Operators stay clear of the work.
- 20+ years and 12 countries behind the underlying process.
Frequently Asked Questions
We provide tube ID polishing for virtually any tube material, including carbon steel, stainless steel, brass, copper alloys, titanium, and thin-wall tubing. Our process removes deposits and prepares tube interiors for inspection without damaging the tube surface.
Yes. Tube ID polishing restores the internal tube surface to bare metal, helping improve the accuracy and reliability of Eddy Current Testing (ECT), IRIS inspections, Remote Field Testing (RFT), and other non-destructive testing (NDT) methods.
Yes. Our tube ID polishing process is effective on both straight tubes and U-tubes commonly found in heat exchangers, condensers, intercoolers, and other industrial equipment.
