By the PICA Corp Engineering Team | Updated September 2026 | Est. reading time: 9 min A liner is installed to protect the steel. It also hides it. That is the problem operators of lined pipelines hit the first time they schedule a condition assessment. The HDPE...
By the PICA Corp Engineering Team | Updated September 2026 | Est. reading time: 9 min Most utilities do not have an inspection problem. They have an allocation problem. The budget covers three miles of detailed condition assessment and the...
By the PICA Corp Engineering Team | Updated July 2026 | Est. reading time: 9 min Two numbers define the aging pipeline problem in North America, and they point in opposite directions. The first: 452,000 miles of water main in the United States and Canada have...
By the PICA Corp Engineering Team | Updated July 2026 | Est. reading time: 8 min Key facts about remote field technology for inline inspection: MFL (magnetic flux leakage) tools have dominated oil & gas pipeline inline inspection for more than 50 years — but...
Across municipalities and industrial landscapes, the intricate web of pipeline infrastructure that underpins modern existence is reaching a critical stage in its lifecycle. The looming threat is not just the inevitable decay of materials, but the consequential risks...
