Inspection & Repair

The Testing and Repair department consists in full range inspections, repairs, and testing on a wide variety of equipment. Holloway provides service on most types of lifting equipment including chain, slings, plate clamps, chain falls, come-alongs, load cell, blocks, and more. Further services include:

• Liquid Penetrant Testing
• Wet, or Dry MPI, Magnetic Particle Inspection
• Ultrasonic Testing
• Pad Eye Visual Inspection & Proof Testing
• Sling Inspection and Re-Cetification
• Sandblasting and welding
• In House machining and fabrication services
• Experienced certified welders

Holloway's certified and experienced technicians perform visual inspections and other nondestructive testing on shackles, blocks, elevator links, pad eyes, spreader bars and many other products assemblies.

Holloway also provides annual or semi-annual inspections and recertification in accordance with applicable regulatory agency and company guidelines.

Magnetic Particle Testing, MPT, is a relatively simple test method that can be applied to finished articles, hot rolled bars, castings and forgings. It can also be used to check that the processing operations, such as heat treating and machining and grinding, did not uncover or cause discontinuities.

Because magnetization of certain metals is possible, small particles that are attracted to magnetic fields are applied to the surface of the test object after or during induction of a magnetic field, thereby detecting certain discontinuities (variations in material composition) economically. While one of the most used nondestructive testing methods, magnetic particle testing is limited to disclosing surface or near to the surface indications.

NDT Inspectors maintain Level II certifications in accordance with SNTTC-1A standard.

Holloway Houston is the official authorized service and repair facility for:

• Renfroe Plate Clamps
• Griphoist, Lug All Hoists
• ACCO Hoists
• Dynafor load cells
• Scotload load cells
• A2-B, load cells
• MSI and 3b6 Load Cells