Mission Statement

To provide complete isolation/weld testing services to an expanding client base on a twenty-four hour basis.

To establish a team concept with seasoned professionals, to work in conjunction with CAR-BER clientele to reduce downtime and eliminate risk.

To maintain a Loss Damage Control program which meets and exceeds cliend and industry standards.

To establish & maintain the "CAR-BER SYSTEM" as the preferred choice of CAR-BER clientele world-wide.
About Us
CAR-BER TESTING SERVICES is a North American Company with US operations based out of Morris, IL (incorporated in Toledo, Ohio) and Canadian operations (and Corporate Headquarters) based out of Sarnia, Ontario. The company was established in January 1995 to provide technical support to an innovative and unique hydrostatic weld testing process and hydrostatic/hydrodynamic isolation capability.

All CAR-BER service companies are directly or indirectly wholly owned by Advanced Emissions Technologies Ltd. a Sarnia, Ontario based company (established in May 1994) that controls the patent and manufacturing rights to the CAR-BER equipment.

The products; an hydrostatic weld test tool and a hydrostatic / hydrodynamic isolation tool are protected under U.S. Patent No. 5,844,127 and under Canadian Patent Laws, applications 2141956 & 2145792. The tools have proven to be a completely safe, cost effective and sound alternative to present testing and isolation procedures performed within the piping and pressure vessel industry. The CAR-BER nozzle tester is protected under International application PCT/CA99/00859.

CAR-BER provides trained technicians to deliver timely, professional service to industry under a purpose designed Loss Damage Control Program that meets today's rigid standards and reflects CAR-BER's commitment to Safety & Service.

 Business Description
The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors interprets and enforces the ANSI / ASME codes within the pressure vessel industry throughout North America. "The National Board" stipulates that all pipe welds must have a pressure leak test applied to each assembly before that particular assembly can be put into service. As per B31.3 of the ASME codes the preferred method of testing the integrity of welds is through application of Hydrostatic pressure. All other NDT testing methods e.g. radiography (X-rays), magnetic particle examination, liquid penetrate examination etc. are considered variances to B31.3.

Most vessels, flanges, valves and other various pipe assemblies are tested at the manufacturer's facility; the only portion of an assembly that remains untested is the weld (tie-in point) which connects the various assemblies under field conditions. In other instances a leaking flange may require replacement as part of an on-going maintenance program (between turnarounds) creating the need to isolate and hydro-test the connecting weld. It is to these specific areas of the pipe assembly that CAR-BER has focused attention.

Traditionally the method of testing welds which connect assemblies in the field involves filling the entire system with testing medium and pressurizing to a pre-determined value (usually 1 1/2 times the working pressure) and maintaining that specific pressure for a pre-determined time. Such a methodology requires extensive person-hours to blank and purge the entire assembly and requires large amounts of medium to perform the test. The requirement for large amounts of medium means that a significant amount of medium must be lost in order to register a noticeable change in pressure.

The minuscule amounts of medium required for the CAR-BER equipment to perform, translates to very precise pressure readings should the slightest volume of medium escape the pressurized vessel during testing procedures.