Manufacturing NDT Services in Corpus Christi 2026 — ASNT Level III Led

Atlantis NDT delivers manufacturing ndt services in Corpus Christi. ASNT NDT Level III-led. Corpus Christi is a key hub for refining, petrochemical & LNG operations. Technicians are certified by their employer to its SNT-TC-1A written practice, and procedures and reports are reviewed by an ASNT NDT Level III (UT, RT, MT, PT, VT).

Manufacturing Inspection Scope in Corpus Christi

Comprehensive NDT inspection for Manufacturing facilities: pressure vessels (API 510), piping (API 570), above-ground storage tanks (API 653), heat exchangers + columns, fired heaters + furnaces, offshore platforms + FPSOs (where applicable), turnaround + EPC project support. Methods: UT (including PAUT and TOFD), RT, MT, PT and VT.

Code + Compliance

Manufacturing facility inspections per: ASME B&PV Sections V + VIII + IX + XI; ASME B31 piping series; API 510 + 570 + 571 + 653 + 936 + 1169; NACE MR0175 + MR0103 sour-service; ASTM E-series; ISO 17635/17636/17640; AWS D1.1/3.6; IACS Rec-20 marine. Records are retained in Atlantis NDT ERP.

Free Consultation in Corpus Christi

Atlantis NDT publishes no pricing — pricing varies by region + scope + delivery model. Request your free 30-minute consultation with founder Anoop Rayavarapu (ASNT NDT Level III in UT, RT, MT, PT and VT). Every job is quoted on request. See also verticals, consulting, Corpus Christi ERP, Corpus Christi training.

What manufacturing inspection actually covers

Assets in scope: castings and forgings, machined components, welded fabrications, pressure parts, and the production tooling and dies that make them.

Damage mechanisms that drive the inspection plan

Casting porosity, shrinkage and inclusions; forging laps, seams and bursts; quench cracking from heat treatment; weld defects in fabrication; grinding burns and surface damage from machining; and fatigue initiation at stress raisers in service.

Methods applied

Radiography for castings, ultrasonic for forgings and plate, magnetic particle and penetrant for surface examination after machining and heat treatment, eddy current for high-throughput surface screening, and hardness and PMI verification where material substitution is a risk.

Governing codes and standards

ASTM material and examination specifications, ASME Section V for the examination methods, ASME Section VIII where pressure parts are involved, ISO 9001 for the quality system, and customer-specific requirements which frequently exceed the base standard.

What makes this sector different

Inspection stage matters as much as method: examining before heat treatment misses quench cracking, examining after final machining risks scrapping value already added. The sequence is normally fixed by the process specification rather than chosen per part.

The Corpus Christi asset base

Corpus Christi is the largest US crude oil export terminal, with Cheniere's Corpus Christi LNG complex (Trains 1-3 plus the Stage 3 expansion) loading more than 15 mtpa of LNG, and Citgo's Corpus Christi Refinery, Flint Hills Resources West Refinery, and Valero's Bill Greehey complex collectively processing over 850,000 bpd. The Port of Corpus Christi has invested billions in deepening the channel to accommodate VLCCs, driving inspection demand on jetty structures, loading arms, and a dense cluster of new export-grade storage tanks. Hurricane exposure on the Texas Gulf Coast and the high cyclic loading of LNG loading operations on cryogenic equipment create a strong case for digital twin asset-integrity programmes.

How the work is controlled

Agree personnel qualification, equipment checks, procedure revision and review responsibilities for the examination. Retain those records with the results and coverage limitations.

Manufacturing NDT beyond Corpus Christi

This page covers manufacturing inspection in Corpus Christi. The sector-wide picture sits on the national pages: manufacturing NDT training covers the methods this sector certifies in and the career path into it.