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Applications
- Crane and hoist hooks
- Lifting beams
- Load-bearing structure welds
- Non-ferrous alloy accessories
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Technical inspection record
Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT)
Non-destructive capillary testing to reveal cracks, porosity, and surface-breaking defects in metallic and non-metallic materials. Particularly suited for forged hooks, beams, and steel or light alloy structural components.
01Lifting beams02EN ISO 9712
Technical scope
Where it applies and what is checked
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Technical capabilities
- Portable field kits
- Consumables selected for the material and work context
- Preparation, application, and cleaning managed in controlled sequence
- Steel and aluminium compatibility
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Industries served
- Lifting and materials handling
- Metal construction
- Industrial maintenance
- Heavy fabrication
Verification method
Technical evidence
Three-stage method
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Consumables selected for the material and work context
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Complete process: cleaning-penetration-development
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Photographic documentation of indications
When it is needed
When use, condition, or applicable rules call for a targeted inspection.
What is checked
Components, markings, condition, and function are checked with the applicable method.
What remains documented
Results, evidence, and follow-up stay connected to the equipment in Cruscotto™.
Inspection outcome
Results, evidence, and record continuity
Evidence and deliverables
- High-sensitivity fluorescent penetrants
- Red contrast visible penetrants
- Complete process: cleaning-penetration-development
- Photographic documentation of indications
Cruscotto™
The record stays connected to the equipment
The result, documents, useful images, and follow-up form a searchable history for each piece of equipment.
- Inspection result and date
- Evidence and reports
- Non-conformities and follow-up actions
Applicable references
Standards and codes
Complete references remain available without interrupting the operational reading of the record.
Open references and regulatory context
- 01UNI EN ISO 3452-1
- 02UNI EN ISO 23277
- 03EN ISO 9712
Scope boundaries
When the inspection needs to be extended
The method detects only discontinuities compatible with the material, preparation, and physical inspection principle. Doubts or out-of-scope indications require a complementary method or specialist assessment.
Services connected in the same inspection path
01D.Lgs 81/08 Art. 71 checks on lifting accessoriesPeriodic and extraordinary checks under Art. 71 of Italian D.Lgs. 81/08 for ropes, chains, slings, accessories, and below-the-hook equipment. Written results and history are organised in Cruscotto™; these checks should not be confused with Annex VII / D.M. 11 April 2011 statutory periodic verifications for listed equipment.View detail 02UNI ISO 9927-1 InspectionsStructured inspections on lifting appliances under UNI ISO 9927-1. Three levels of inspection: daily, annual by expert technician, and five-year by expert engineer.View detail 03Visual Examination (VT)Direct and instrument-assisted visual inspection to review identification, condition, and wear of lifting accessories, slings, hoists, magnets, clamps, and spreader beams.View detail
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