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Applications
- Forged lifting hooks
- Calibrated chain links
- Shackles and rigging connectors
- Sheaves and pulleys
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Technical inspection record
Magnetic Particle Testing (MT)
Magnetic particle examination for detecting surface and near-surface discontinuities in ferromagnetic components. Essential method for hooks, chain links, and lifting accessories subject to cyclic loading.
01Sheaves and pulleys02EN ISO 9712
Technical scope
Where it applies and what is checked
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Technical capabilities
- Portable field equipment
- Adjustable AC/DC yokes
- Lighting and tools supporting the inspection
- Photo documentation of indications
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Industries served
- Industrial lifting
- Steel industry
- Offshore and oil & gas
- Construction sites
Verification method
Technical evidence
Three-stage method
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Portable field equipment
- 02
Continuous and residual magnetisation
- 03
Recording of relevant 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
- UV fluorescent powder technique
- Visible coloured powder technique
- Continuous and residual magnetisation
- Recording of relevant 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 9934-1
- 02UNI EN ISO 17638
- 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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