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Saudi Aramco Engineering Report SAER-13115, dated 8 September 2025, names TCR as the technology provider and records USD 4,980,000 of documented cost avoidance over five years, close to an eighty percent reduction.
The pipeline RT Crawler fleet (developed in-house at TCR) sits at TCR Engineering and TCR Arabia. The Saudi Aramco-approved Internal RT Crawler is the public flagship.
Engineering Report SAER-13115 dated 8 September 2025 names TCR as technology provider, with $4,980,000 documented cost avoidance over five years (approximately 80 percent reduction).
Saudi Aramco approved Radiographic Standard Procedure TCR.QCP.REV-02 (2023) is conformant with SAEP-1143 (Engineering Procedure for Radiographic Examination, 6 September 2020).
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Diameter range | 16 inch to 52 inch |
| X-ray heads | 160, 200, 300 kV at 5 mA |
| Positioning accuracy | ±5 mm |
| Operating temperature | minus 10 to plus 70 degrees Celsius |
| Documented cost avoidance | $4.98 million over 5 years |
2 published insights on this site bear directly on Pipeline RT Crawlers. They are shown below alongside the most recent Robotic Inspection work, and the full index carries all 4.
TCR Engineering unveils Scale Checker at NDE 2025 Mumbai Dec 11-13. Revolutionary pipe inspection in 3 minutes. Visit TCR Advanced booth now!
TCR Arabia secures a 3-year WTCO contract for robotic water tank inspections across Saudi Arabia, starting Q1 2025.
Tank integrity with advanced NDT solutions like AE, MFL, PAUT & robotic inspections, ensuring safety, compliance, and longevity
The Saudi Aramco-approved Internal RT Crawler covers pipeline diameters from 16 inch to 52 inch, carrying X-ray heads rated 160, 200 and 300 kV at 5 mA. Positioning accuracy is plus or minus 5 mm, and the crawler operates from minus 10 to plus 70 degrees Celsius.
Yes. Saudi Aramco Engineering Report SAER-13115, dated 8 September 2025, names TCR as the Internal RT Crawler technology provider, with USD 4,980,000 documented cost avoidance over five years, approximately an 80 percent reduction. Radiographic procedure TCR.QCP.REV-02 is conformant with SAEP-1143, the Aramco engineering procedure for radiographic examination.
TCR has radiographed 14,000+ pipeline girth welds across 2,600+ km of cross-country mainline, spanning 20+ named pipeline projects with 15+ master contractors. On a single project, EnProCon TJTC Kolar, 9,266 weld joints were digitally scanned and cloud-archived. The crawler fleet sits at TCR Engineering and TCR Arabia.
Yes. The first non-GCC cross-border deployment was Nepal Oil Corporation's MAPL Phase II, executed via Likhita Infrastructure under Nepal Oil Corporation permission Ref 2080/81 dated 30 July 2023. The fleet, developed in-house at TCR, operates from both TCR Engineering in India and TCR Arabia in Saudi Arabia.
