LAND is supporting Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Limited with a global AMECare service contract for its near infrared thermal imaging borescopes, helping to strengthen the reliability and productivity of its global steam methane reformer monitoring services.
Steam methane reformers are critical, high value assets across industries such as fertiliser production, petroleum refining and methanol synthesis. Controlling tube wall temperature is essential to maintaining safe and efficient operation, protecting furnace tubes from overheating and extending their operational life. Conventional spot measurements and visual inspections can leave gaps in coverage, particularly during transient operating conditions, making accurate and continuous temperature monitoring essential.
Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Limited uses near infrared thermal imaging borescopes from
LAND, known as
NIR‑b, to deliver reformer monitoring and balancing services to customers operating its licensed SMR technology around the world. These instruments provide continuous, high resolution thermal images across entire tube lanes, rather than isolated measurement points. Short wavelength near infrared imaging is well suited to the demanding environment of a steam methane reformer, enabling the identification of hot spots, uneven heating and maldistribution.
To maintain the quality and consistency of its reformer monitoring services,
Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies requires its
NIR‑b instruments to be regularly calibrated and supported. The company has appointed
LAND to provide
AMECare performance services for its global fleet of NIR‑b instruments. The contract includes planned preventative maintenance, calibration and lifecycle support to ensure instruments remain accurate, compliant and available for deployment wherever they are required.
Previously, instruments were shipped back to the UK for calibration and servicing. By delivering
AMECare services from regional depots around the world,
LAND now provides local support to
Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies, reducing turnaround time while also delivering cost and environmental benefits. Instruments covered by the contract are located in the USA, UK, China, India, the Middle East and Trinidad and Tobago.
As part of the AMECare agreement, Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies also benefit from
ImagePro licenses, the NIR‑b software used for image visualisation, temperature analysis, alarming, trending and data archiving. This enables their teams to analyse images efficiently following site visits and relay findings and data promptly to customers.
LAND’s
AMECare service now underpins the long-term performance of
Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies’ NIR‑b instruments and its SMR monitoring services. By maintaining instruments in prime condition and supporting regular calibration, LAND enables Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies to deliver accurate tube wall temperature data with confidence. This supports its customers in reducing the risk of tube failures, extending tube life and optimising the efficiency of steam methane reformers used in critical industrial operations.
Carl Hamlett,
Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Limited, said:
“We have established a close and supportive working relationship with LAND across our global operations. By combining its advanced measurement technologies with technical support services and process expertise, LAND has helped us to strengthen our support for steam reforming processes worldwide."