Reference: AWS A3.0:2020 Standard Welding Terms

Offshore platforms and refineries increasingly deployed crawlers equipped with PAUT and laser profilometry. For example, the "Triple-Tech" scanner (UT, TOFD, and visual) autonomously mapped corrosion under insulation (CUI). These robots generated massive point-cloud datasets, often compressed into PDF reports for remote review.

: Covers the roles, responsibilities, and qualification requirements for inspectors according to AWS QC1 and AWS B5.1.

The Welding Research Council published a technical PDF on "Fitness-for-Service using advanced ultrasonic sizing," which became the most downloaded welding inspection PDF of 2020.