What is a Computer Monitoring Button (CMB)?
The CMB is a battery-free read/write memory device that is used to store and retrieve inspection-related data and can be linked to any windows-based software. How is it used? Pre-programmed CMBs can be located on or near the asset to be inspected, i.e. process equipment, tanks, vessels, pipelines, valves, flanges, PMI applications, etc. During site inspections, the inspector can, in any sequence, retrieve stored data to identify the CML (TML) and record current thickness readings by momentary contact with a handheld reader that is synchronized with the inspector’s UT meter. The handheld reader is designed with built-in warnings to alert for out-of-spec parameters (growth, thinning, and Tmin measurements) allowing the inspector to make real-time comparisons with previous readings. Current inspection data is automatically written to the CMB and stored in the handheld reader and linked to that CML. The newly acquired data is automatically downloaded from the handheld reader to the custome
