INSPECTLINKSInspection Services
Testing · Inspection · Verification

When quality can't be assumed, it must be inspected.

InspectLinks is an independent third-party inspection company specialising in material and mechanical inspection. Coordinated from our head office in Kerala, India — with qualified inspectors deployed at supplier works worldwide, typically within 48 hours.

48 hrsTypical mobilisation
24 hrsFlash report after visit
3 regionsAsia · Europe · Americas
100%Independent & impartial
Our Services

Inspection services built around your supply chain

Material and mechanical inspection are our core practice — supported by welding surveillance, NDT witnessing, and vendor inspection wherever your suppliers are.

Core service

Material Inspection

Independent verification that supplied material is what the certificate says it is — before it ships, not after it fails.

  • Mill test certificate (MTC) review — EN 10204 3.1 / 3.2
  • Positive Material Identification (PMI)
  • Chemical composition & heat traceability
  • Plates, pipes, forgings & castings
  • Coating, surface & dimensional checks
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Core service

Mechanical Inspection

Witnessing and reviewing mechanical testing and fabricated equipment against code, drawing, and purchase order.

  • Tensile, hardness, impact & bend test witnessing
  • Fabrication & dimensional inspection
  • Hydrostatic & pneumatic test witnessing
  • Rotating equipment & assembly checks
  • Final inspection & release notes (IRN)
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Welding & NDT Surveillance

Qualified oversight of welding activities and non-destructive testing at supplier works or site.

  • WPS / PQR / welder qualification review
  • UT, RT, MT, PT witnessing & report review
  • Weld visual inspection — ISO 5817 / AWS D1.1
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Vendor & Pre-Shipment Inspection

Eyes at your supplier's works so problems are caught at source — anywhere in the world.

  • Expediting & vendor surveillance visits
  • Pre-shipment & packing inspection
  • Loading supervision & quantity verification
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Third-Party Quality Surveillance

Resident or periodic quality oversight of long-running fabrication and manufacturing contracts.

  • ITP review & hold-point witnessing
  • Document & dossier review
  • Non-conformance tracking & close-out
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Failure & Damage Assessment

Engineering assessment when material or equipment doesn't perform as certified.

  • Visual & dimensional damage surveys
  • Root-cause investigation support
  • Independent condition reports for claims
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Industries We Serve

Wherever materials carry risk

Our inspectors work across the industries where a wrong certificate or a failed weld costs the most.

Oil, Gas & Refining

Pressure equipment, piping, valves

Power & Energy

Boilers, turbines, renewables

Shipbuilding & Marine

Hull steel, outfitting, spares

Steel & Metals

Plates, pipes, forgings, castings

EPC & Construction

Structural steel, fabrications

Machinery

Rotating & static equipment

Aerospace & Defence

Special alloys, traceability

General Trading

Pre-shipment & cargo

Why InspectLinks

Big-firm discipline. Small-firm speed.

We run the same procedures the major inspection houses use — without their lead times or overheads.

Qualified people

Inspectors certified to ISO 9712 / ASNT SNT-TC-1A, with welding and code-specific qualifications verified on file.

One reporting standard

Every report is reviewed at our Kerala head office before release — a visit in Shanghai reads like a visit in Stuttgart.

Fast mobilisation

Typical deployment within 48 hours, flash report within 24 hours of the visit, full report within 3 working days.

Truly independent

We hold no commercial interest in the goods we inspect. Our only product is a defensible, documented verdict.

Global Network

One head office. Inspectors worldwide.

Coordination, contract review, and report quality control run from our head office in Kerala. Inspections happen wherever your supplier is.

  • Germany & DACHNRW · Bavaria · Baden-Württemberg · Saxony · Hamburg — dense coverage of mills, forges and machine builders
  • Wider EuropeItaly · Spain · Poland · Czechia · Turkey — steel clusters and fabrication yards
  • India & GulfKochi · Chennai · Mumbai · Dubai — fabrication and export hubs, coordinated directly from the head office
  • East & Southeast AsiaChina · Korea · Vietnam · Indonesia — mills, foundries, shipyards
  • AmericasPartner inspectors mobilised on request for vendor visits and expediting

Head Office — Trivandrum, India

Our head office manages assignment planning, ITP review, inspector qualification records, and final report review. Every report issued anywhere in the network is reviewed here before it reaches you.

Address:
Vilayil Complex, Kadakkavoor, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Working hours:
Mon–Sat, 09:00–18:00 IST
About Us

Independent by design

InspectLinks is a third-party inspection company headquartered in Trivandrum, Kerala. We act for buyers, EPC contractors, and manufacturers who need independent assurance that the materials and equipment they are paying for actually conform to specification.

Our founding team combines materials engineering, fracture mechanics, electrochemistry, and non-destructive testing expertise with hands-on industrial inspection practice.

We take no commercial interest in the goods we inspect. Our only product is a defensible, documented verdict: conforming or not.

About Us

How we work

  • Inspectors qualified to ISO 9712 / ASNT SNT-TC-1A
  • Inspection & test plans (ITP) agreed before mobilisation
  • Flash report in 24 hours, full report in 3 working days
  • Photographic evidence and traceability on every item
  • Confidentiality & impartiality policy on every assignment

Planning an inspection at a supplier's works?

Tell us what needs inspecting, where, and against which standard. We will reply with availability and a quotation — usually within one working day.