LinkedIn In-line Inspection
Kraken’s advanced direct imaging technology empowers operators to fully understand the shape, size and morphology of anomalies and their root cause before digging.
High Resolution Direct Imaging
One Tool. One Run. See Everything.
Kraken detects and sizes the most challenging defects – the ones missed by other tools.
Cracks
Measure axial discontinuities that are extremely short or shallow, hooked, mid-wall, grouped in colonies like SCC, in welds, and in heat-affected zones (HAZ).
Metal Loss
Clearly identify wall loss from through-wall to sub-mm deep defects like pinholes, microbial pitting, wall thinning, and corrosion.
Geometry
Understand changes in pipe wall geometry like dents, ovality, gouging, weld misalignments, and deformations.
Built From the Ground Up
Kraken leverages the latest developments from in-the-ditch based handheld systems, medical imaging, and lab-quality NDT to deliver a step-change in resolution, probability of detection, and sizing accuracy – all at full line speed.
- 0.25mm
- Resolution
- 3.0m/s
- Speed
Innovation Award Winner
DarkVision is thrilled to announce that KRAKEN was the recipient of the Innovation Award at this year’s PPIM conference, recognizing noteworthy innovations in pipeline integrity. Contact us for a copy of our 2026 paper: “Beyond the Surface: Dig Results from Direct Imaging ILI of Seam Welds and Complex Crack Defects in Pipelines.”
Read the 2025 Paper