LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MATECH Corp. (OTCBB:MTCH) (MATECH) announced today that its revolutionary Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor (EFS) provides the advanced objective reporting capability necessary to secure the nation’s infrastructure and thwart economic and humanitarian catastrophe. MATECH’s EFS system is the only nondestructive technology capable of detecting growing cracks as small as 0.01 inches in metal bridges and structures.
The most common method of bridge inspection is visual inspection, which relies on the subjective judgment of the inspector. Using this method 90% of fatigue cracks are missed, and 80% of identified “cracks” later prove to be false-positives, according to government reports. By taking the subjectivity out of the inspection process, MATECH’s EFS technology offers a unique technologically advanced solution compared to current unsafe and unreliable methods of bridge inspection.
“Subjective methods of inspection such as visual inspection are simply unreliable compared with advanced technological solutions like our EFS System,” said Tony Cataldo, CEO of MATECH Corp. “No matter how skilled and thorough an inspector, the possibility for human error is always too great. Experienced bridge inspectors have even called their own work into question, raising serious doubts about the validity and safety of current bridge inspection methods.”
Investigations by news organizations have found various discrepancies between identical forms composed during the inspection process and the forms later submitted to the state. Incorrect or missing measurements have also shown to be an issue.
MATECH's EFS™ has proven its efficacy on over 35 bridges in 10 different states across the nation, as well as several railroad bridges.