PK Technology

What PK Technology does

PK Technology, LLC is a privately held digital inspection services company founded in 2008 (with the About Us page dating official incorporation to 2010) as part of the family-owned PK Companies Group, LLC controlled by three Turpin brothers. The company delivers full-service mechanical-integrity, tank, flange, turnaround, coating, corrosion, and fireproofing inspections to oil & gas, petrochemical, aerospace, and commercial/manufacturing clients across North America, with twelve offices concentrated in Texas, Kansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi and a claimed footprint across 50 US states and 5 countries. Its core differentiator is intelliSPEC™, a proprietary mobile inspection software platform developed in-house beginning around 2008–2010 — reportedly before the release of the original iPad — that enables digital field data capture, near real-time reporting, KPI dashboards, RFID-integrated flange tracking, and a Digital Turnaround Manager for pre- and post-turnaround documentation.

The business operates a professional-services revenue model: enterprise clients in regulated industries contract inspection crews (holding API 653/510/570/583, NACE, CWI, ASNT, AMPP, and OSHA credentials) for onshore and offshore work, with intelliSPEC™ bundled into service delivery rather than disclosed as a standalone SaaS product. Quantified outcomes cited by the company include up to 40% man-hour reduction for clients, 11% annual cost reduction in offshore use cases, over 3,000 man-hours saved per offshore engagement, and a 42% reduction in flange management process versus paper-tag methods. Sister company PK Solutions was spun off in 2010 to focus exclusively on cloud-based enterprise software and hardware development for workforce connectivity and asset integrity, providing a separate vehicle for software-led growth. The company is bootstrapped under family ownership with no external funding rounds disclosed.

Name

PK Technology

Legal name

PK Technology, LLC

Website

https://pktechnology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

PK Technology provides digital inspection services and asset integrity management for oil & gas, petrochemical, aerospace, and industrial clients across North America via its proprietary intelliSPEC™ mobile inspection platform and a 12-office Gulf Coast and Mid-Continent field network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Inspection Services

NAICS

Building Inspection Services (541350)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Corrosion Inspection & Coating/CP Surveys (CUI, CP, DCVG/ACVG) (EUAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Structural & Civil Inspection (Steel, Concrete, Foundations) (EUAEAHAI), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) & Advanced Inspection (Phased Array, TOFD, Guided Wave) (EUAEAKAF), Pipeline Integrity Management (DIMP/IMP, Risk Modeling & Integrity Planning) (EUAJADAC), Leak Detection, Emissions & LDAR Testing (OGI, methane, fugitive emissions) (EUAEAHAL)

Keywords

• Industrial inspection services
• Asset integrity management
• Mobile inspection software
• Oil and gas compliance
• Turnaround management

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Inspection Services: Full-service inspection solutions including API 653, 510, 570, 583; NACE; CWI, OSHA Compliance, and various NDE methods (MFL, PT, UT, MT, SWUT, PAUT, AUT, RT). Services provided to owner clients in oil & gas, petrochemical, and manufacturing industries.
2. Specialty Services: Onshore specialty services including fabric maintenance, coating and corrosion surveys, critical flange management, and turnaround consulting services.
3. Turnaround Services: Comprehensive turnaround inspection services and planning assessment tools with digital turnaround management capabilities.
4. Coating, Corrosion & Fire Proofing Services: Proprietary risk assessment programs for coatings and passive fire protection (PFP), including analytical diagnostic tools for monitoring control of coating and PFP maintenance needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PK Technology provides full-service industrial inspection and asset integrity services to oil & gas, petrochemical, aerospace and manufacturing clients across North America, delivered by certified API/CWI/NACE inspectors both onshore and offshore. Its proprietary intelliSPEC™ mobile software platform captures inspection data in the field on mobile devices and delivers real-time reporting, KPI dashboards, asset intelligence and digital turnaround management. The combination of expert field personnel and in-house software enables clients to move inspection workflows from paper to digital, supporting regulatory compliance and turnaround execution.

Product overview

PK Technology offers a portfolio of inspection and asset integrity services powered by its proprietary intelliSPEC™ mobile inspection software platform. The core offering combines expert inspection personnel with state-of-the-art mobile technology for digital field data collection and real-time reporting. Services span tank inspection, mechanical integrity, flange management, turnaround services, and coating/corrosion/fire proofing inspection for onshore and offshore Oil & Gas facilities. PK Solutions, a sister company, handles dedicated software development for cloud-based enterprise solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• intelliSPEC™: Proprietary software designed specifically for the Oil & Gas industry to digitally capture data in the field and provide real-time reporting. Supports inspection management, coating programs, asset intelligence, and digital turnaround tools.

Products and services

• intelliSPEC™ Proprietary cloud-based mobile inspection software platform that digitally captures field inspection data on mobile devices and provides real-time reporting, KPI dashboards, and asset intelligence for oil & gas inspections.
• Inspection Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 40% reduction in man-hours for clients
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MISTRAS Group: MISTRAS Group is a leading provider of NDE, inspection, and asset integrity solutions to oil & gas, power, and process industries. It competes head-to-head with PK Technology in mechanical integrity, API tank inspections, and proprietary inspection software (PCMS), making it the closest publicly-traded comparable.
• Acuren: Acuren is a North American provider of inspection, NDE, and integrity engineering services to O&G, power, and petrochemical clients. Like PK Technology, it bundles API/NACE-certified personnel with technology-driven inspection workflows and serves the Gulf Coast turnaround market.
• TEAM Industrial Services: TEAM (now operating under Applus+) provides specialty NDE, mechanical integrity, and turnaround inspection services to refineries, petrochemical plants, and pipelines. It is a direct competitor in coating, corrosion, and turnaround execution where PK Technology positions intelliSPEC.
• Applus+ (RTD division): Applus+ RTD is a global leader in non-destructive testing, inspection, and asset integrity for energy and infrastructure. It is one of the largest direct competitors to PK Technology in advanced NDE (PAUT, TOFD, AUT) and digital inspection workflows.
• Oceaneering International: Oceaneering provides offshore inspection, ROV services, and integrity management to Gulf of Mexico operators. Its asset integrity division directly overlaps with PK Technology's offshore coating, fireproofing, and rope-access inspection offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC giant offering inspection, certification, and asset integrity services across O&G, marine, and industrial sectors. It competes with PK Technology on large enterprise and offshore operator accounts and offers overlapping digital inspection platforms.
• Intertek: Intertek provides testing, inspection, and certification services globally with strong O&G and petrochemical exposure. It is a broad incumbent peer whose asset integrity and pipeline inspection offerings overlap with PK Technology's coating, corrosion, and mechanical integrity services.
• SGS: SGS is one of the world's largest TIC companies with significant O&G and industrial inspection coverage in North America. It is a broad incumbent competitor, particularly for large operator contracts that include inspection, certification, and laboratory testing scopes.

Emerging players

• Eddyfi Technologies: Eddyfi/NDT Global supplies advanced NDE instruments (PAUT, TOFD, EMAT, phased array) and digital inspection software used in the same asset integrity programs that PK Technology services. It is an emerging technology peer whose tools are deployed by PK Technology's certified inspectors.

Others

• StoneAge (industrial cleaning/inspection tools): StoneAge manufactures water-jet tools and inspection equipment used in industrial cleaning and NDE. It is an adjacent tooling supplier rather than a direct competitor, but its products are commonly deployed alongside PK Technology's mechanical integrity and tank inspection workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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