80 YEARS · 1946-2026
Industrial facility with coating inspection work under way
Industries we serve

Built for the industries that cannot afford a coating failure.

From offshore platforms to power stations, BAMR supplies measurement and inspection instruments - backed by traceable calibration - that keep South African industry inside specification. Eight decades, one trusted partner.

Per-sector detail

The right instrument for every environment.

Site workers applying a protective coating to steel pipework outdoors
01 · Industry spotlight

Protective Coatings

Dry film thickness, adhesion, surface profile and climatic monitoring across maintenance and new-build coating systems. Whether you are painting a bridge, a tank farm or structural steel, BAMR has the full coating-inspection kit - traceable to national standards.

Shipyard crane above a vessel hull under coating inspection
02 · Industry spotlight

Marine

Coating integrity, holiday and pinhole detection, ultrasonic hull-thickness measurement and dewpoint monitoring for splash-zone and immersed steelwork. BAMR instruments are built for shipyard conditions and carry traceable calibration certificates.

Industrial processing plant with pipework requiring regular coating inspection
03 · Industry spotlight

Mining

Shaft steel, conveyor structures, slurry pipework and processing plant all demand aggressive wear-coating programmes. BAMR supplies inspection kits for high-throughput sites, viscosity controls for epoxy and polyurethane application, and ultrasonic gauges for asset condition.

High-rise concrete construction site with cranes, rebar and formwork
04 · Industry spotlight

Concrete & Construction

Rebound hammers, cover meters, moisture meters and pull-off adhesion testers for in-situ and pre-pour structural assessment. BAMR covers the full concrete-inspection workflow, from rebar location and cover depth to surface moisture and paint adhesion on finished slabs.

Coastal oil refinery with distillation columns and storage tanks under coating and corrosion inspection
05 · Industry spotlight

Refining

Tank-lining thickness, high-build internal coating QA, valve-repair documentation and non-destructive testing on critical refinery assets. Traceable calibration keeps every measurement defensible under shutdown-audit conditions.

Quality-control inspector measuring a machined component with a digital caliper
06 · Industry spotlight

Manufacturing & QC

Hardness testing, surface roughness, dimensional checks and in-line coating thickness for production QC. BAMR instruments fit both laboratory and factory-floor environments.

Technician applying powder coating to steel pipes on a workshop coating line
07 · Industry spotlight

Powder Coating

Cure-window monitoring, DFT on cured film to customer specification, and cross-hatch adhesion verification on aluminium, steel and MDF substrates.

Cranes erecting a steel wind-turbine tower for coating and weld inspection
08 · Industry spotlight

Renewables

Wind-tower coating QA from foundation flange to nacelle, solar mounting-structure DFT, and weld NDT for fixed and offshore renewable installations.

Sector guidance

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Tell us what you are measuring and a BAMR specialist will recommend the right instrument, check its compliance with your specification standard, and quote it with traceable calibration included.

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80+
Years in SA industry
800+
Instruments stocked
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Sectors served
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National branches
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+27 21 683 2100sales@bamr.co.zaCape Town · serving South Africa & Africa