EMPIT, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berlin, is a German deep-tech company focused on pipeline integrity management. The firm developed proprietary Current Magnetometry Inspection (CMI) technology, a non-invasive method for inspecting buried and unpiggable pipelines from above ground. CMI works by injecting multi-frequency AC waveforms through cathodic protection posts and measuring the resulting magnetic fields with tri-axial magnetometers. This allows assessment of corrosion, coating defects, and pipeline geometry without excavation or shutdown.
A key technical distinction of CMI is its patented spectrum analysis, which can differentiate between active corrosion (ongoing metal loss) and passivated corrosion (stable defects). EMPIT has applied this technology across more than 10,000 km of pipelines globally. The company's technology domains include magnetic field measurement, multi-frequency AC waveform injection, spectrum analysis, and non-invasive inspection.
EMPIT serves clients in oil and gas, water utilities, district heating networks, nuclear facilities, and hydrogen infrastructure. The company maintains offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Lingen, Innsbruck, Zug, and Houston, Texas.
