--- title: Post Scarf Inspection on Tube and Pipe Mills description: Measuring the scarf area of a tube or pipe with the WI-2000p is a great tool to ensure that the scarfing process has been set properly. image: https://blog.xiris.com/hubfs/ss2015-06-18at02.04.49.jpg --- [![xiris-automation-logo-white](https://blog.xiris.com/hubfs/Xiris_2020/images/xiris-automation-logo-white.png "xiris-automation-logo-white")](https://www.xiris.com/) [![xiris-automation-logo-color](https://blog.xiris.com/hubfs/Xiris_2020/images/xiris-automation-logo-color.png "xiris-automation-logo-color")](https://www.xiris.com/) [weld inspection](https://blog.xiris.com/blog/topic/weld-inspection), [Tube and Pipe welding](https://blog.xiris.com/blog/topic/tube-and-pipe-welding), [scarfing](https://blog.xiris.com/blog/topic/scarfing), [WI-2000p](https://blog.xiris.com/blog/topic/wi-2000p) # Post Scarf Inspection on Tube and Pipe Mills This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - 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