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Weld inspection in 316 stainless steel
- N e w equipment A primary application of the unit is in high frequency, PC-based ultrasonic imaging, flaw detection, material analysis and thickness gauging systems. Typically, it is used with broadband transducers in the frequency range from 10 to 1 50 MHz in applications involving thin or non-attenuating materials such as metals, plastics, ceramics, composites and biological specimens. With a 1 25 MHz transducer, it may be used to measure the thickness of non-metallic coatings such as paint on non-ferrous substrates, barrier layers in plastic containers and other films as thin as 20/~m. Remote control is accomplished using a personal computer linked to the instrument either by serial RS-232 connection or by the GPIB bus (IEEE-488). When used in conjunction with an oscilloscope, the unit may be the basis of a benchtop laboratory test system.
Panametrics, Inc., ND T Division, 221 Crescent Street, Waltham, MA 02154, USA. Motorized pipe scanner developed by Phoenix Inspection Systems for automated inspection of welds in 316 stainless steel
Weld inspection in 316 stainless steel Phoenix Inspection Systems have designed and developed for Scottish Power the 'AXIS' motorized pipe scanner to carry out automated ultrasonic inspection of autogenous and orbital TIG welds in ASTM A 182 316H stainless steel. The scanner uses four highly focused contact angle probes using Axicon focusing, which are carried over the surface in a raster scan pattern to cover the weld area. The equipment has been designed to operate in a
radioactive environment and at elevated temperatures, on tube bundles with limited access. Installation is easy and can be undertaken in seconds, even by unqualified personnel. It has a fully automatic motor drive and encoder positioning and is capable of detecting and positioning root, cap and mid-wall defects in small bore tubing of diameters of 38 mm and 50 mm.
Phoenix Inspection Systems Limited, 46 Melford Court, Hardwick Grange, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire WA 1 4RZ, UK
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Handheld digital ultrasonic f l a w detector The handheld Epoch III digital ultrasonic flaw detector from Panametrics, despite its small size, has numerous advanced measurement features as well as an internal alphanumeric datalogger that stores and retrieve~ up to 160 screen images or 3000 thickness readings. Its RS-232 port and optional Windows-based interface program provide fast transfer of stored inspection data to printers and computers.
Panametrics, Inc., ND T Division, 221 Crescent Street, Waltham, MA 02154, USA. Motorized pipe scanner developed by Phoenix Inspection Systems for automated inspection of welds in 316 stainless steel
Weld inspection in 316 stainless steel Phoenix Inspection Systems have designed and developed for Scottish Power the 'AXIS' motorized pipe scanner to carry out automated ultrasonic inspection of autogenous and orbital TIG welds in ASTM A 182 316H stainless steel. The scanner uses four highly focused contact angle probes using Axicon focusing, which are carried over the surface in a raster scan pattern to cover the weld area. The equipment has been designed to operate in a
radioactive environment and at elevated temperatures, on tube bundles with limited access. Installation is easy and can be undertaken in seconds, even by unqualified personnel. It has a fully automatic motor drive and encoder positioning and is capable of detecting and positioning root, cap and mid-wall defects in small bore tubing of diameters of 38 mm and 50 mm.
Phoenix Inspection Systems Limited, 46 Melford Court, Hardwick Grange, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire WA 1 4RZ, UK
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Handheld digital ultrasonic f l a w detector The handheld Epoch III digital ultrasonic flaw detector from Panametrics, despite its small size, has numerous advanced measurement features as well as an internal alphanumeric datalogger that stores and retrieve~ up to 160 screen images or 3000 thickness readings. Its RS-232 port and optional Windows-based interface program provide fast transfer of stored inspection data to printers and computers.