TPT May 2009

I nspection, M easuring, T esting & M arking

High-speed turnkey testing lines

avoided. Wear of the rotating probes and pollution of the water circuit is drastically reduced, with higher line efficiency and an 80 per cent reduction in the ‘false defects’ with second testing. The high precision concentric driving units and the complete transport mechanics can be set up within 2 minutes. The tube guiding precision of the constant centre drivers is proved by the high testing repeatability during the tube calibration mode. Tube eccentricity and orientation of the tube in the probe can be neglected because the distance of the testing probe and the outer tube surface is almost constant along the circumference. Start-up of the complete lines can be carried out within 4 weeks. A control interface to Host computer systems is available for production reports and line status reports. The lines are completed by bypass repair sections with manual grinding and final inspection. Reika GmbH & Co KG – Germany

Reika, Germany, has announced the start- up of its turnkey NDT systems at one of Europe’s largest producers of seamless steel tubes. The lines are directly linked to straightening lines with a large buffer area and inlet conveyor systems. The testing lines are equipped with electromagnetic and ultrasonic testing systems. Typical testing brands are Geit and Foerster but other brands can also be integrated into existing standard interfaces.

According to the demand of the tube mill the adequate electronic devices can be chosen and integrated in the workflow. Before testing, the tubes are internally extracted from loose scale after straightening and from chips, which remain after cutting. The tubes are transported individually with high-speed into the multi-testing NDT-section. The lines only run at up to 5m/s throughput rate for eddy current testing. The testing mode can be selected

for continuous end-to-end testing in case of ultrasonic testing, which minimizes the length of the untested ends. A rotary wet brushing device can be installed in front of the NDT-bench. Two planetary driven steel brushes rotate around the axially transported tube, cleaning the surface from loose scale and dirt. Due to this initial cleaning process, any pollution into the UT-water circuit can be

 Turnkey NDT systems can be directly linked to straightening lines

Fax : +49 2331 969036 Email : info@reika.de Website : www.reika.de

IMS Measuring Systems are designed for online, non-contact Operation in the Measurements of:

Competence in Tube Measurement

• Single Wall • Mean Wall • Eccentricity • Length • Tube Inside Shape • Diameter • Ovality • Thick Ends

Visit us at the

International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair in Russia, 12–15 May 2009 ZAO Expocentr Exhibition Centre in Krasnaya Presnya, Moscow Hall 5–7, Booth A09

IMS Messsysteme GmbH

Dieselstraße 55 • D-42579 Heiligenhaus •

+ 49 (0) 2056 975-0 • Fax: + 49 (0) 2056 975-140 E-mail: info@ims-gmbh.de • Internet: www.i ms-gmbh.de

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