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solutions for weld seam inspection. Designed for inline and offline
applications, Tuboscope’s WeldSonic C, Truscope® and ERW
Amalog systems provide flexibility for the customer to select the
right technique to meet relevant specifications.
Designed to be installed inline after the welder, or offline after
heat treatment and hydro-testing, the WeldSonic C enables multi-
channel ultrasonic (UT) inspection of the weld seam and HAZ
(heat-affected zone). For complete full-body ultrasonic inspection
applications, the Truscope system provides fast and accurate
flaw detection and
wall thickness meas-
urement for both
statistical control
and conformance to
industry specifications.
The company also
offers the ERW
Amalog system for full-
body electromagnetic
induction (EMI) inspec-
tion, with longitudinal
defect detection of
both the weld seam
and the pipe or tube
body.
All three systems, the WeldSonic C, Truscope and ERW Amalog,
incorporate Tuboscope’s latest developments in digital signal
processing, graphical presentation and connectivity to the user’s
host computer system
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US Steel Košice sro, a subsidiary of USS Corporation, is one of
the largest producers of flat rolled products in central Europe with
an annual production capability of 4.7 million tons. The company
produces a wide assortment of hot rolled, cold rolled and coated
sheets designated for different industries.
In addition to flat rolled products, the company also produces
spiral-welded pipes on its advanced pipe mill. The pipes are made
from the company’s structural and micro-alloyed hot rolled sheets.
The dimensional
range varies in
diameters from
406mm to 1,420mm,
wall thickness from
5mm to 14.2mm and
length from 8 to 18m.
The company has
been producing
spiral-welded pipes
since 1960. In the
past, the pipes have
been used for the
 Truscope provides complete full-body
ultrasonic inspection
 US Steel Košice manufactures spiral-welded
pipes from 406mm to 1,420mm
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