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Inspection, Measuring, Testing & Marking
May 2009
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
Fax: +49 2331 969036
Email:
Website:
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
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.
Competence in
Tube Measurement
IMS Messsysteme GmbH
Dieselstraße 55 • D-42579 Heiligenhaus • + 49 (0) 2056 975-0 • Fax: + 49 (0) 2056 975-140
E-mail: • Internet: www.ims-gmbh.de
IMS Measuring Systems
are designed for online,
non-contact Operation
in the Measurements of:
• Single Wall
• Mean Wall
• Eccentricity
• Length
• Tube Inside
Shape
• Diameter
• Ovality
• Thick Ends
Visit us at theInternational Tube and Pipe Trade Fair
in Russia, 12–15 May 2009
ZAO Expocentr Exhibition Centre
in Krasnaya Presnya, Moscow
Hall 5–7, Booth A09
High-speed turnkey testing lines
 Turnkey NDT systems can be directly linked to straightening lines