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All-in-One Nondestructive Inspection
Solution for ERW Tubes
Olympus offers a phased array solution for full-body inspection of ERW pipes that includes an independent weld seam and
heat-affected zone (HAZ) inspection feature.
Fully compliant with the latest API requirements for P110 and Q125 grades
Full-body inspection provides
high resolution WT mapping
of the pipe to identify the weld
position from an absolute
reference and the weld
deviation over the complete
pipe length.
WT mapping data is used to
automatically position the weld
seam prior to the inspection
and automatically adjust
the phased array probes to
compensate for weld deviation
during the inspection.
Optimized weld seam
inspection can detect up to
1/32 in. through drilled holes
created by large phased array
curved probes, covering a
wide sector with homogeneous
amplitude.
EOT BODY HAZ
WT mapping view can also
be used to automatically
discriminate between
specific pipe zones to apply
independent criteria and reject
different-sized defects in each
zone.
Weld and HAZ