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Effective ultrasonic phased
array testing with Phasor XS
The new ultrasonic flaw detector from
GE Inspection Technologies, branded
the Phasor XS, provides phased array
flaw-imaging capability and easy-to-use,
portable inspection. Designed to reduce
inspection times and improve detection
probability, the Phasor XS is suited to
applications including aerospace, oil and
gas, and automotive.
When used in phased array mode, the
instrument offers up to 64 individual
channels. This means the operator can
electronically multiplex a multi-element
probe for precise control over the angle of
inspection, the amplitude and the depth of
focus of each individual ultrasonic beam.
The inspection image is presented as
a full colour, sector B-scan on the unit’s
high resolution TFT screen, providing
comprehensive data in real time. All A-
scans can be selected for separate display
or for simultaneous display with the sector
image to allow instant and reliable sizing.
Sector images and A-scans can be stored
on a removable SD card for off-line data
analysis and management.
Suitable detector probes include dialog
probes, containing probe identification
data is be transmitted back to the
instrument. This increases inspection
reliability, minimises set-up errors and
assists in probe operation calculations.
In conventional mode, the Phasor XS can
use standard ultrasonic probes to carry out
conventional inspection, including corrosion
and thickness measurement.
GE Inspection Technologies – UK
Fax: +44 1727 795400
Email:
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TubeInspect, from Accurex, is a fully
automated 3D measuring system that can
measure a bent tube in a few seconds
without any fixtures or tools. The tube is
placed in a large light box where sixteen
permanently mounted high resolution
cameras accurately measure the tube’s
geometry.
Tubes with diameters ranging from 4-
200mm with bends between 1º and 180º
can be measured. Tube measurements
are compared to CAD data or to a master
tube. TubeInspect has the capability of
measuring tubes with connected bends
even when they are not separated by a
straight section.
Optional software modules allow the
measurement of flexible parts including
soft hoses, molded hoses and hoses with
fixtures or mounting attachments.
TubeInspect provides online corrections
for bending machines. When adjustments
to the process need to be undertaken,
corrections are directly transmitted to the
bending machine.
TubeInspect is suitable for all types of
industrial tube manufacturing from highly
flexible thin brake lines and aerospace
tubing, to large exhaust pipes for heavy
trucks as well as tubes designed to carry
hydraulic and cooling liquids or fuel.
Accurex Measurement Inc – USA
Fax: +1 856 251 3141
Email:
Website:
› The Phasor XS ultrasonic flaw detector
Fully automated 3D measuring system
› TubeInspect uses sixteen high resolution
cameras for 3D measuring