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Magnetic Analysis Corporation’s new
Minimac® 55 brings high-performance
eddy current testing to a broad range of
production applications for wire and cable,
at an affordable price.
This is the first eddy current tester to offer
the robust capabilities of MAC’s Multimac®,
in a powerful, compact design.
The Minimac 55 features MAC’s proprietary
Multimac performance, in a single channel
instrument, with software controls for all
functions including phasing, filtering and
sensitivity, all while operating at speeds
over 4,000fpm.
The test results are displayed in full-colour
polar and linear mode showing real time,
true wave form signals for easy review on
a separate on-site monitor or at remote
locations.
The track screen depicts the test product’s
length, with data on the line speed, end
suppression, flaw tracking, piece count and
alarm routing.
Linear strip charts and complete test data,
as well as an unlimited number of settings,
can be stored, annotated and recalled from
a library on the internal storage device or
network.
When networked, multiple instruments
can share the same library to ensure
correct settings in multiple test lines. Setup
and monitoring can be handled through
a computer network, and reports with
customer, product information, defect
location, time, amplitude and phase, can
be stored locally or on a network server for
quick follow up and quality assurance.
The instrument is especially well suited
for dedicated, continuous production line
testing where simple setup, without the
need for constant operator adjustment, is
desirable.
Once the optimum settings have been
established, a lockout mode feature can be
set to prevent unauthorised changes.
Defects and conditions that can be readily
detected by the Minimac 55 include
finding short surface and some subsurface
defects such as laps, slivers and cracks in
bar, wire and parts.
The Minimac 55 can also check
continuity and locate welds in single and
multi-conductor insulated wire and cable,
and, using the MID model, detect magnetic
inclusions.
MAC’s broad range of encircling and sector
test coils is available for use with the
Minimac, which can also be configured for
flaw or absolute mode, depending on the
application. Coil platforms, including those
with DC saturation for testing magnetic
material are offered.
Magnetic Analysis Corporation – USA
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Affordable, high-performance testing
▲ ▲ The new Minimac® 55 from Magnetic Analysis
Corporation