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Dual element thickness gauge transducers
DESIGNED for use with the Olympus
27MG, 45MG and 38DL Plus® thickness
gauges, the new D7912 and D7913
10 MHz dual element transducers
meet the European EN15317 centre
frequency standard for thickness gauge
transducers.
The 10 MHz transducers offer
inspection performance for small
diameter and thin material thickness
measurement for corrosion thickness
applications.
For added flexibility, the D7912
transducer has a straight integral cable
and the D7913 has a right-angle integral
cable.
Both the straight and right-angle
probes are easier and more comfortable
to hold, helping relieve strain on a user’s
hand.
For greater wear resistance and a
longer use life, both 10 MHz transducers
are designed with a new stainless steel
case.
The transducers have a small 7.5mm
(0.295") diameter tip and can be used
on materials as hot as 51°C (125°F).
The D7912 and D7913 transducers,
along with the recently released D7910,
are part of a new generation of Olympus
ultrasonic transducers designed to be
flexible, ergonomic and rugged.
The D7912 and D7913 are not
compatible with legacy thickness
gauges such as the 37DL Plus, MG2
series and 26MG.
Olympus Corporation operates in
industrial, medical and consumer mar-
kets, specialising in optics, electronics
and precision engineering.
The company manufactures test and
measurement solutions that are used
in industrial and research applications
ranging from aerospace, power genera-
tion, petrochemical, civil infrastruc-
ture and automotive to consumer
products.
Olympus Corp – USA
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AlphaGage+ joins range of gauges
AS part of its extended thickness gauge
product range, Sonatest has introduced
the complete AlphaGage+ series.
For inspectors, maintenance
operators and quality engineers looking
to measure thickness for applications
in multiple industries, the AlphaGage+
offers all the functionalities of a
performance ultrasonic thickness gauge
to measure different materials, including
true thickness under coating, data
logger (B-Scan) for corrosion mapping,
live waveform (A-Scan) and oxide scale
for boiler tubes.
Upgradable in the field, the
AlphaGage+ is also a flexible solution
as it can be ‘fully loaded’ from the start
or upgraded later by easily activating its
software options when required.
Packaged in an ergonomic and
rugged handheld enclosure, the
AlphaGage+ can precisely measure the
remaining wall thickness of structures
subject to corrosion, such as metal pipe
works, pressure vessels, structural parts
or storage tanks. The corrosion version
of AlphaGage+ is a tool for ageing asset
management and to solve or prevent
production issues in the oil and gas or
petrochemicals industries, for example.
In precision mode, the AlphaGage+
achieves higher accuracy performance
than standard corrosion gauges to meet
very strict quality control requirements,
such as those in the aerospace and
automotive industries.
It is a key asset instrument to address
specific manufactur-
ing thickness con-
trol and applications
for steel, aluminium,
glass, ceramic, rub-
ber or plastic parts.
The AlphaGage+
can be delivered with
both corrosion and
precision modes in
one instrument. This
makes AlphaGage+
an attractive choice
for demanding ser-
vice companies
that invest time and
money to train their
technicians on one instrument that is
fully capable to efficiently measure the
thickness of any kind of engineering
works on the market into one simple
workflow.
Sonatest Ltd – UK
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The D7913 probe has a right-angle integral cable D7912 10 MHz dual element transducer
The corrosion version of AlphaGage+ is suitable for
management teams responsible for ageing assets