TPT March 2007

I nspection, M easuring, T esting & M arking

Scan’s Pipe Inspection Technologies (PITCO) Division manufactures inspection equipment for plant operations as well as mobile units for field inspections. PITCO also re-manufactures, repairs and supplies spares and operation of NDT inspection equipment. PITCO’s speciality is digital electromagnet inspection (EMI) equipment designed to operate at high speeds for mill production runs. From its Houston, Texas facility PITCO sells new and used equipment and components. The company also has the ability to work with ultrasonic inspection (UT) manufacturers to help customers design their complete inspection requirements. The company’s proprietary inspection equipment is highly advanced. During the inspection process, the signal created by magnetic flux leakage is digitized at the source of contact with the sensor. This response is quickly processed and analyzed for potential flaws by PITCO’s Digi-Tech software and presented in user-friendly computer screen format and reports.

Furnace surveying system meets new AMS 2750D spec

To ensure compliance with the new requirements of the AMS 2750 specification, Datapaq has carried out a comprehensive review of their thermocouples, data loggers and analysis software. The company’s thermocouples and loggers already exceed the accuracy requirements, but changes to the calibration were necessary and all equipment is now supplied with a certificate that satisfies AMS 2750D requirements. Datapaq has updated its Furnace Insight Survey analysis software to comply with the new revision, with inclusion of extra features for ease-of-use. These features include user alert supervision of the Temperature Uniformity Survey (TUS), and data inclusion and calculation of all thermocouple and logger correction factors. The TUS report can be automatically configured to include all the requirements of AMS 2750D. Additional software features include automatic calculation of furnace class from raw survey data, instant thermocouple

mapping of the hottest and coldest spots, and fast input of correction factors using the TUS Wizard. Many heat treatment plants, large and small, are already using Datapaq systems to monitor surveys from within the furnace saving unnecessary downtime and reducing costs.

Datapaq Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1223 423306

Email : sales@datapaq.co.uk Website : www.datapaq.com

Pipe mill inspection equipment in significant demand Pipe inspection equipment of all technology and sources is in great demand as the international markets continue to push pipe mills to their manufacturing capacity. Scan Systems, USA, manufactures a wide range of inspection equipment, spares, and supplies, with a number of operational divisions.

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