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Ultrasonic Phased-Array Solutions

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March 12, 2008

Nondestructive Testing

INDUSTRIES: Aerospace, Nuclear energy, Power generation, Oil, Chemicals  transportation, Defense, Automotive, Civil engineering, OEM integration, etc.

 

MATERIALS: Metals (e.g., Aluminum, Titanium, Steel, Stainless Steel, Inconel, Rhenium, etc.), Composites (CFRP, Glass fiber composites, GLARE, etc.), Concretes, Wood, Plastics.

 

APPLICATIONS: Fastener-hole inspection, Weld inspection, Spar inspection, Tank inspection, Tubes, Pipes, Plates, Sheets, Bridge, Wall-coatings, Wall-reinforcements, etc.

 

DIAGNOSIS: 3D Imaging, Real-time imaging, Structural health assessment, Quality control, Maintenance, Production, etc.

 

METHODS: Manual inspection, Automated inspection, Semi-automated scanning systems, Large-scale fully integrated solutions, Robot-controlled inspections, Contact, Immersion, Water jet, Soft coupling, Conventional probes, phased-array techniques, Customized probes design, Linear arrays, Matrix arrays, 2D arrays, Sectorial arrays, Ring arrays, Pulse-echo, Customized transmission-reception techniques, Tandem, Pitch-catch, Through-transmission, TOFD, etc.

 

DEFECTS: Cracks, Lack of fusion, Corrosion, Thickness loss, etc.

 

CIVA SOFTWARE: Simulation, Beam prediction, Wave-defect interactions, Quantitative predictions, NDT-procedure optimization, Probe design, Probe optimization, Inspection visualization. Ultrasonic, Eddy-current and X-ray techniques.

 

USERS (non-exhaustive authorized list): AIRBUS, AMDATA, ATK, CEA, CITY COLLEGE NEW-YORK, DASSAULT AVIATION, DMV-MANNESMANN, EADS, IMASONIC, FRENCH AIR FORCE, METALSCAN, TECNATOM, VOUGHT, etc.

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