The advantage of
the ultrasonic testing systems Sonatest
offers is the flexibility and individual
nature of bespoke design, providing
customers with an exact match for their
requirements and creating a tailor made
automated solution to inspection needs.
Some users of manual methods of ultrasonic
testing may find they are less reliable
than automatic inspections, a lack of
permanent automatic records affects
quality control and higher levels of
skill and continuous attention required
of the operator can lead to mistakes
in inspection. Sonatest can address
all these issues with their range of
ultrasonic testing equipment.
Electronics
System electronics
includes step motors, integrated emergency
stops, system’s safety elements and
a 19” stand rack or a desktop box including
a PC, a high speed A/D conversion card
and the motor driver board (for up to
4, 6 or 8 axes). Overall design guarantees
compliance with applicable safety UE
standards and gives the best system
performance avoiding induced electronic
noise.
Mechanics
The extruded aluminium
structure of the system is designed
for stiffness and high movement precision
and accuracy within the whole
range
of scanning speeds. The basic mechanical
concept applies for a wide range of
lengths (1 to 15 m) and widths (0.3
to 3 m) and allows easy upgrading of
the system at any time (dimensions and
number of axes). The standard system
has three motor controlled linear axes
(X, Y and Z, either belt or ball screw
driven), and other manual or motor controlled,
angular, or external axis can be installed.gn
guarantees compliance with applicable
safety UE standards and gives the best
system performance avoiding induced
electronic noise.
Software -
Visual Scan
Sonatest VisualScan
is a complete, dedicated, software package
under MS Windows® for ultrasonic inspection
systems. The software comprises user
friendly interface modules for motion
programming and control, data acquisition
in all operation modes, signal presentation
in single or multiple window frames,
and evaluation (system or remote PC).
A,
B and C-scan (amplitude/TOF) presentations
can be available with data recording
and reporting functionality, and a complete
set of evaluation tools are included
(adjustable colour scales, zoom, histograms,
area measurement, etc.). With the specific
data acquisition algorithms, system
performance is optimized in terms of
resolution and scanning speed.
Ultrasonic's
Systems include the
outstanding Socomate PCMUX and USPC
board series for all operation modes
(single or double through transmission,
and pulse-
echo),
and single or multichannel applications.
The boards allow high speed inspections
with the best ultrasonic performance
and over 90 dB of dynamic range in transmission
tests. Sonatest DFDs can be also readily
used when flexibility and standard performance
is an issue (training, etc.)
