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The NEW USB ANDSCAN®
R-Theta Scanning Arm
QinetiQ/NDTS,
leading providers of advanced NDT Solutions, announces the
re-launch of the ANDSCAN® product family. The
R-Theta scanning arm set the standard for portable scanning,
coupling high precision with flexible configuration.
Comprehensively re-engineered, the new ANDSCAN® now
offers USB connectivity, precision position encoding, and
on-board data capture. Connected to a standard laptop PC
via a single USB connection; ANDSCAN® Core's
NDE data visualization software transforms your existing flaw
detector into a rapid large area C-scan device. |
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Inspection
Modalities
ANDSCAN® is compatible with most ultrasonic, eddy
current and low frequency vibration instruments with an analogue
data output port. Digitization via a dedicated USB
interface minimizes connections and cabling, which makes the
equipment compatible with most laptops or PC's.
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Ultrasonic
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Low-frequency
vibration / bond testing
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Eddy
current inspection
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Key Uses |
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Aerospace
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ANDSCAN is
widely used in civil and military aerospace for scanning areas
of composite and metallic structures using conventional
ultrasonic, eddy-current and acoustic flaw detectors.
Whilst the Large-Area Grid capability allows coverage of large
structures such as wings, the high resolution makes
characterization and sizing of defects highly accurate.
Software tools provide the semi-automated measurement of a range
of defect parameters. |
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Motor Sports
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Acoustic,
or low-frequency vibration methods are commonly used alongside
ultrasound to detect and characterize defects in
high-performance composite sandwich structures. More than
six of the top Formula One racing teams own ANDSCAN
systems for regular inspection of such structures. |
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Offshore, Oil & Gas
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Large
areas of the external surface of pipes are regularly scanned to
map the wall thickness, both to detect gross thinning and also
to determine the remaining life of the pipe. Cylindrical
curvature correction allows the unwrapping of the pipe surface
onto the display, whilst the Large - Area Grid software
can automatically switch scans to provide an overall image. |
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Inspection
Capabilities
GE Phasec 2200, GE
Phasec 3D, GE Krautkramer USD-15S, GE Krautkramer USN 50-52, GE
KrautKramer USN 60, Nortec/Stavely NDT-19 series, Nortec 2000D,
Nortec 500, Olympus Sonic 1000, Olympus Sonic 1200S, Olympus
Epoch XT, NDT Systems NDTS90, NDT Systems BondaScope, UniWest
US-450
and many more
The instruments
below and more will work with the Andscan as long as it has an
analogue data output port to connect to the R theta arm.
Examples include:
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Nortec 2000
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USN 60
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NDT 19
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Data Collection/Analysis and
Visualization Capabilities
ANDSCAN® possesses a wide range of analytical
capabilities that can be applied to stored data after
acquisition. These post-processing features allow a
detailed analysis and comparison of different scans or of
different channels from the same scan.
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Andscan images of the first four ply interfaces showing -45°,
45°/-45°, 45°/90° and 0°/90° in the four scans. |
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This is an ultrasonic amplitude scan of the back-wall echo from
a test piece which has been analyzed using an array of defect
sizing and characterization tool including -6 dB widths and
areas, parameters and histograms. |
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Cross-sectional
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Large area inspection using the Large-Area Grid tools and
ultrasonic arrays
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Available Software
and Training
Enhanced user-friendly software now features customizable
workspaces, allowing the operator to store and recall all key
parameters for an inspection at the click of a button.
A
comprehensive and flexible training course is offered by the
developers of ANDSCAN®
and is
run twice a year in May and November.
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Benefits of the NEW
ANDSCAN® |
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For those with an
eye on expansion potential the ANDSCAN® Core system
provides the ultimate growth platform, with access to the latest
developments from QinetiQ's development team. Full
waveform capture for ultrasonic and Low Frequency Vibration
inspection, coupled with the ANDSCAN® Waveform
package, offers unrivalled analysis and visualization
capability. Innovative hardware enhancements include the
FlawInspecta phased array ultrasonic system from Diagnostic
Sonar, and QinetiQ's industry-leading TrecScan™
transient eddy
current scanning system. |
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ANDSCAN®:
unrivalled flexibility in aerospace, motorsport and
petrochemical applications.
ANDSCAN®: is a registered trademark of QinetiQ Ltd.
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