Applications:

Weld Inspection in the Power Generation and Petrochemical Industries

Intuitive tools facilitate analysis and the use of color on the ultra-bright, 7 inch screen allows significant display benefits during weld inspection:

• Monitor gates and curves are displayed in various colors
• Messages and alarms are displayed in red
• A-scans can be displayed in different colors to assist comparison
• Color display of all parameters involved in flaw location, including sound path, surface distance, depth position and leg number
• Patented color coded display of legs for angle beam inspection

Precise Thickness Measurement in the Automobile Industry

The Krautkramer USM 36 provides precise thickness measurement, as the sound path differences are measured very accurately at the peaks of an echo sequence.

Corrosion Measurement in the Power Generation and Petrochemical Industries

Corrosion measurement can be carried out using dual element probes, where the screen displays both the thickness measurement and the A-scan, ensuring maximum reliability. A minimum capture mode provides the thinnest measured reading at the end of a continuous scan. An auto-freeze function, which minimizes the probe’s surface contact time, is used for measuring structures and components with hot surfaces.

Inspection of Forgings

The instrument’s Phantom Echo Detection technology is used in the inspection of fine grained and long work pieces to ensure accurate detection of flaws but not Ghost Echoes.

Inspection of Special Materials

The powerful square wave pulsar which is an available option for the Krautkramer USM 36 provides excellent penetration of difficult materials, such as those sometimes used in the aerospace and automobile industries.