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Visit MAC at FABTECH 2025 – Booth #D42518

Magnetic Analysis Corp. (MAC) will be exhibiting at FABTECH 2025, taking place September 9–12 in Chicago, IL. Visit us at Booth #D42518 to explore our range of nondestructive testing systems for tube, pipe, bar, wire, and parts....

Quality Control in the Wire Industry

Quality control is the backbone of the wire industry, where precision and reliability are non-negotiable. Defects like butt welds in insulated conductor cables can jeopardize the integrity of a product, leading to costly returns and damage to a manufacturer’s reputation. Magnetic Analysis Corporation (MAC®), a pioneer in nondestructive testing solutions, is helping wire mills tackle these challenges through its Minimac® digital eddy current test equipment.

Expert Insights on Wire Testing

Troy Libby is a Senior Application Engineer in a design group at Magnetic Analysis Corporation. He has over 25 years experience in eddy current technology including designing inspection instruments, test coils and probes. Working closely with customers to meet their specifications, he has designed custom coils and probes to work with a range of critical applications.

Detecting Welds with MAC - Tubes, Pipes and Wire

Weld defects are present in the manufacturing of tubes, pipes, and wires. They can compromise structural integrity, lead to costly failures and harm a producers’ quality reputation. Testing for the detection of these welds is paramount in the production process. Manufacturers know this. The only true question that should be asked is how? Magnetic Analysis Corp has been helping mills answer this question for 95+ years, designing solutions that detect a wide range of discontinuities and ensure compliance with rigorous industry standards. The below information dives into the various solutions MAC® offers for weld detection that can be implemented in your mill.

Custom Solution for Testing Large Diameter Tube

The customer, a tube manufacturer in India, faced difficulties when it came to performing electromagnetic testing on larger tubes, with diameters ranging from 180 mm to 250 mm. Their previous testing system, which was based on eddy current testing (ECT) with an encircling coil, was effective for tubes with diameters up to 180 mm. However, the sensitivity of the system, which is inversely proportional to the tube diameter, significantly decreased when testing larger tubes. The customer needed a solution that would maintain the same level of defect detection sensitivity while accommodating the increased tube diameter. This posed a challenge for achieving the required test defect size, through drilled holes (TDH), consistency and defect sensitivity with heavier wall thicknesses.

MAC TO EXHIBIT AT INTERWIRE 2025

Visitors to Magnetic Analysis Corp.’s Booth #553 at Interwire 2025 May 12 - 15 in Atlanta, GA, will be able to see the Rotomac® 25mm RM, Minimac® II and Quality Grading Software in action via live demonstrations at the booth.    

TAKING ULTRASONIC PIPE INSPECTION TO A NEW LEVEL WITH THE ECHOMAC® 500MM TESTER

Responding to the expanding supply of natural gas and oil which has spurred a need for larger diameter tube and pipe, Magnetic Analysis Corp. (MAC) has supplied its largest ever model Ultrasonic Rotary tester to a major Russian pipe producer. Part of MAC’s line of Echomac® nondestructive Ultrasonic testers, this model can inspect tube and pipe up to 500mm (19.6”) diameter.

Aerospace

A test system supplied to a producer of titanium tubes for nuclear applications incorporates MAC’s (Magnetic Analysis Corp.) Echomac® FD-6A ultrasonic instrumentation with a TacTic® ultrasonic transducer immersion tank

New UT Phased Array Upgrade Program for ROWA & BIS Users

Magnetic Analysis Corp., Sensor Networks, Inc. and Zetec, three NDT leaders, have joined forces to offer the ZMS program, a single alternative for bar and tube producers needing to service and upgrade their phased array systems such as ROWA and BIS for detecting flaw/wall thickness/geometry and lamination.

When It’s Not a Capital Idea, When Leasing Pays Off

A regional environmental analytical laboratory was bidding on a significant piece of new business. The laboratory already had three gas chromatograph systems; however, this job would require a fourth. The director had used the annual capital budget on equipment to upgrade the laboratory’s high-technology equipment to maintain a competitive edge in its markets.

The Origins of Practical EM Testing & the Historical Contributions of MAC to NDT

Magnetic Analysis Corporation, most commonly referred to as MAC, is a major worldwide source of NDT equipment including eddy current, flux leakage, and ultrasonic inspection systems. Since its beginnings to present day, MAC has been the first to market with various types of groundbreaking NDT equipment.

A Look at NDT Testing

Non-destructive testing or NDT has become the go-to quality assurance management tool for the examination of materials and components. Perhaps the best feature about this form of testing is that it allows materials to be examined without changing or destroying their usefulness.

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