ECHOMAC^® FULL BODY TESTER

Features:

• Handles material size changes with just one knob to adjust the roll separation, using the convenient diameter scale.
• Detects longitudinal and transverse defects, wall thickness and lamination to the 5% and 10% level in tube. Also detects inclusions in bar.
• Tests materials with ovality, and ones that are not as straight as is usually required by other test systems.
• Can be seamlessly installed into an existing production line, whether new or an upgrade of an older unit.
• Eliminates the need to adjust transducers for different tube or bar diameters.
• Ensures that sound entry point and incident angles remain constant for any material size.
• Can be configured for 5-direction capability.
• Uses multiple UT element arrays and/or discrete elements, depending on test specifications.
• Includes premium grade precision conveyor, designed from the perspective of nondestructive testing (NDT) for spinning tube or bar applications.

At the heart of the Echomac^® Full Body Tester for Ultrasonic (UT) Testing of Spinning Tube and Bar is the unique Adaptive Pitch Control (APC) transducer carrier and the precision design “Spin-The-Tube/Bar” conveyor.

With the use of a simple dial-in pitch controller, the operator can set a precise angle of helical pitch for the conveyor’s rotation of the tube/bar. The conveyor spins the material longitudinally past the ultrasonic transducers at the correct pitch, and the APC follower rolls automatically adapt to this angle.

• Versatile Ultrasonic Inspection system can be applied to tube, pipe and bar-stock applications.
• Precision conveyor with powered roller heads automatically calculates and maintains helical pitch of inspection.
• Multi-channel Test Head Assembly with easy one-knob adjustment for different diameters.
• Tolerates materials with lack of straightness.
• Material diameters between 50mm and 355mm (2”-14”) without changing bushings or glands.
• Uses familiar Echomac^® FD electronics.