TPT July 2008

solutions for weld seam inspection. Designed for inline and offline applications, Tuboscope’s WeldSonic C, Truscope ® and ERW Amalog systems provide flexibility for the customer to select the right technique to meet relevant specifications. Designed to be installed inline after the welder, or offline after heat treatment and hydro-testing, the WeldSonic C enables multi- channel ultrasonic (UT) inspection of the weld seam and HAZ (heat-affected zone). For complete full-body ultrasonic inspection applications, the Truscope system provides fast and accurate

flaw detection and wall thickness meas- urement for both statistical control and conformance to industry specifications. The company also offers the ERW Amalog system for full- body electromagnetic induction (EMI) inspec- tion, with longitudinal defect detection of both the weld seam and the pipe or tube body.

 Truscope provides complete full-body ultrasonic inspection

All three systems, the WeldSonic C, Truscope and ERW Amalog, incorporate Tuboscope’s latest developments in digital signal processing, graphical presentation and connectivity to the user’s host computer system Website : www.varco.com

US Steel Košice sro, a subsidiary of USS Corporation, is one of the largest producers of flat rolled products in central Europe with an annual production capability of 4.7 million tons. The company produces a wide assortment of hot rolled, cold rolled and coated sheets designated for different industries. In addition to flat rolled products, the company also produces spiral-welded pipes on its advanced pipe mill. The pipes are made from the company’s structural and micro-alloyed hot rolled sheets. The dimensional range varies in diameters from  US Steel Košice manufactures spiral-welded pipes from 406mm to 1,420mm

406mm to 1,420mm, wall thickness from 5mm to 14.2mm and length from 8 to 18m. The company has been producing spiral-welded pipes since 1960. In the past, the pipes have been used for the



69

www.read-tpt.com

J uly 2008

›