TPT March 2007

I nspection, M easuring, T esting & M arking

Inline spot weld testing systems

Part of the Sonatest NDE Group, Atlantis NDE is the independent manufacturer of ultrasonic flaw detectors, x-ray equipment, scanning systems, thickness gauges, transducers and NDT accessories. The company produces the Cyclops automatic inline system for the inspection, evaluation and monitoring of spot welds via ultrasound, using artificial vision for position control. The system is adaptable for any industry where inline spot weld testing is required.

Cyclops provides traceability, consistency and repeatability of ultrasonic tests, and a wider scope for quality control due to faster inspection processes which allow a larger number of spot welds to be tested. The typical inspection time of a spot weld, including positioning, varies from 3 to 6 seconds. Weld process monitoring is another advantage, as it allows real time data output at critical points throughout the line for statistics and control. The system also

› A Cyclops installation at work in a Ford factory

wider scope of sheet thicknesses and weld diameters than can be inspected using a traditional bubble probe. The application software automatically evaluates the ultrasonic signal and visual input, then classifies the weld, adds the result to the database and updates the history records and statistics. Single or multichannel boards allow independent operation of up to four units.

eliminates the need for offline testing, removing the costs of manual inspection, reducing line stoppages, and cutting down wastage by faster identification of errors. The Cyclops system features a specialised, high-resolution ultrasonic probe with a dry contact solid interchangeable rubber delay, developed to give the best performance for spot weld inspection. It allows a dry contact test for a

fi The Cyclops system for the inspection, evaluation and monitoring of spot welds

Atlantis NDE – Spain Fax : +34 91 710 99 84 Website : www.atlantisnde.com

Weigh-Measure-Stencil System (WMS System) InfoSight WMS systems are usually custom-designed to fit the user’s pipe flow geometry and passline height. In-line Systems, Lateral Transfer Systems, and “Hybrid” systems (Hybrids use a combination of both In-Line and Lateral Transfer subsystems),

are possible. In-line Systems are designed to fit into an in-line pipe conveyor. Lateral transfer systems include pipe handling and are designed to receive a pipe at a “pickup” station, and then process the pipe laterally through length, weight, colorband, stamp, and stencil operations, and then discharge the pipe to a “drop-off” station.

Weigh-Measure-Stencil System

F E A T U R E S

• Fully integrated weighing, measuring, and marking system • The WMS System typically performs:

- Weight Measurement - Length Measurement - Pipe-by-Pipe Production Report printout, with time, length, weight, and message data record - Colorbanding (optional)

- Stenciling, dot matrix - Tally Report printout totalizes length and weight, for both GOOD pipe and REJECT pipe - Stamping, dot matrix (optional)

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