TPT March 2013

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Free testing guide app OLYMPUS NDT has introduced the Industrial Tech Guide App for Android smartphones. Available for download on Google Play, the free mobile application contains two knowledge-based sections designed for technicians performing ultrasonic flaw detection and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) inspections. used in test setup and interpretation. For the individual working with an array of metal alloys, the XRF Tech Guide includes an alloy materials guide that provides a quick and easy look-up of the chemistry specifications for common alloy grades using trade names or alloy families. With these specifications in hand, many individuals such as XRF and PMI inspectors, scrap sorters, material handlers, NDT contractors and QA/QC managers can become more productive in the field.

The easy-to-use Tech Guide App is a helpful tool for inspectors by providing fast and accurate calculations for their applications. In addition, the application contains descriptions of all Olympus industrial instruments with quick links for detailed product information or to obtain a request for quotation. For the non-destructive testing (NDT) inspector, the Ultrasonic Tech Guide lists the acoustic properties (longitudinal wave velocity, shear wave velocity and acoustic impedance) of many common materials. It also includes a calculator for common beam parameters (wavelength, nearfield length and beam diameter)

Menu screen from the new Android app

array, eddy current, eddy current array and X-ray fluorescence. The company’s product portfolio includes flaw detectors, thickness gauges, in-line systems, automated systems, industrial scanners, pulser-receivers, probes, transducers and various accessories.

The Olympus NDT Industrial Tech Guide App is also available for the iPhone, via the iTunes App Store. Olympus NDT manufactures non- destructive testing instruments that are used in industrial and research applications ranging from aerospace, power generation, petrochemical, civil infrastructure and automotive to consumer products.Testing technologies include ultrasound, ultrasound phased

Olympus NDT – USA Fax: +1 781 419 3980 Website: www.olympus-ims.com Induction equipment for tube and pipe

Stopflex Retention System is designed to arrest the tra- jectory of flexible hose, thus avoid the energy contained inside may trigger a frightening “whip effect”. As a matter of fact, thanks to the Stopflex System, the hose is secured to the plant by means of a ca- ble protecting both the operators and components. RETENTION SYSTEM FOR PRESSURE HOSEs

Ambrell offers systems over a broad power and frequency range. It has expanded its line of systems to include high power, low frequency systems. Recently, a company producing oil pipes came to Ambrell with a pipe coating curing application. Pipes ranged from 152mm to 610mm in diameter. They needed to run 1m per minute at the smaller diameter and 0.5m per minute at the larger diameter. Based on these needs, Ambrell provided free laboratory testing along with a system recommendation. The client purchased an EKOHEAT 250kW/10 kHz system with a workhead and multiple coils, and the system was successfully implemented. Another recent application involved preheating drill bits to temperature to enable the brazing of the cutter inserts into the drill bits. The client leveraged laboratory testing, and successfully raised the drill bit temperature to 600°C.

AMBRELL is a leading manufacturer of induction heating equipment. It has experience manufacturing equipment for an array of tube and pipe heating applications including tube and pipe coating curing, pre- and post-weld heating, hot pipe bending, drill pipe heat treatment and brazing inserts onto oil and gas well drill bits. Induction’s benefits include rapid heating that saves time, precise control that evenly heats tubes, a clean, non-contact process that minimises the introduction of heat into the local environment and energy efficiency.

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