TPT March 2019

I NSPE C T I ON & T E S T I NG

PAUT and TFM inspection speeded up with latest M2M Capture release

and the software developers work continuously to target new application cases, improve usability and make the setup creation and analysis faster.” Capture is one of the key successes of the PAUT flaw detectors Gekko and Mantis. Capture offers field operators a smart interface allowing easy use of standard (PE, TOFD, PA) and advanced techniques such as TFM. TFM is a highly advanced PAUT technique, that allows better flaw detection as well as easier defect characterisation.  Eddyfi Technologies maximises the potential of multiple advanced NDT inspection technologies.

EDDYFI Technologies has announced the latest release of M2M Capture. Natively embedded on both M2M Gekko and M2M Mantis PAUT flaw detectors, Capture v2.3 offers new advanced features and dedicated tools to improve the user experience and speed up NDT inspection. Released twice a year, Capture software is a platform combining state-of-the art technologies and an intuitive interface to answer new market challenges. On this latest upgrade, M2M introduces significant improvements required by customers. New applicative setups and tools now facilitate corrosion mapping and composite inspection, and a complete set of analysis tools for TOFD inspections is available. Capture v2.3 offers possibilities with the new fast Total Focusing Method mode, now 3.5 times faster while maintaining maximum resolution; or with the new calibration wizards for curved wedges (AOD/COD) for long seam inspection. “This new v2.3 version maintains innovation at a top level,” said Grégoire Benoist, portable line product manager. “The R&D team dedicated to Capture

It focuses on offering high- performance NDT solutions for the inspection of critical components and assets through its complementary brands and product lines: Eddyfi, Silverwing, Teletest, TSC and M2M. Eddyfi Technologies serves customers in more than 80 countries in industries such as power generation, oil and gas, aerospace and manufacturing. The group employs more than 320 people and has nine centres of excellence and sales offices worldwide, all staffed by NDT experts.

Eddyfi Technologies – France Website: www.m2m-ndt.com

Testing lines and quality control equipment for individual demands

geometries together with drawing grooves, directly in the drawing process. The system is based on a measuring technology that has already been tried and tested in practice and that is designed for use in drawing processes by means of special features. This results in process reliability and assured tube quality. The measuring system is also equipped with user- friendly visualisation and Industry 4.0 connection.

conjunction with appropriate monitoring systems, the processes become more transparent, the traceability of the product is simplified and documenting options are created for the final customers. The connection to Industry 4.0 features results in complete packages that will also meet future requirements. Inaddition toBültmann’sNDTsystems, geometry and tolerance measurements within Bültmann peeling machines and straightness measuring behind Bültmann straightening machines, a further measuring system for Bültmann drawing machines is available. This makes it possible to optically control and recognise the tube-end

CONSTANTLY growing product require- ments, combined with increasing qual- ity demands, are big challenges. This makes it all the more important to test, measure and monitor products – in this case tubes, bars and profiles made of a wide variety of materials – directly after processing. In this way, no symptoms are cured, but the causes are tackled directly. For this purpose, Bültmann has developed specially tailored measuring and control systems that are used directly in the individual production processes of drawing, straightening or peeling. This reduces the amount of deficient products, stabilises processes and restricts personnel deployment. In

Bültmann GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 2394 18171 Email: info@bueltmann.com Website: www.bueltmann.com

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