ISONIC 2001

Smallest Size and Lightest Weight Ultrasonic Testing and Imaging Unit in the World Airborne Ultrasound Monitoring of the Position and Orientation of the Manually Manipulated Ultrasonic Probe
  • Scanning Area Covered in One Shot – 20x20 through 300x300 cm (8x8 through 120x120 in)
  • Minimal Scan Index – 0.25 mm (0.01 in)
  • Minimal Resolved Probe Swiveling Angle – 0.5°
  • Ambient Noise Immunity – 60 dB
  • Wind Immunity
  • Compact and Light Weight
  • Simplest setup
  • Wide Temperature Range
  • Airborne Ultrasound Velocity Temperature Correction
Principles of Airborne Ultrasound Location:
signals of the emitter 1 of airborne ultrasound fitted onto the top of the probe are captured by the receivers 2, which may be placed either on the object under test 3 or close to the object under test 3



Application Examples

Inspection of the Circumferential Butt Weld:
1 and 2 – scanning areas and scanning plan from both sides of the weld 3 (black color represents already scanned segments); D1 and D2 – defects images: 3a – top view, 3b – unfolded side view, 3c – real shape side view; 4 – current probe position; 5 – coupling indicator; 6 – current A-Scan; 7 – color scale (palette) representing the echo-amplitude grades


Corrosion Mapping on the Pipe:
1 – scanning area (black color represents already scanned segments); 2 – current probe position; 3 – corrosion map (top view); 3a – unfolded side view of the object under test; 3b – real shape side view of the object under test; 4 – current A-Scan; 5 – current value of the wall thickness (under the probe); 6 – color scale (palette) representing the thickness grades; 7 – coupling indicator


Inspection of the annular plate:
1 – annular plate; 2 – shell; 3 – special long range guided wave inspection probe manipulated over the outer lip of the annular plate; 3a – marker reflecting current position and swiveling angle of the probe 3; 4 – pitting / corrosion map of the annular plate; 5 – typical image of the defect; 6 – current A-Scan


Mapping of the metal glass lining – scanning above the metal side:
1 – current A-Scan; 2 – scanning surface; 3 – mirrored photo of the glass lining side with the natural and artificial flaws; 4 – glass lining map - S(ω)-scan - obtained through the frequency domain signal processing; 5 – color scale (palette) representing the glass lining grades


Inspection and mapping of the composite lug:
1 – object under test; 2 – current probe position; 3 – current A-Scan; 4 – images of the delaminations near the bushing hole; 5 – color scale (palette) representing both the echo-amplitude and defect's depth grades
 


Express imaging of the separate sections (B-Scan)

Note: clicking on the pictures below will start the demo movie for the corresponding B-Scan. Windows Media 9 Codec is required in order to view the movies.

B-Scan representing the thickness profile


B-scan with recording of all echoes in the gate and color-grading of their amplitudes


RF B-Scan with capturing and storing of all A-Scans (TOFD Map)


B-Scan with angle correction and capturing and storing of all A-Scans


B-Scan with angle and skip distance correction and capturing and storing of all A-Scans

SCANNING
  • Encoder free B-Scan (time based)
  • True-to-scale B-Scan - use of the simplest one-axis incremental encoder
  • Automatic determining of the minimal thickness
  • Practically unlimited storage capacity
POSTPROCESSING
  • Measuring of the defects coordinates and sizing of the defects
  • Recovery of the single shot and dynamically changing A-Scans
  • Amplitude filtering and amplitude-based rejection
  • Localizing of the defect's tips
  • Inspection report – all types of printers