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552 views Technical Discussions Dwayne Roberts Dwayne Roberts 02:28 May-21-2003 UT Equipment Reviews I would like to look at some reviews of UT equipment manufacturers for a possible purchase of UT equipment. Where does one go to get opinions and advice about which equipment works best?                  Reply  Translate  Close   Wolfgang Bisle R & D, Project leader & Group Leader InService Inspect. Airbus Deutschland GmbH, Germany, Joined Jul 2000, 35 Wolfgang Bisle R & D, Project leader & Group Leader InService Inspect. Airbus Deutschland GmbH, Germany, Joined Jul 2000 35 01:29 May-22-2003 Re: UT Equipment Reviews Don't you think the question is a little too global? What is your application is the most improtant question. Otherwise go to one of the exhibitions or invite all companies you can find in Rolf Diederichs "exhibition" - then all the experts can show you their equipment - still I guess you would not find the/your optimum. Have you had already trainig on UT and are a certified NDT-inspector? Maybe you had training on different instruments. What did fit your feelings best? Ask this manufacturer. In general: every equipment works best. Otherwise you would find on the market. Always there must be some customers which love their special equipment from a certain company and others don't like it as they buy some other equipment. Easy, isn't it? So you should specify your question a little more - otherwise you would not get any veluable answers                  Reply  Translate  Close   John O'Brien Consultant, - Chevron ETC , USA, Joined Jan 2000, 278 John O'Brien Consultant, - Chevron ETC , USA, Joined Jan 2000 278 06:28 May-22-2003 Re: UT Equipment Reviews I assume you are specifically interested in Oil industry applications. Are you looking for manual operated equipment or automated systems? Remember the biggest variable is usually the operator. Because of liability issues you are unlikely to get too many 'objective' evaluations on a public forum and you would expect all manufacturers to be very positive that their system is best. We have performed independent studies for a number of oil and gas operators with surprising results. You can do your own with a little thought. Detail your applications. What you want to achieve, resolution, data display etc. Consider logistic issues, weight, temperature, environment etc. Other issues support, training, cost. Put all your variable in questions in a spreadsheet then email to all manufacturers you can find. Then compile responses. From this select the most promising and ring or email a few non involved contacts for opinions. You will then not have the correct answer but certainly a more informed choice.                  Reply  Translate  Close   Product Spotlight IntraPhase Athena Phased Array System StandWesDyne International (AMDATA Products) The Athena Phased Array system, manufactured by WesDyne NDE Products & Technology, consists of a pha ... sed array acquisition system and PC running IntraSpect software. A PC is used to perform acquisition, analysis and storage of the data. System hardware is capable of operating up to four data sets with any combination of phased array or conventional UT probes. NOW AVAILABLE IN 64-64 CONFIGURATION. > 9 Showcases MUSE Mobile Ultrasonic Equipment StandHillger Ing. Büro The MUSE, a portable ultrasonic imaging system, was developed for in-field inspections of light-weig ... ht structures. The MUSE consists of a motor-driven manipulator, a water circulation system for the acoustic coupling and a portable ultrasonic flaw detector (USPC 3010). The MUSE provides images of internal defects (A-, B-,C- and D-scan). > 3 Videos Echomac® PA Rail Wheel Tester StandMagnetic Analysis Corporation MAC introduces two versions of Rail Wheel Testers using ECHOMAC® PA platform based on customer requ ... irements. > 4 Showcases4 Videos Aerospace Systems - Automated Ultrasonic Inspection StandUltrasonic Sciences Ltd USL are specialists in the design and manufacture of turnkey ultrasonic inspection systems for aer ... ospace applications. From monolithic composites to complex honeycomb structures. This video shows just a few examples of what is possible, find out more at: www.ultrasonic-sciences.co.uk > more Showcases Share... Home Exhibition Archive Forum Jobs Members Events Directory NDT A-Z Advertise Privacy Policy Contact About © NDT.net - Where expertise comes together. The Largest Open Access Portal of Nondestructive Testing (NDT)- since 1996 We use technical and analytics cookies to ensure that we will give you the best experience of our website - More Info Accept top this is debug window