Conventional UT and Phased Array Inspection Solution
Parts made of laminate composite materials pose an inspection challenge because of their many shapes and thicknesses. However, many parts consist of a somewhat flat section such as skins, stringers, and spars. Olympus offers a complete solution for the inspection of carbon fiber reinforced polymers flat panels. This solutions is based on the OmniScan® flaw detector, the GLIDER scanner and probes dedicated to CFRP flat panel inspection. The CFRP Flat Panel Inspection Solution from Olympus provides a portable solution with advanced tools such as two axes encoded C-scans with amplitude and time-of-flight (TOF) information, gate synchronization, and data recording. The GLIDER scanner is easy to use and well-suited for raster scanning with both conventional UT and phased array probes. The Olympus CFRP solution offers important benefits:
- high inspection speed powerful and versatile software tools
- ease of deployment
- greater POD
- portability
Note that the Olympus CFRP Flat Panel Inspection Solution can also be used for other FRP flat panels.
Features
- OmniScan instrumentation
- OmniScan software
- Familiar menu-driven interface
- Multiple C-scans option
- A-Scan and C-scan data storage
- TCG
- Quick swapping between PA and UT for prove up and defect sizing
- Customizable color palette for amplitude and thickness C-scan
- GLIDER scanner
- Well suited for PA, UT, ECA, and EC probes
- High inspection speed
- Two encoded axes
- UT and PA probes and wedges
- Near-wall probes: shortened dead zone at both ends
- Delay line: provides excellent near-surface resolution
- Water Pocket Rexolite wedge: for limited irrigation needs and better coupling on some surfaces
OmniScan instrument
The OmniScan MX offers a high acquisition rate and powerful software features in a portable, modular mainframe to efficiently perform manual and automated inspections. The Olympus CFRP flat panel inspection solution is based on the OmniScan PA with the 16:128 phased array module.
- Portable, light-weight, and battery operated
- Very simple to set up and use
- Multiple C-scans option
- A-scan and C-scan data storage
- Up to 6000 A-scans recorded per second
- Compatible with all linear array probes available on the market with optional adaptors
- Olympus linear array probes can be made up to 128 mm wide
- Typical PA inspection rate: 60 m²/hr with 1 mm resolution making PA inspection up to 30 times faster than conventional UT
- Quick swapping between PA and UT for prove up and defect sizing
- Olympus NDT Remote Control software compatible
Software
- Monitors amplitude, peak position, crossing-level position, and thickness on each gate
- Interface gate for surface-following synchronization on the front wall echo
- Automatic gate synchronizes on previous gate
- A-scan data storage and C-scan post-processing capabilities
- Customizable color palette for amplitude and thickness C-scan
- 2-axis mechanical encoder with data acquisition synchronization on mechanical movement
- Optional data library to access A-scan and/or C-scan on PC for custom processing
GLIDER XY manual scanner
The GLIDER X-Y scanner is a 2-axis encoding scanner for the manual inspection of slightly curved or flat composite surfaces.
- Compatible with UT, PA, ECA, and EC probes
- Compatible with all Olympus instrument with optional adaptors
- Completely portable
- Can operate in various orientations (horizontal, vertical)
- 2 suction cups mounted on ball joints for curved surfaces
- 2 waterproof encoders
- 3 modes on both axes
- Free movement
- 3,27 mm step increment
- Locked
PC-based analysis software: TomoView™
OmniScan is compatible with Olympus TomoView PC-based software family. For example, TomoView Lite Aero is dedicated to aerospace data analysis and offers:
- Generation of binary C-scan
- Multiple file C-Scan merge
- Defect sizing with signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) - amplitude and TOF C-scans
The free TomoVIEWER application can also be used to view data acquired by the OmniScan. |
