Pocket UT™: Portable Ultrasonic C-Scan Imaging System · · 2010-11-03The Pocket UT™ can...
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Specificaons subject to change without noce. Copyright © 2010 MISTRAS Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. www.mistrasgroup.com Products & Systems Division Product Bulletin #220B-10100-01 POCKET UT™ SYSTEM MISTRAS offers the innovave Pocket UT™, a baery-operated, hand-held, stand-alone, full C-Scan data acquision system� Its portability and ease of use, coupled with its full A, B and C-Scan capability and oponal TOFD capabili- es, make the Pocket UT™ System (along with available companion scanners or other com- pable devices) ideal for on-site inspecon applicaons� It quickly assesses the presence, depth, shape and orientaon of cracks, flaws, corrosion/erosion, delaminaon, and internal anomalies in a variety of structures, materials and surfaces� The Pocket UT™ can operate as a conven- onal thickness meter (for spot readings), a basic flaw detector with RF display and alarm gates, or in either acve B-Scan or full C-Scan modes� The system has a bright, back-lit LCD color touchscreen and an easy-to-use keypad for fast entry of common commands and data� Weighing approximately 2 lbs� (�9 kg), the Pocket UT™ uses the Windows-CE™operang system and integrates all ultrasonic compo- nents together in a rugged, rubber-encased enclosure� With a user-replaceable and re- chargeable baery pack, the system can also operate via the included 100-240 Volt AC/DC adapter/charger� The Pocket UT™ System includes an internal spike, square wave and tone burst ultrasonic pulser/receiver, data acquision soſtware, mo- on control hardware and soſtware for scan- ning, signal capture, display, analysis, replay, transfer or storage� Companion scanners include automated or manual X-Y scanners (using a variety of trans- ducers), or a single axis “R-Scan”� This incorpo- rates a unique dry-coupled rolling sensor and linear encoder that enables full C-Scan data acquision in a hand held scanner� The rolling sensor permits the scanner to be used without messy couplant on most surfaces encountered in an industrial or field environment� In addion to connecng many single and dual- axis manual scanners, soſtware is included to directly operate and control many automated dual-axis scanning systems or other portable X-Y and Pipe Scanning Systems� TOP 10 APPLICATIONS FOR POCKET UT™ • Impact Damage Assessment on Composites • Lightning Strike Inspecon Aircraſt • Delaminaon Evaluaon in Composites • TOFD Weld Inspecon • Rope Access UT Inspecon • Boiler Tube Thickness Evaluaon • Flow Accelerated Corrosion Mapping • EPRI CHECWORKS Compable for Nuclear • Bridge Gusset Plate Corrosion Assessment • Rapid Pipe Thickness Scans for Wall Loss Pocket UT™: Portable Ultrasonic C-Scan Imaging System Key Features • Data logging • Complete C-Scan with waveform storage • Thickness tesng digital display w/A-Scan • Flaw detector w/A and B-Scan • Real me FFT spectrum analysis • Spike, Square Wave and Tone Burst • Field auding tool (meets any UT tesng need) • 2-axis manual/automated scanner interface for immersion tesng or contact tesng • Easy hand-held operaon • Up to 4-hour, integrated baery pack • Windows CE soſtware, familiar and easy to operate • Shortcut keypad and LCD for data entry, analysis and review of results, touch screen pendant control • Oponal rolling sensor provides connuous area scan rather than point readings as with other NDT devices • C-Scan resoluon up to full capability of the scanner • Dual gates with IP or first ECHO synchronizaon for contact or immersion tesng • Permanent digital record of the test results • Compact Flash card and USB port for data transfer to laptop or desktop PC
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Specifications subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2010 MISTRAS Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. www.mistrasgroup.com
WORLDWIDE HEADQUARTERS:195 Clarksville Rd • Princeton Jct, NJ 08550 • USAT: +1.609.716.4000 • F: +1.609.716.0706E-MAIL: [email protected]
CANADA T: +1.403.556.1350CHINA T: +86.10.5877.3631FRANCE T: +331.498.26040 GERMANY T: +49.040 2000.4025GREECE T: +30.210.2846.801-4
HOLLAND T: +31.010.245.0325INDIA T: +91.22.2586.2444JAPAN T: +81.33.498.3570MALAYSIA T: +60.9.517.3788MIDDLE EAST T: +973.17.729.356
RUSSIA T: +7495.789.4549SCANDINAVIA T: +46.031.252040S. AMERICA T: +55.11.3082.5111UK T: +44(0)1954.231.612
Specifications subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2010 MISTRAS Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. www.mistrasgroup.com
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Product Bulletin
#220B-10100-01
POCKET UT™ SYSTEMMISTRASoffers the innovativePocketUT™,abattery-operated,hand-held,stand-alone,fullC-Scandataacquisitionsystem�Itsportabilityandeaseofuse,coupledwithitsfullA,BandC-ScancapabilityandoptionalTOFDcapabili-ties,makethePocketUT™System(alongwithavailable companion scanners or other com-patible devices) ideal for on-site inspectionapplications�Itquicklyassessesthepresence,depth,shapeandorientationofcracks,flaws,corrosion/erosion,delamination,and internalanomaliesinavarietyofstructures,materialsandsurfaces�
The Pocket UT™ can operate as a conven-tional thickness meter (for spot readings), abasicflawdetectorwithRFdisplayandalarmgates,orineitheractiveB-ScanorfullC-Scanmodes�Thesystemhasabright,back-litLCDcolortouchscreenandaneasy-to-usekeypadforfastentryofcommoncommandsanddata�
Weighing approximately 2 lbs� (�9 kg), thePocketUT™uses theWindows-CE™operatingsystem and integrates all ultrasonic compo-nents together in a rugged, rubber-encasedenclosure� With a user-replaceable and re-chargeablebatterypack, thesystemcanalsooperatevia the included100-240VoltAC/DCadapter/charger�
The Pocket UT™ System includes an internal
spike, squarewave and tone burst ultrasonicpulser/receiver,dataacquisitionsoftware,mo-tion control hardware and software for scan-ning, signal capture, display, analysis, replay,transferorstorage�
Companion scanners include automated ormanualX-Yscanners(usingavarietyoftrans-ducers),orasingleaxis“R-Scan”�Thisincorpo-ratesauniquedry-coupledrollingsensorandlinear encoder that enables full C-Scan dataacquisitioninahandheldscanner�Therollingsensorpermitsthescannertobeusedwithoutmessycouplantonmostsurfacesencounteredinanindustrialorfieldenvironment�
Inadditiontoconnectingmanysingleanddual-axismanual scanners, software is includedtodirectlyoperateandcontrolmanyautomateddual-axis scanning systems or other portableX-YandPipeScanningSystems�
TOP 10 APPLICATIONS FOR POCKET UT™•ImpactDamageAssessmentonComposites•LightningStrikeInspectionAircraft•DelaminationEvaluationinComposites•TOFDWeldInspection•RopeAccessUTInspection•BoilerTubeThicknessEvaluation•FlowAcceleratedCorrosionMapping•EPRICHECWORKSCompatibleforNuclear•BridgeGussetPlateCorrosionAssessment•RapidPipeThicknessScansforWallLoss
Pocket UT™: Portable Ultrasonic C-Scan Imaging System
Key Features• Datalogging
• CompleteC-Scanwithwaveformstorage
• Thicknesstestingdigitaldisplayw/A-Scan
• Flawdetectorw/AandB-Scan
• RealtimeFFTspectrumanalysis
• Spike,SquareWaveandToneBurst
• Fieldauditingtool(meetsanyUTtestingneed)
• 2-axismanual/automatedscannerinterfaceforimmersiontestingorcontacttesting
• Easyhand-heldoperation
•Upto4-hour,integratedbatterypack
•WindowsCEsoftware,familiarandeasytooperate
• ShortcutkeypadandLCDfordataentry,analysisandreviewofresults,touchscreenpendantcontrol
• OptionalrollingsensorprovidescontinuousareascanratherthanpointreadingsaswithotherNDTdevices
• C-Scanresolutionuptofullcapabilityofthescanner
• DualgateswithIPorfirstECHOsynchronizationforcontactorimmersiontesting
• Permanentdigitalrecordofthetestresults
• CompactFlashcardandUSBportfordatatransfertolaptopordesktopPC
Specifications subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2010 MISTRAS Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. www.mistrasgroup.com#220B-10100-01 Specifications subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2010 MISTRAS Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. www.mistrasgroup.com#220B-10100-01
Pocket UT™ System Companion Scanners for Pocket UT™ System
1. R-SCANR-Scanisasingleaxisencodedscannerusedonflatorhighlycurvedsur-facessuchaspipesandvessels�TheR-Scanisafourmagneticwheeleddevicemeanttobeusedonferrousstructureswiththewheelsassistingtheunit to stayon track� A spring loaded, dry-coupled,UT sensor formonitoringthethicknessofastructurecomescompletewithacablefordirectlyconnectingtoaPocketUT™System�Optionalnon-metalwheelsareavailable�
2. MINI B-SCANDurablesingleaxisencodedB-Scancanscanthecircumferenceofpipediametersover3”anduptotemperaturesof500ºF(intermittently)�Thescanner comes standardwitha spring loaded �375”diameterdualele-ment5MHzdualelementtransducer�
3. X-Y SCANNERSTheManualX-Y Scanner, a traditional typedual axisoperated scanner,movesstrictlyinXandYcoordinates�InternalXandYencodersprovideprecisepositioning informationtothePocketUT™System� AuniversalsensorholderallowseasyattachmentofanyUTsensororsensorassem-bly� The standard sensor holder alsohasGimbal& Swivel compliancebuilt-intoallowscanningofcontouredsurfaces�Anoptionalsensorbub-blerholderkitisalsoavailable�The Auto X-Y Scanner (not shown), with internal stepper motors,
provides automated movement of the scanner for position feed-back� An“LSI” type sensormount isprovided soan LSI typeBubbler/Gimbal&Swivel Transducerholder andassembly (optional) canbeat-tached� A small, portable, AC or battery operated Scanner Controlbox provides the necessary power and motor drivers to operate themotorized X-Y stage� A scanner interface cable which connects di-rectly to the Pocket UT™ motion control connector is also provided,for ease in setup and operation of the Pocket UT™ with the scanner�ThescanningdimensionsforboththeManualandAutoX-YScannerareapproximately15”x17” (38x43cm)andtheybothcomewithsuctioncupsformountingtoanysmoothsurface,optionalvacuumoperationsuc-tioncupassembliesandmagneticfeetforattachingtoferrousmetals�
4. TOFD SCANNERTheTOFD(Time-Of-Flight-Diffraction)Scannerpositionstwoanglebeamtransducersfacingeachothertotransmitandreceivethediffractionofultrasonicwavesgenerated in this techniqueallowing theuser toviewweldqualityquickly�Thishighlyefficienthand-heldinspectionscannerneedsonlyonepersontooperateandissensitiveenoughthatanexternalpreamplifierisnotevenneeded�
5. MINI SCANNERThefullyautomatedMiniScannerisdesignedtoinspectflatplateorpipedown to 3” in diameter� Inspection scanning speeds are as high as 7”
per second,withan indexing/crawling speedof3”per second�Featur-ingmagneticwheels,theMiniScannerisathomescanningverticallyorevenupsidedown� Thecompletekit includes theMiniScanner,2-axispowersupply,allumbilicalcablingforpowerandwater,andUTconnec-torstothePocketUT™,optionaltransducers,bubblersandTOFD(Time-Of-Flight-Diffraction)wedgesareavailable�
6. UNIVERSAL PROBE SCANNER TheM-Scan,designedwithalinear-scanencoderforB-ScanandC-Scan,hasamagneticknurledwheelwhichmaintainscontactanddoesnotsliponwetsurfaces�Springloadedarmsensurethattheencodedwheelisalwaysincontactwiththesurfaceinupsidedown,vertical,horizontalandcircumferentialpositions� Theversatilestainlesssteelpivot-armdesignallowsuserstousedifferentdiameterprobesrangingfrom1/4"to1"�
7. AUTOMATED TABLETOP SCANNERTheTabletopScannerisasmallimmersiontankwitha10"x10"scanningenvelope�XandYaxisaremotorizedwithamanualZAxis�ThisscannercomeswithitsownAC/DCpoweredmotordriverinterface�Metallic,CeramicorCompositematerialsimmersioninspectionforinter-naldefects,inclusion,delamination,dimensionalthicknesstesting,cracksandbondquality�Thesmallscannerprovidesthecapabilityofestablish-ingfeasibilitytotestsamplesandoffersthecapabilitytodeveloptestingproceduresthatcanbeappliedtolargerscanningsystems�
ClockwisefromTop/Left:• Thickness Testing• Complete C-Scan• RF Spectrum Analysis • TOFD• A & B Scan
Specifications subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2010 MISTRAS Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. www.mistrasgroup.com
WORLDWIDE HEADQUARTERS:195 Clarksville Rd • Princeton Jct, NJ 08550 • USAT: +1.609.716.4000 • F: +1.609.716.0706E-MAIL: [email protected]
CANADA T: +1.403.556.1350CHINA T: +86.10.5877.3631FRANCE T: +331.498.26040 GERMANY T: +49.040 2000.4025GREECE T: +30.210.2846.801-4
HOLLAND T: +31.010.245.0325INDIA T: +91.22.2586.2444JAPAN T: +81.33.498.3570MALAYSIA T: +60.9.517.3788MIDDLE EAST T: +973.17.729.356
RUSSIA T: +7495.789.4549SCANDINAVIA T: +46.031.252040S. AMERICA T: +55.11.3082.5111UK T: +44(0)1954.231.612
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Pocket UT™ Specifications:Functions:����������������������������������Thicknessgauge,flawdetector,A-,B-or
fullC-Scan
Pulse Voltage:���������������������������50–400VTurnableSpike,Square,ToneBurst
Pulse Width:������������������������������50–1000ns
Pulser Repetition Rate:�������������50Hz–1kHz
Bandwidth:�������������������������������500kHz–20MHz
Receiver Gain Range:����������������0-92dB
A/D Resolution:������������������������10bits
Maximum A/D Rate:�����������������100MSamplespersecond-100MSPS
UT Operation Mode:�����������������Pulse-echoandthroughtransmission
Dist. Amplitude Correction:������Upto60dBin0�1dBsteps
Gates:����������������������������������������2 independent gateswith separatedgatedelay,widthcontrols,synchroniza-tionthresholdanddetectionthreshold
Selectable Filters:����������������������6highpassand5lowpass(127TapFIR)
Selectable Trigger:��������������������Software controlled, external input,signalthreshold
Screen Operation:���������������������Freeze,waveformrecall,zoom,panandreferencememory
Report Generation:�������������������Canbeuseddirectlyor furtherpro-cessedwithPC-basedUTWinReplay-software
USB Port:�����������������������������������USBconnectivityport
Monitor:������������������������������������Standard3�5”1/4VGATFTdisplaywith240Wx320Hpixelresolution,touchscreen
Power:���������������������������������������Poweredby7�2V integratedbatterypack(userreplaceable)or100/240VACthroughanexternalAC/DCadapter/charger
Battery Time:����������������������������Up to 4 hours, rechargeable, nickelmetalhydride
Operating Temperature:�����������-5oCto45oC
Operating Humidity:�����������������Upto95%,non-condensing
Dimensions: ............................9�5x5x2�2in�(240x130x60mm)
Weight:��������������������������������������2lbs�(�9kg)
Pocket UT™: Portable Ultrasonic C-Scan Imaging System
POCKET UT™ SYSTEMPocket-UT™HandHeldUltrasonicFullC-ScanDataAcquisitionSystemcomescompletewithWindowsCEOperatingSystem,PocketUTwin™withA,B,&C-Scanandthefollowingaccessories:
•1-NiMHBatteryPack•1-100-240VAC,50/60Hz,PocketDCAdaptor•1-5MHz,GeneralPurposeContactTransducer•1-SensorCable,BNCtoSMB,2Meter•1-BottleofUTCouplant•1-USBDownloadCable•1-CarryingCase•1-UserManual(Part#1611-1000)•1-1GBCompactFlashCardOPTIONS FOR POCKET UT™ SYSTEM•PocketUT™ExternalBatteryBelt#1611-5045•TetheredStylus#M001-2110•PocketNDTFabricCasew/TetheredStylus#1611-5055•E317CalibrationCertificate
SOFTWARE OPTIONS•PocketUTWin™Replay•TOFDOptionforPocketUT™P/N1611-7001•TOFDOptionforPocketUTwin™Replay
For more information, please call 1-609-716-4000 or visit us on the web at www.mistrasgroup.com
• Thickness Testing with A-Scan • Complete C-Scan• RF Spectrum Analysis • Flaw Detection with A & B Scan• TOFD (Time-Of-Flight-Diffraction)
