Pitch and Catch Ultrasonic Testing

NDT Global has a history of innovation, adapting legacy technology and creating new technology to meet customer integrityThe capability of a pipeline to perform its intended function safely and reliably throughout its life. It includes a range of factors, including the structural … management requirements.

Customers requested the ability to identify and size cracks outside of the scope of traditional inspectionThe systematic process of visually examining, testing, or monitoring pipeline components to assess their condition, integrity, and compliance with regulatory re… methodologies. Specifically, tilt and skew limitations made accurately sizing axial cracks in the pipe body and long seam difficult. Our solution was to develop Eclipse, which employs a pitch and catchA technique used in ultrasonic testing (UT) to inspect materials for defects or abnormalities. It involves the use of two separate ultrasonic transducers: one t… sensor configuration. The result is the most advanced crack detection and sizing ILI technology to date.

NDT Global’s latest crackA fracture or discontinuity in the wall of a pipeline, where the material is separated or broken, potentially compromising the integrity and safety of the pipel… detection technology provides high-resolution featureGeneral term for an anomaly detected during an assessment. Features can be anomalies, components, nearby metallic objects, welds, appurtenances, or some other i… depth sizing enabled by an alternate configuration of transducers when compared to previous generations of the technology. Traditional crack sizing methods were limited by a 10-degree constraint from the angle of tilt. Pitch and catchA technique used in ultrasonic testing (UT) to inspect materials for defects or abnormalities. It involves the use of two separate ultrasonic transducers: one t… technology expands the area of accurate observability beyond 10 degrees, allowing for the sizing of features with a tilt of up to 45 degrees. As a result, these complex features can be located and sized in the long seam or the pipe body i.e., hook cracks in the long seam.