Pipeline Girth Weld Inspection System

High production, Girth Weld Inspection in a single pass

Ultrasonic Pipeline Girth Weld Inspection suited for cross country main lines, tie ins, offshore pipe laying, and spool yards.

This complete turnkey product includes data system w/ embedded scan controller, pipe scanner, transducer frame, umbilical, couplant pump, scribe line marker, and band tools. A powerful 125 MHz A/D combines high resolution TOFD with pulse echo zonal techniques to examine both manual (SMAW) and automated (GMAW) welds. Analysis software sizes and reports in accordance with API code.

PipeRig3 is Field Hardened and Proven:

  • Portable 24 channel full featured Win XP laptop UT data system
  • Any combination of TOFD, Pulse Echo, Tandem, Volumetric, and Transverse Channels
  • Cables and Umbilical are designed to withstand affects of fatigue cycling
  • Light weight scanner is easier on scanner operator
  • Light weight minimizes wear to drive wheel and roller bearings
  • Low profile scan head clears 8" gap between pipe and ground
  • Light weight scanner limits wear to pipe band and walking of the band
  • Couplant system is only on when water flows limiting pump wear
  • Battery operation eliminates need for converters, generators, and/or inverters
  • System is transportable in 3 reusable shipping containers
  • Battery Operated

The electronics and data acquisition system is a complete, compact automated UT data system, the NB-2000MCx, which comes standard with 8 or 16 data channels in a small portable ruggedized carrying case. A laptop based Windows XP computer allows for acquired data to be analyzed and multiple channels correlated immediately and simultaneously using our advanced Viewdata analysis software featuring Cscans, Bscans, End Views, Raw Data, Wave Form displays, TOFD analysis, and automated report generation.


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