Ultra-Portable Ultrasonic Flaw Detector and Thickness / Corrosion Gauge
The Swiss Army knife of UT
Personal 400 g pack of advanced technology comprising:
Top Performance Flaw Detector
All-Functional A-Scan Thickness / Corrosion Gauge
Simplest Thickness / Corrosion Gauge
Through-Paint / -Coating Thickness Measurement with Use of Regualr Probes
Far Side Wall Thickness Measurement in Tubes with Use of Regualr Probes
Supervisor Lock / Unlock Settings Function
Comprehensive Data Logger: 1D, 2D, 3D, 4D data storage formats
Fully USB Controllable
ISONIC utPod delivers full functionality of the top performance ultrasonic detector such as
Bi-polar square wave pulser with tunable shape, pulse duration and amplitude (up to 300 V pp) and boosted leading / falling edges enhancing ultrasound penetration for various materials characterized either by high or low grain, sound attenuation, and the like
100 dB analogue gain / 0.2...25 MHz bandpass / 100 MHz sampling rate
32-Taps FIR band pass digital filter with controllable lower and upper frequency limits
Analogue performance A-Scan with no range limit for RF display mode
Up to 2 kHz pulse repetition frequency
Multi-curve DAC, DGS / TCG
2 independent gates
Automatic evaluation including trigonometric functions, thickness and curvature correction, etc
AWS / API defect evaluation
High Color Resolution QVGA screen 3.2 Active Matrix LCD with an embedded PICASO-GFX2 graphics controller
Built-in horn and virtual lamps on the screen to alarm the defect indications
2 on-board rechargeable long durability Li-Ion batteries
ISONIC utPod LF is the modified version of ISONIC utPod adopted for the low frequency ultrasound applications. It is characterized by the appropriately modified frequency band of the receiver and the limits for manipulating duration of
the initial pulse refer to Technical Data
ISONIC utPod LF is suitable for the inspection of highly attenuating materials such as concrete, fiberglass, rubber, special purposes composites and other materials, etc. The upper limit of the frequency band keeps the opportunity for the
inspection of metals and the like
The portablest all functional remote controlled ultrasonic flaw detector ISONIC utPort was designed carries the ultrasonic card of ISONIC utPod. It was designed for being used either as a permanent sensor or a core element fitted into the frame
of remotely operated vehicles (ROV). Depending on the inspection task to be resolved ISONIC utPort is available in the regular or low frequency version with the parameters identical to ISONIC utPod or ISONIC utPod LF accordingly
The zero point test and annual verification procedures of ISONIC utPod and ISONIC utPod LF are fully compliant with the international standards below and the corresponding national norms
EN 12668-1 / ISO 22232-1. Non-destructive testing Characterization and verification of ultrasonic examination equipment. Part 1: Instruments
ISONIC utPod 50...600 ns for each half wave synchronously controllable in 10 ns step
ISONIC utPod LF 50...10000 ns (10 μs) for each half wave synchronously controllable in 10 ns step
Modes:
Single / Dual
PRF:
15...2000 Hz controllable in 1 Hz resolution
Gain:
0...100 dB controllable in 0.5 dB resolution
Advanced Low Noise Design:
81 μV peak to peak input referred to 80 dB gain / 25 MHz bandwidth
Frequency Band:
ISONIC utPod 0.2 ... 25 MHz Wide Band
ISONIC utPod LF 0.03 ... 15 MHz Wide Band
Digital Filter:
32-Taps FIR band pass with controllable lower and upper frequency limits
Ultrasound Velocity:
300...20000 m/s (11.81...787.4 "/ms) controllable in 1 m/s (0.1 "/ms) resolution
Range:
0.5...7000 μs controllable in 0.01 μs resolution
Display Delay:
0...3200 μs controllable in 0.01 μs resolution
Probe Angle:
0...90° controllable in 1° resolution
Probe Delay:
0 to 70 μs controllable in 0.01 μs resolution - expandable
Display Modes:
RF, Rectified (Full Wave / Negative or Positive Half Wave)
Reject:
0...99% of screen height controllable in 1% resolution
DAC / TCG:
Theoretical through keying in dB/mm (dB/") factor as used for AWS evaluation, inspection of highly attenuative materials, and the like
Experimental through recording echo amplitudes from variously distanced equal reflectors, up to 40 points
46 dB Dynamic Range, Slope ≤120 dB/μs
Available for Rectified and RF Display
DGS:
Standard Library for 18 probes / expandable
Gates:
2 Independent Gates
Gate Start and Width:
Controllable over whole range of A-Scan time base settings in 0.1 mm / 0.001" resolution
Gate Threshold:
5...95% of A-Scan height controllable in 1% resolution
Signal Evaluation Digital Readout:
19 automatic functions / expandable; curved surface / thickness / skip correction for angle beam probes; material velocity and probe delay auto-calibration for all types of probes; AWS / API evaluation
Freeze:
Freeze All / Freeze Peak
Data Storage Capacity:
At least 100000 sets including calibration dumps accompanied with A-Scans
Output:
USB calibration and data files transfer to / from PC, generation of inspection reports in editable format and hard copy / full control by PC
Internal Flash Memory:
2 Gigabytes
Data Logger:
1D (linear), 2D (X, Y), 3D (X, Y, Z), or 4D (X, Y, Z, retake) array
Screen:
3.2" High Color Resolution QVGA Sun-Readable Active Matrix LCD with an embedded PICASO-GFX2 graphics controller
Controls:
Touch Screen
Battery:
On-board Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery, 6-10 hours continuous operation depending on mode of use
Mains - External AC/DC converter / charger 100-240 VAC, 40-70 Hz, auto-switch
Housing:
IP 67 rugged plastic case
Dimensions:
130x84x42 mm (5.12"x3.31"x1.65")
Weight:
ISONIC utPod, utPod LF <= 400 g (0.88 lbs) - with battery
For the first time ever the operator may hold the instrument and scan the material using one hand only this makes the rope access UT services and similar jobs much more safer and reliable
Touch Control
ISONIC utPod is controlled through highly intuitive user interface provided on the high definition sun readable touch screen
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Zoom A-Scan
Simple double click on the A-Scan expands it to the full screen area / returns to the combined A-Scan / Control Menu View
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"Goose Neck"
The Goose Neck optional support adaptor has been designed to ensure positioning of the instrument on the various surfaces with optimizing of the viewing angle along with the freeing of
the operator's hands for the probe manipulation, holding onto ladders, etc
The photo and video below illustrate use of the "Goose Neck" support adaptor during the typical inspections performed on the power plants
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All-functional Thickness Gauge and Simple Corrosion Gauge
Dual / Single element probe operation
Automatic gain / initial pulse control
100 MHz sampling rate
Multiple back wall echo technique with delay line single element probes for high precision measurements
Multiple back wall echo technique with dual element probes for through-paint / through-coating measurements
Pure Digital Display
Digital Display Combined with A-Scan
Min/Max
Differential
Variety of calibration and zeroing techniques
Ultrasound velocity gauge for material structure analysis
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Through Paint / Coating Thickness Measurements With use of the Regular Dual Element Probes (TR Probes)
ISONIC utPod allows through paint/coating thickness measurements with use of the regular dual element probes
The specimen below has been made of the 8 mm thick plate and divided into 5 areas:
the area od the clean metal surface
4 areas of the painted/coated metal surface where the coating material and thickness do vary from area to area
The short movie illustrates the through paint/coating probing on the specimen above:
In the same manner ISONIC utPod allows measuring of the wall thickness of the opposite side of the pipe through the liquid inside:
Another videos illustrate pipe wall thickness probing through various PE and PU coating:
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Flaw Detection
With its wide bandpass low noise receiver and powerful pulser ISONIC utPod is applicable for wide variety of applications such as inspection of raw metals and metalic articles, welds, composites such as GFRP and CFRP, HDPE, other plastics, rubber,
and many others
The simplicity in use and super-portability make it applicable for the various rapid inspections, for example, on-the-spot quick check of composite parts, casting, detection of
transversal cracks in the spindles, bolts, rivets, pistons, etc as it is illustrated by the videos below:
Detection of transversal cracks in shafts
Inspection of glass fiber (GFRP)
Inspection of rubber stuff
Inspection of castings
Detection of transversal cracks in bolts
Probing the thickness of weld members prior to performing PAUT
Detection of fatigue cracks in the aircraft parts
Detection of caverns on the surface of buried anchor bolts
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Data Logger
In the ISONIC utPod the data logger may be activated for all three modes of operation: flaw detection, corrosion gauging, thickness gauging allowing arrangement of the evaluation results along with corresponding A-Scans into a database format organized as: ,
ISONIC utPod LF is the modified version of ISONIC utPod adopted for the low frequency ultrasound applications.
It is characterized by the receiver frequency range and limit for manipulating the duration of initial pulse different from ISONIC utPod refer to Technical Data
ISONIC utPod LF is suitable for the inspection of highly attenuating materials such as concrete, fiberglass, rubber, etc.
The upper limit of the frequency range keeps the opportunity for the inspection of metals and the like
Pitch-Catch Inspection of GFRP Part Using Coupled Compression Low Frequency Probes:
Pulse Echo (PE) Inspection of GFRP Part Using Single Element STraight Beam Probes:
Pulse Echo (PE) Inspection of Rubber Parts Using Single Element STraight Beam Probes:
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ISONIC utPod as Core Element for Integrated Systems
Thanks to the ability of plug-&-play connection to PC, extremely low dimensions and weight, and the attractive pricing ISONIC utPod became highly demandable by integrators building various integrated systems (UT Drones, IUT, etc) controlled thought
their proprietary software created with use of ISONIC utPod Software Development Kit (SDK)
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Connection to PC
On connection to the computer via USB port ISONIC utPod is recognized automatically and becomes fully controllable by mouse and keyboard.
This allows performing of instrument operation enjoying comfort of friendly graphic interface and live A-Scan on the computer screen provided by ISONIC utPod for PC software.
This extremely useful utility delivered with every ISONIC utPod unit at no additional cost carries a number of important features such as transfer data and setup files to / from the instrument, data logger files processing, generating of editable comprehensive inspection reports in MS Wordβ format, hard copy print, etc
To prevent the unauthorized modifying of the instrument settings by an operator the supervisor may lock the instrument easily. Upon locked the instrument allows just Gain adjustment along with uploading calibrations from
the earlier prepared files and saving the inspection results files
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ISONIC utPort
The portablest all functional remote controlled ultrasonic flaw detector ISONIC utPort was designed carries the ultrasonic card of ISONIC utPod. It was designed for being used either as a permanent sensor or a core element fitted into the frame
of remotely operated vehicles (ROV). Depending on the inspection task to be resolved ISONIC utPort is available in the regular or low frequency version with the parameters identical to ISONIC utPod or ISONIC utPod LF accordingly
Whilst "on-shore / on the ground" ISONIC utPort may be powered and controlled from the regular computer through USB terminal using the standard freely distributable ISONIC utPod for PC SW package; the calibration will be stored in the unit once disconnected
Upon fitted into the frame of ROV or permanent sensing platform ISONIC utPort should be connected to the battery and wireless communication means to become fully controllable from remote computer. ISONIC utPort provides the data stream comprising live
A-Scan and real time gate readings: the same ISONIC utPod for PC standard SW package is applicable. Alternatively the integrators may build their own proprietary software using optional Software Development Kit (SDK)
The videos below illustrate the use of ISONIC utPort on-board of a drone:
Thanks to its extremely low dimensions and light weight combined with the top ultrasonic performance, the ultra-low power consumption, and simplicity of operation ISONIC utPort may be easy integrated into ROV-based testing tools bringing the
inspections to the next reliability level provided by permanent observation of live A-Scans on the ground (stationary base, platform, etc) and the ability of 100% raw data recording
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UT Level I, II Training Class In A Single Case
Six units with cables and typical probes
Direct control from computer through USB port / large screen projection
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