698 M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N • J U L Y 2 0 2 1 Pipe Elbow UT Scanner Zetec’s new ElbowFlex™ scanner is ideal for the fast manual ultrasonic testing (UT) of pipe elbows, delivering crisp, high- resolution C-scan images of flow- accelerated corrosion and other types of wear without the need for conventional UT and grid systems. Its 1D flexible linear array probe adapts to diameters from 4 in. (10.16 cm) nominal pipe size (4.5 in. [11.43 cm]) to flat and stays concentric throughout the inspection. ElbowFlex weighs 2.5 lb (1.13 kg) and has simple button operation and magnetic wheels for easy handling. Zetec Snoqualmie, Washington zetec.com Apollo Series LED Film Viewers JMD NDT Inc. manufactures high-quality Apollo Series LED Film Viewers in accor- dance with ASTM E1390. The viewer has high-power surface-mounted LEDs with a built-in writing lamp and electronic bright- ness control. To make things easy for the operator, it offers a foot control switch and adjustable shutters for viewing. The viewer also has a corrosion-resistant aluminum body and high-capacity fans with an aluminum heat sink for the cooling process. JMD NDT Inc. Dallas, Texas jmdndt.com Single-Axis Table Exact Metrology, a comprehensive 3D metrology service provider and hardware sales company, sells Raytech Measuring Systems. These are shop-floor dimensional measuring machines like the single-axis table for industrial manufacturers. The company offers machines for measuring parts for cutting, bending, punching, waterjet cutting, laser cutting, drilling, and tapping. The single-axis table is ideal for checking flat sheets with straight edges and square corners. It features reduced setup time for production machines, reduced scrap rates, and reduced backlog of parts for inspection. In addition, it integrates with SPC software for quality tracking and reporting, reduces operator-to-operator variation, and offers long-term durability and simple operation. The squareness gauge allows users to check sheets for perpendicu- larity of the edges or check edge camber, while diagonal blocks allow the user to check corner-to-corner squareness on sheets. All single-axis tables come standard with interchangeable probe tips. Exact Metrology Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio exactmetrology.com w PRODUCT gallery

SPOTLIGHTw Robotic Inspection J U L Y 2 0 2 1 • M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N 699 Robotic PAUT Inspection System Magnetic Analysis Corp.’s automated Echomac® PA TW robotic phased array ultrasonic system monitors scarfing operations and detects weld zone defects in welded tubes and pipe during production. This system can be installed online in the hot zone with temperatures up to 252 °F (122 °C) for profile monitoring with immediate feedback to allow adjustment of the welding operation and stop production of defective material. Installation can also be in a lower-temperature area below 140 °F (60 °C) for inner diameter/outer diameter longitudinal flaw detection and profile monitoring after forming and shaping. The test operations are conducted without the need for mechanical movement or operator adjust- ment of the transducers and test head. Magnetic Analysis Corp. Elmsford, New York mac-ndt.com Smart Robotics Tool HEBI Robotics, a spin-off of Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, is expanding its robotics offerings with MAPS, a new smart tool for indus- trial inspection. MAPS (Modular Absolute Positioning System) makes it possible to perform fully encoded nondestructive inspections on any complex surface, faster and more reliably than conventional methods. MAPS is a lightweight, portable, passive arm that continuously measures the full absolute position and orientation of a probe as it is moved along any surface. Thickness data from the probe is combined with positional data from MAPS to create fully encoded scans of complex surfaces like pipe elbows, tees, reducers, and nozzles. HEBI Robotics Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania hebirobotics.com w Laser-Excited Acoustics Technology XARION’s unique laser-excited acoustics (LEA) technology enables noncontact ultrasonic testing (UT) of composite parts with high resolu- tion. The combination of ultrasound excitation by laser pulses and XARION’s proprietary ultrasound detector achieves the best of two worlds: it matches today’s standard liquid-coupled UT in sensitivity and resolution and it does not require water or coupling gel. The compact LEA probe is fully fiber-coupled and has been designed for robotic inspection from the start. Its robustness against misalignment and surface varia- tions ensures high signal-to-noise ratio over the whole inspection area, rendering costly manual retesting a thing of the past. XARION Laser Acoustics GmbH Vienna, Austria xarion.com