Seamless Pipe UT Inspection System

Our principal Olympus NDT has developed an innovative Full Body Inspection System dedicated to Seamless Pipes. Based on the Water Wedge concept holding linear Phased Array probes, the Olympus NDT system provides a flexible technology that can be used to meet the most stringent requirements such as the API and the major oil producer specifications. The Water Wedge assembly can be implemented with a stationary rotating conveyor associated to a mechanical portal ''gantry type'' or with a helical conveyor using a ''V type'' mechanical support.
The system contains several Water Wedges : Each Water Wedge is dedicated to one or two inspection modes (when oblique detection is required).
A total of six inspection modes are possible : Longitudinal, Transverse, Oblique (multiple angles), WT, Laminations and Coupling check. The number of Water Wedges is optimized according to the inspection requirements such as type of defects, productivity, etc. Each Water Wedge is interchangeable for more flexibility and easy maintenance operation and can hold different probe holders housing one or two linear Phased Array Probes. Pipe rotation and water wedge translation are linked with encoders to ensure a perfect defect mapping.