Krautkramer Usm Vision

Description

USM Vision a total ultrasonic solution to increase productivity in new process pipework
USM Vision offers a complete digital inspection workflow, from the inspection plan creation to the data sharing that can be done wirelessly.
USM Vision has been developed to meet the market need to transition from radiographic to ultrasonic weld inspection according to the international codes and standards through:
Optimizing the use of specialized inspection personnel
Increasing productivity i.e. lean manufacturing/construction
Reducing the current weld inspection radiographic constraints:
radiation, consumables and chemical waste management
Simplifying the ultrasonic weld inspection process.

Creating a Weld Inspection Plan
No ultrasonic knowledge is required to create and populate a weld inspection plan. All that is required is to describe the inspection task, and enter the basic information such as site location, number of welds, pipe diameter, thickness and material, weld preparation, procedure and method to be used. The software will then calculate and generate all the UT setups required to perform TOFD and/or Phased Array inspection of the specified welds.These set-ups include:
Selection of the correct probes and wedges from a database.
Positioning of the probe.
Positioning of the required UT parameters to perform an efficient weld inspection according to the welding standard and code based procedure selected

Analyzing the Weld Inspection Data
All weld inspection data is communicated to an analysis station using the Rhythm software platform. Here the suitably qualified ultrasonic inspector can review and analyze the weld inspection data, using advanced analysis tools such as real time, volume-corrected imaging, as well as conventional digital tools features for image analysis, enhancement and measurement. In addition, a variety of measurement and viewing tools is contained within the analysis software.

Validating a Weld Inspection Plan
A technician qualified in ultrasonic testing must
then validate the setups. Each weld is split in one
or several passes with TOFD or PA technique.
The UT specialists have to validate these passes by
using a Raytracing tool. They also have the ability
to modify them by selecting another probe from the
data base, adjusting the probe(s) position(s).
When all the passes are validated, the weld inspection
plan can be exported to the acquisition unit.