Atec Panametrics-Olympus-Omniscan-MX - Manual (Page 3)

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Setup and Reporting
• Setup storage is compatible with Microsoft Windows
(exportable using a CompactFlash card).
• Complete report setups, including reading configurations, that
can be customized using HTML page layouts.
• Easy report generation, from acquired data to complete report
in seconds
• On-screen interactive help that can be customized for
procedure-oriented setups using HTML script templates
• Setup preview
• Predefined setups
Connectivity, Data Storage, and Imaging
The OmniScan ® offers alarm outputs and standard PC ports: USB,
SVGA out, and Ethernet. It offers internal data storage capability
and extended storage via a CF (CompactFlash) card slot as well as
any USB or network storage.
Typical Applications
Girth Weld Inspection
Olympus NDT developed a circumferential weld inspection system for the oil and gas
industry based on the OmniScan PA. This phased array system is qualified to inspect tubes
with diameters ranging from 48 mm to 1524 mm and thicknesses from 5 mm to 25 mm in
compliance with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section V. The semiautomated
system offers better inspection speed and detection, and makes interpretation of the indi-
cations significantly easier.
Pressure Vessel Weld Inspection
The combination of time-of-flight diffraction (TOFD) and pulse-echo techniques means
that a complete inspection can be performed in a single scan, significantly reducing the
inspection time when compared to conventional raster scanning or radiography. Inspec-
tion results are instantly available, allowing you to find problems with the welding equip-
ment and fix it right away. Based on our vast experience in the nuclear and petrochemical
industries, this system includes all the functions that are needed for code-compliant weld
inspections.
Scribe Marks Inspection with No Paint Removal
The Flight Standards Information Bulletin for Airworthiness (FSAW 03-10B), issued in No-
vember 2003, reports damage along fuselage skin lap joints, butt joints, and other areas of
several aircraft caused by the use of sharp tools used during paint and sealant removal.
The OmniScan allows scribe marks inspections to be performed without paint removal,
which is a huge time-saver. The inspections are performed in a single pass using 60º to 85º
SW sectorial scans. The OmniScan PA is now referenced in the Boeing NTM manuals, 737
NDT Manual, Part 4, 53-30-06, July 2005.
Aircraft Fuselage Inspection
The OmniScan ECA (eddy current array) provides the ability to detect hidden corrosion
and cracks in multilayer structures. Currently, material loss of 10 % of the lap-splice thick-
ness can be detected in aluminum at a depth of 5 mm. Surface and subsurface cracks can
be detected in the skin, at the fastener, or at the lap-joint edges.