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Large-scale, precision immersion inspection machines for high production throughput of critical parts

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Introducing the DS-200 Series
The DS-200 Series of ultrasonic immersion inspection systems complements the LS-200 Series of precision industrial scanners with the high-end capacity required for large-scale and heavy parts.
Inspection tank
Stainless steel construction with viewing windows, high-capacity water conditioning system and water skimmer.
Scanning robot
Rugged gantry-mounted bridge and single or dual search tubes provide high-speed inspection within tight tolerance limits for accuracy, repeatability and resolution.
Inspection technique
Immersion inspection in pulse-echo and thru-transmission modes.
Transducer manipulators
Selection of either RESOLVE Series high-resolution dual-gimbal (A,B-axis) or gimbal-swivel (U,V-axis) manipulator, including sealed, direct-drive DC servo motors with low-backlash drive train. Optional C-axis for motorized rotation about the Z-axis for dual-gimbal manipulators. U,V-axis manipulator is squirter-compatible for non-immersion applications.
Inspection technique
Immersion inspection in pulse-echo mode. Thru-transmission mode with range of optional transducer yokes.
Parts' turntable
High-resolution RESOLVE Series 900 to 3000mm (36" to 120") diameter turntables with sealed, servo motor drive train. Oversize, zero-maintenance stainless steel central bearing maintains alignment even in the presence of off-center loads.
Lift platform
Screw-driven lift platform with servo drive for parts' turntable. Control from ScanMaster 'virtual' control panel. Infinitely variable vertical positioning for scanning at any desired level.
Platform for reference standards
Large 500mm x 600mm (20" x 24") table fixed to the lift platform for locating reference standards. Includes two 90deg reference edges.
Transducers
Any 1-25MHz immersion-type probes with standard UHF connector.
Ultrasonic hardware
One to eight-channel upi-50 rack-mount ultrasonic instrument with selection of RPP1 (spike) or RPP2 (square wave) pulser preamplifier. Optional logarithmic preamplifier.
Operator control console
Desktop mounted 17" monitor, keyboard and mouse pointing device. Complete system control from 'virtual' control panel. Selection of optional remote control devices.
MAC motion control
MAC Windows NT-based servo motion control for all axes, with encoder feedback and RF noise suppression circuitry. Hardware housed in environment-protected cabinet.
Part Tracking
ScanMaster Teach-In Programmer for set-up and execution of multi-segment scans. All ultrasonic and scan parameters can be individually set for each scan segment. Optional three-dimensional trajectory package for high-speed scanning of parts of complex curvature.
Data acquisition interface
ScanMaster B and C-scan Imaging Software, with up to 132K peak amplitude and TOF measurements/sec and 'SMART' threshold-based A-scan signal capture to 10Mbytes/sec.
Data analysis and processing
ScanMaster C-scan Data Processing and Analysis Tool Kit. Includes a library of tools for image processing, image projection and measurement of flaw size, depth and signal strength. Optional ScanMaster utilities for advanced flaw evaluation.
System access control
Five levels of programmable authorized access.
Scanning accessories
RESOLVE Series bar rotator for inspection of round bars and tubes, and head-and-tail stock for inspection of thin-walled metallic and composite tubes.
Inspection documentation
Standard documentation tools include: · Color ink jet printer · Operator annotations on screen ·Storage and screen dump of any A-scan display in Set-up mode · Generation, storage and printout of .pcx image file of any screen display.
Remote data processing
Optional remote data processing and analysis station connected by LAN to the control console.
Safety Standards and Approvals
The DS-200 systems are fully compliant with the most stringent safety standards. The DS-200 systems are CE certified for safety and electro-magnetic compliance.
PERFORMANCE ENVELOPE
 
AxisEnvelopeSpeed rangeResolutionRepeatabilityAccuracyBacklashMin. motion
  deg   deg deg deg ±deg deg
A ±45 0.1-20deg/sec 0.01 <0.02 0.03 <0.02 0.02
B ±115 0.1-20deg/sec 0.01 <0.02 0.03 <0.02 0.02
C ±190 0.1-20deg/sec 0.01 <0.2 0.04 <0.03 0.02
U ±190 0.1-20deg/sec 0.01 <0.2 0.03 <0.02 0.02
V ±120 0.1-20-deg/sec 0.01 <0.2 0.03 <0.02 0.02
W 360 0.1-30-RPM 0.01 0.03¹ 0.03 <0.03 0.03
  mm(in) mm/sec(in/sec) mm(in) ±mm(in) ± m±300mm(in/12in) ±mm(in) mm(in)
x From 1500 (60)² 1-150(0.01-20) 0.01(0.001) <0.02(0.002) 25³(0.001) <0.02(0.002) 0.03(0.002)
y 1500-3000(60-120)² 0.1-500(0.01-20) 0.01(0.001) <0.02(0.002) 25³(0.001) <0.02(0.002) 0.03(0.002)
z 1000-2800(40-110)² 1-150(0.01-6) 0.01(0.001) <0.02(0.002) 25³(0.001) <0.02(0.002) 0.03(0.002)
zp4 1000-2800(40-110)² 1-50(0.01-2) 0.05(0.002) 0.2(0.01) 200(0.01) <0.02(0.002) 1.0(0.04)
1At rated load. Rated load selected from 1 to 5 tons. · 2Selection of sizes · 3Optional 5m (0.002in) · 4Lift platform