{"id":669,"date":"2018-03-14T11:43:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T10:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tecnocontrolnde.com\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2018-03-21T08:40:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T07:40:27","slug":"paut-phased-array-ultrasonic-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tecnocontrolnde.com\/en\/paut-phased-array-ultrasonic-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Paut (phased array ultrasonic testing)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tecnocontrol started to perform Phased Array inspections in 2007 on weldings of a large bridge made in Italy to be installed in Dallas-Texas.<\/p>\n<p>In the following years we have progressively optimized the various techniques of inspection (and we are continuing to do so), implementing both quantity and quality of the instruments and probes, and increasing the training of our staff through courses and exam sessions held by certification bodies (as IIS) and thanks to a series of advanced training courses, conducted by the consulting firm Phasex of Quebec City (Canada) or by consultants on the subject of IMG Mandello del Lario LC (I)<\/p>\n<p>Equipment we use :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instruments:<br \/>\nOlympus MX1- MX2<\/li>\n<li>Modules:<br \/>\nPA 32-128PR (PA1-PA2)<\/li>\n<li>Probes:<br \/>\nfrom 2 to 10 Mhz of various types of standard and customized wedges<\/li>\n<li>Scanners:<br \/>\nmanual or motorized configurable for various applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The staff is qualified and certified according to the requirements of ISO 13588 or ASME Code.<br \/>\nThe documentation concerning the qualification and certification of the personnel is available when a check is requested.<\/p>\n<p>The main applications of our competence are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Examination of longitudinal and circumferential welds on pipes or pressure vessel of various sizes and thicknesses, using motorized scanners.<\/li>\n<li>Examination of welds between nozzle and shell or nozzle and bottom on pressure vessels with recorded guided manual scans.<\/li>\n<li>Check of welds in austenitic materials and other highly attenuated materials, using probes specific to these applications (Eg. 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