CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: NDT Solutions

AUSS Mobile is the newest addition to NDT Solutions’ (NDTS, New Richmond, Wis., U.S.) AUSS product family. The portable C-scan inspection system incorporates ultrasonics, eddy current and bond testing in a single system. AUSS Mobile is scalable, able to be used with a variety of scanners including collaborative robots (cobots).

The AUSS Mobile reportedly excels at composite materials testing. The digital mobile scanning solution performs well on multi-layered laminates, glass fiber/carbon fiber composites, honeycomb and foam cores, metal-to-metal bonding and adhesively bonded fittings. Typical defects revealed include delamination, disbonds, crushed core, skin-to-core flaws, far-side defects, impact damage, liquid ingress and more. According to NDTS, this enables multiple inspections for aircraft production, maintenance and sustainment programs. AUSS Mobile was designed to compile data with unsurpassed capacity using A-, B- and C-scan merged views, plus true acquired waveform data.

Having a comprehensive user interface enables precise data analysis with simplified setup file construction, NDTS says. Customized views can be displayed using multiple gating scenarios, unique algorithms, tools or refined color palettes. ImagIn software architecture produces high-quality image analysis.

Additional features cited include:

• A multimodal design enabling the following inspection techniques:
  • Ultrasonic: single sensors to 128 element arrays
  • Bond Testing: resonance, pitch/catch and MIA
  • Eddy Current: single sensors to 128 coil probes
• High-resolution digital waveform capture and offline data analysis processing for optimized interpretation capabilities.
• Equipped with the latest phased array technology to deliver significant performance and faster inspection speed in highly demanding applications.
• Versatile platform for a variety of scanning peripherals, fulfilling customer requirements.
• Fully integrated two-axis motion system enables a variety of customizable scanning platforms. 

The AUSS Mobile inspection solution’s compact design enables easy integration into industrial environments. It is also capable of generating and acquiring multiple channels simultaneously, maintaining reliable data acquisition with dynamic processing technology to provide the performance required for inline applications where inspection speed is critical.