Omniscan Portable Modular NDT Instrument

 

Rugged, Portable, and Battery-Operated

 

The OmniScan™ is built to work in the harshest field conditions. Its solid polycarbonate-based casing and rubber bumpers make it a splashproof instrument that can withstand drops, shocks, and hits, as well as water jet cleaning.

The OmniScan is so compact and lightweight (only 4.6 kg) that it can be carried easily and handled anywhere inside or outside. With its two Li-ion batteries, The OmniScan will run for over 6 hours in the most demanding configuration.

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Data Storage and Imaging

 

The Omniscan is based on Microsoft® Windows® CE .NET OS and offers the standard ports (USB, RS-232, alarms, SVGA out, and Ethernet™). It offers internal data storage capability and extended storage via a CF (CompactFlash™) card slot or USB device.

 

Modular Platform

 

The instrument is a modular platform which supports various technologies such as the ultrasound, the ultrasound phased array, the eddy current and the eddy current array, in order to cover most of the test applications required in various business sectors. The OmniScan allows you to switch test modules on the spot, without the use of any particular tools. Changing test modules is a cinch: the platform detects the new module and the technology supported so the configuration and test environment are set automatically.

 

User Interface

 

The highly legible 8.4-inch real-time display (60 Hz A-scan refresh rate) with a resolution of 800x600 allows you to clearly see defects and details under any light conditions.

Function keys and a scroll knob make it easy to browse through and select functions. A mouse and a keyboard can also be plugged in for users looking for a more PC-like interface.

 

Ultrasound Software

 

Full-Featured C-Scan

  • Monitoring of amplitude, peak position, crossing level position, and thickness on each gate

  • Automatic gate synchronizes from previous gate for higher dynamic range of thickness.

  • A-scan data storage and C-scan postprocessing capabilities

  • Optional IF gate for surface following synchronization or measurement gate or TCG/DAC curves

  • Either positive or negative gate on RF signal (independent for each gate)

  • Three alarms completely configurable on single gate events or multiple gate events, filter for n occurrences from one or multiple channels

  • Customizable color palette for amplitude and thickness C-scan

  • 2-axis mechanical encoder with data acquisition synchronization on mechanical movement

  • Optional data library to access A-scan and/or C-scan on PC for custom processing

  • 60 Hz A-scan refresh rate with overlays of envelope and peak inside the gate

Angle Beam Transducer for Weld Inspection

  • Trigonometric flaw location with curvature correction for angle beam transducer

  • Optional DAC and TCG curves for compensation of material attenuation as well as beam spread

  • Assisted calibration for probe delay and sound velocity, as well as TCG and mechanical encoder

  • Support of pulse-echo, dual, or through-transmission modes

  • Visual skip indicator for easy location of the defect

Full-Featured A-Scan

  • Color-selectable A-scan display

  • Reject mode

  • Hollow mode

  • Peak/hold mode (always keep the signal that shows the maximum amplitude in gate A)

  • Gate threshold level crossing (changes the color of the curve that is over the gate level)

Time-of-Flight Diffraction (TOFD)

  • A B-scan encoded data imaging and storage

  • Adjustable for brightness and contrast grayscale color palette

  • 100 MHz A-scan digitizing

  • TOFD calibration wizard online and offline

  • Hyperbolic cursor and reading for TOFD sizing

  • Lateral wave resynchronization

Indoor/outdoor color schemes for improved readability in all conditions.

 

Probes, scanners and other accessories

 

The OmniScan offers the connectivity, data storage and imaging to satisfy the most demanding requests in order to achieve the highest testing performances in NDT.

The OmniScan features an ethernet port (LAN) to contact other work stations, USB ports to connect other peripherals such as a keyboard, a mouse, a printer or to facilitate data storage to any PC external storage device.

The OmniScan also supports probes and manual scanners to have a complete test solution as well as video and voice recording capabilities to generate complete reports based on your test sessions.