Electromagnetic inspection system ECHO-3D

automaticsurface defect

ETher NDE is pleased to introduce ECHO-3D, the newest technology for the detection of surface breaking defects and crack depth measurements from Athena Industrial. Echo-3D is ideal for inspection applications in petrochemical, oil & gas, power generation, aerospace, infrastructure and manufacturing industries. Echo-3D can be used for detecting surface and sub-surface defects in carbon steel, stainless steel, nickel alloys and aluminium and is capable of identifying cracks and giving crack detection information in explosive clad carbon steel.. The Echo-3D software provides crack detection, crack depth information, 3D mapping and analysis. ECHO-3D PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION ECHO-3D is an Electro-Magnetic Field (EMF) based technology that uses Electro-Magnetic Field Imaging (EMFI) to display surface breaking defects in a 3D image. A focusing element that creates a large hemi elliptical toroidal field below the Sensor, creating EMF. The EMF shape is measured in the X, Y and Z planes by specially shaped antenna coils. Material permeability, conductivity, shape and distance from the surface to the sensor all affect the shape of the EMF. ECHO-3D has the ability to cancel out these effects using a null command before scanning.