The RexoFORM is a new innovative wedge for phased array 0

and angle beam inspection with the Rexolite delay line. With its
unique design, the RexoFORM can be used on pipes of different
diameters with no need for multiple curved wedges. The RexoFORM is also compatible with the A12 and A14 standard probes,
making it an affordable solution.HydroFORM utilizes an ingenious water-column co
ncept that
eliminates the need for a wedge, thus providing the benefits of a
phased array immersion-tank inspection. This concept, which uses
a low-flow water supply and consumable gaskets, offers excellent
surface conformance and optimized coupling conditions, even on
rough surfaces.Olympus is a world-leading manufacturer of innovative nondestruct
ive testing and measurement
instruments that are used in industrial and research applications ranging from a
erospace, power
generation, petrochemical, civil infrastructure, automotive and consumer product
s. Leading-edge testing
technologies include ultrasound, ultrasound phased array, eddy current, eddy cur
rent array, microscopy,
optical metrology, and X-ray fluorescence. Olympus products include flaw detecto
rs, thickness
gages, industrial NDT systems and scanners, videoscopes, borescopes, high-speed
video cameras,
microscopes, probes, and various accessories.By bringing a semiautomated phased
array solution into the corrosion inspection market, Olympus has not only introd
uced a new technology,
but also a new world of possibilities. Say goodbye to unsafe and unreliable moto
rized rastering of small UT probes; phased array
probes cover a larger surface, and can be manually traveled at a safe speed. Thi
s solution enables inspectors to be more productive and
collect higher resolution data.
The HydroFORM and RexoFORM are designed to offer the best inspection solution for
the detection of wall-thickness reductions due
to corrosion, abrasion, and erosion. Our solution also detects mid-wall damage s
uch as hydrogen-induced blistering or manufacturinginduced
laminations, and easily differentiate these anomalies from loss of wall thicknes
s.of the market and economy in crisis forced companies to look at their finances
. It became apparent that the operation cost had to be reduced. One of the ways
to achieve it was to decrease expenditure on maintenance. However, it had to be
done without loss of equipment availability. Hence, industries ever increasing i
nterest in Predictive/Proactive Maintenance. In such an environment the vibratio
n analysts role has become more important and so has risen the expectations of go
od, infallible results delivered by vibration monitoring. Given the above no one
vibration technique can be neglected and every new one should at least be trial
led.If any of these four problems are encountered when using demodulation, this
will
not only make it extremely difficult to apply meaningful alarms but can also pre
vent the
analyst from even seeing a fault that is present. Ironically, if problem (d) is
encountered,
this can result in erroneously signaling a potential impact problem that is trul
y not
necessarily present (with the undesirable end result in the analyst making an in
correct
problem call on the machine or, possibly worse, taking unnecessary corrective ac
tions.
Experience has indicated that when an analyst has both demodulation and
PeakVue tools at his disposal (using the same analyzer/software system), it is u
sually
best to opt for PeakVue. Of course, in no way does any of the foregoing informat

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meant to convey that PeakVue measurements should replace vibration measurements;
they should not. Instead, PeakVue data should be captured along with vibration d
ata at
each measurement location, thereby providing supplementary information that eith
er of
these tools by themselves may miss altogether.