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T H E S O U R C E F O R N O N D E S T R U C T I V E T E S T I N G I N F O R M AT I O N M AY 2 0 0 3

If someone asked you which NDT company has 180 men and women worldwide, which produces over 55 penetrant
and magnetic particle inspection products, 21 different aqueous cleaners, and
offers over 150 different PI, MPI and
black light accessories and MPI and FPI
inspection equipment, in four different
countries, in over 24 markets, what would
your answer be? If your answer is MAGNAFLUX, you would be 100% right.
MAGNAFLUX has a total of four divisions worldwide, located in the U.S.A.
(Illinois and Iowa), Swindon, UK, Sao
Paulo, Brazil and Hyderabad, India. We
have over 450 distributors and over 25
direct salesmen worldwide. With these
resources we are striving to achieve our
mission of Working for a Safer World.
MAGNAFLUX, U.S.A. has sales offices
in Glenview, IL with manufacturing
plants in DeWitt, IA for materials and
Manchester, IA for accessories and equipment. With over 200 authorized distribucontinued on page 3

CBS TV SHOW FEATURES

MAGNAFLUX YOKE
The MAGNAFLUX Y-7 AC/DC
Magnetic Particle Yoke was featured on the
April 3rd episode of CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation. One
of the technical
consultants for the
show is a retired
police officer who
remembered using
a Magnaflux yoke
for an actual investigation. He contacted
MAGNAFLUX through
our
website
at
www.magnaflux.com to
request a Yoke for the show. The show,
titled Precious Metal, unravels the mystery
of a murder victim found in a steel drum
deep in the desert outside Las Vegas. The
drum is returned to the crime lab where

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the investigators discover that the serial

numbers have been partially ground away.
In a dramatically filmed scene that prominently features the MAGNAFLUX green logo, the
Y-7 yoke is used by the
CSI investigator Nick
Stokes (George Eads) to
reveal the remnants of the
serial number. He uses this
evidence to track down the
origin of the drum and
that leads them to the
killer. MAGNAFLUX
staff members volunteered
to fly out to Hollywood to offer their
services as technical consultants, but judging from the great job that the CSI crew
did on the scene, our help was not necessary. We hope you had the opportunity to
view this exciting episode.

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NEW
ZB-150FSB SELF-BALLASTED BLACK LIGHT
BENEFITS:
No transformer
Built-in fan
Ergonomic grip

From the most trusted name

in NDT comes an innovative
NEW black light. The
ZB-150FSB offers the same
outstanding performance as
our popular ZB-100 and
ZB-100F Black Lights.

Q&A

Technical Specifications:
ZB-150FSB
P/N 621135
Power Supply
115 volt 60 herz
Current Draw
1.7 amps
Typical Output
5,000 w/cm2
Typical Visible Light
10 Lux or 1 ft. candle @
15" (38 cm)
150 w Self-Ballast Bulb P/N 519296
Running Temp
85 F (30 C)
13 amp @ 203 VAC
Weight,
hand lamp only
2.7 lbs.
Weight,
lamp and cord
3.9 lbs.
Main Cable Supply
Ground fault with 9.5 ft.
cord length

MagnAGLO
ZyGLO

The Need for Quick Break

Why is there a need for

Quick Break?
MAGNAFLUX uses electricity to properly magnetize parts. Electricity consists of
free electrons (amps) and pressure (volts).
Without voltage, the electrons do not
move; without free electrons, the voltage
has nothing to push.
An AC transformer has a current and voltage going through its primary winding.
This voltage and current creates a magnetic field. The magnetic field induces an
electric field into the secondary winding.
In coil mode MAGNAFLUX units
induce an electric field into the part. This
electrical field magnetizes the part.
If you connect a battery to a transformer,
the only current and voltage out of the
secondary winding is a blip when the battery is first connected and when the battery is disconnected. In order for a tranformer to work, the voltage has to be con-

stantly changing, like an AC signal. This

causes the magnetic field to change. The
changing magnetic field creates a changing (AC signal) electrical field in the secondary winding. If the magnetic field does
not change the electricity stops flowing in
the secondary winding.
When using a MAGNAFLUX unit, the
coil acts as the primary winding of the
transformer and the part under test is the
secondary winding of the transformer. On
a three phase DC machine the output is a
lot like a battery. The 3 Phase DC
Machine coil output is much like a battery. The voltage induced into the part is
relatively small, except for the start and
end of the shot. At the start and end of the
shot the changing voltage creates high currents in the part creating the desirable
magnetic field.
Remember, the induced electrical field
produces the magnetism inside the part.

On many units the amperage is slow to

start and it takes time to bring the unit up
to full desired amperage. Turning off the
unit is much simpler so the time to turn
the current off can be better controlled.
The induced magnetism is a function of
how fast the current and voltage change and
the reactance of the coil (coil size, shape,
turns). Although Quick Break is a function of time it is better to think of it as a
velocity, we need to measure the fall rate of
the amperage (amps/sec).
MAGNAFLUX supplies a Quick Break
Tester which quickly and accurately confirms the function status of "quick break"
circuitry in 3 phase FWDC magnetic particle units. The Quick Break Tester meets
compliance to ASTM E 1444. Contact
your local authorized MAGNAFLUX
Distributor to purchase a Quick Break
Tester.

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NEW MAGNAFLUX
WAREHOUSE IN CHINA

NEW &
IMPROVED!

MAGNAFLUX is proud to announce the opening of our

new warehouse in China. This new international warehouse
reflects our commitment to international markets and their
growth potential.

WCP-2

White Contrast Paint

NOW MEETS
BS5044

Our new warehouse is owned by Shanghai Pudong New Area

Hande International Trading Co. Limited and is in the
Pudong Waigaoquao Free Trade Zone, located about 40 miles
from the heart of Shanghai.
We plan to keep selected materials available in our warehouse
for importing to the China market, in addition to exporting
to:
Hong Kong

WCP-2
White Contrast Paint
is new and improved!

Japan
Korea
Taiwan

The benefits to our international customers are:

much shorter lead time
lower
landed cost
MAGNAFLUX materials at competitive prices

At this time, accessories will continue to ship from our

manufacturing facility in Iowa.
Orders are placed through Nancy Buzinskas, International
Customer Service Representative Tel: 847-657-5349, Fax:
847-657-4720, E-mail: nancy@magnaflux.com

WCP-2 now provides a thicker

and whiter contrast background
for visible magnetic particle
inspection. Because of this formula
improvement, WCP-2 White
Contrast Paint now meets British
Standard BS 5044.

MAGNAFLUX INTERNATIONAL ADVANTAGE

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tors located across the 50 states and
Canada, 16 service centers located in the
continental U.S. and six in various locations in Canada, Mexico and Asia. To
support domestic distributors and end
users, we have five Regional Sales
Managers headquartered in California,
Texas, Michigan, New Hampshire and
Georgia. The Regional Sales Managers are
trained to offer you any assistance you
may have for your inspection needs. Also
offered are materials testing through our
Penecert program located in the Dewitt
facility. Internationally, MAGNAFLUX,
U.S.A. supports Mexico, Central/South
America, Caribbean, Asia, and
Australia/New Zealand.

MAGNAFLUX, U.K. is located in a scenic town just outside of London. This

facility manufactures materials, accessories and equipment that serve Europe,
(including Russia), the Middle East and
South Africa. Also manufactured at this
facility are the Scrubs hand cleaning
cloths. To support their part of the globe
MAGNAFLUX, U.K. has over 115 distributors located from Sweden to South
Africa.
Our Brazilian partner is ITW/Chemical
Products, Ltd. Their product lines are
MAGNAFLUX materials, accessories and
equipment. Also manufactured at their
facility are various metalworking fluids and
industrial cleaners. Their market is primarily South America with 25 distributors, 14
agents and five direct salesmen. Added to

this sales force are three technical support

personnel.
In the Far East we have ITW/Signode
India. The division is grouped into two
business units, Sindia which manufactures industrial steel and metals packaging
and Chemin that specializes in
Magnaflux materials and equipment.
Chemin has over 50 distributors in industrial locations across India, seven Regional
Sales Managers, and six Exclusive Sales
Engineers. Like all of our divisions, they
offer training and inspection services to
all of their customers.
If you wish to contact any of these divisions, just log onto our website at
www.magnaflux.com and experience the
MAGNAFLUX Advantage first hand.

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CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DIRECTORY

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847.657.5300
Fax Number:
800.421.1569
MSDS FAX BACK:
847.657.5037
Web Page:
www.magnaflux.com
Literature Requests:
Arvell West, 4646

Customer Service

Equipment Department

Susan Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5347

Jim Rieger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4722

Inside Sales Manager

rogers@magnaflux.com

Ray Berry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5371

Customer Service Rep.
berry@magnaflux.com

Nancy Buzinskas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5349

Intl Customer Service Rep.
nancy@magnaflux.com

Randi Hurley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5348

Customer Service Rep.
hurley@magnaflux.com

Al Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5358
Customer Service Rep.
joseph@magnaflux.com

Equipment Business Unit Manager

rieger@magnaflux.com

Iris Colon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5302

Technical Service Specialist
colon@magnaflux.com

Paul Dunnwald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563.927.9302

Service Manager
paul@itwmanchester.com

Gary Oria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5345

Zyglo Equipment Product Manager
garyoria@aol.com

Marcin Sekscinski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5362

Application Engineer
marcin@magnaflux.com

General Manager

Sales

Steve Groeninger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5335

Tim Harz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4274

grenny@magnaflux.com

Materials Department
Vilma Holmgren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5346
Material Business Unit Manager
holmgren@magnaflux.com

Phyllis Doyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5314

Distributor Manager
doyle@magnaflux.com

Noemi Gonzalez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5331

Intl Sales Rep.
noemigonz@magnaflux.com

Kathie Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5330

Marketing Coordinator
green@magnaflux.com

Cheri Stockhausen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5378

Technical Service Specialist
cheri@magnaflux.com

Kevin Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5376

Materials Product Manager
walker@magnaflux.com

National Sales Manager, Northeast Territory

tjharz@magnaflux.com

Ken Boden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6167

Regional Sales Manager, Southeast Territory
boden@magnaflux.com

Phil Hansen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4231

Regional Sales Manager, Southwest Territory
hansen@magnaflux.com

NEWEST ADDITION TO
CUSTOMER SERVICE
We are pleased to introduce you to Ray
Berry, the newest member of the customer service team at MAGNAFLUX.
Ray graduated from Purdue University
last May, with a degree in Mechanical
Engineering. His studies focused on the
design/redesign of products as well as
the engineering economics of various
projects.
At MAGNAFLUX, Ray puts his engineering knowledge and customer service
skills to use assisting customers with
quotations and orders. He creates the
contract pricing agreements for direct
customers and distributors. In addition,
Ray manages key accounts information
by tracking their sales and communicating timely information to the MAGNAFLUX regional sales managers.
Rays background and communcation
skills have quickly made him a valuable
member of the CSR team.

ZYGLO PENETRANT PEN

New and improved
from

MAGNAFLUX

Kimberly Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4970

Regional Sales Manager, West Coast
hayes@magnaflux.com

Jim Kemp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4971

Regional Sales Manager, Ohio Valley
kemp@magnaflux.com

Accounting
Lynn Broaddus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4082
Controller

Cheryl Tantillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4150

Accounts Receivables

SPOTCHECK PENETRANT PEN

is also available.

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