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Mantis™ Phased-Array Flaw Detector

The Mantis Phased-Array Flaw Detector offers great testing efficiency and advanced UT application performance, easy setups, fast cycles and convenient reporting.
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LIGHTWEIGHT 16:64PR PORTABLE PHASED-ARRAY FLAW DETECTOR

PAUT | sectorial, linear & compound scanning

Conventional UT | pulse-echo & dual techniques

TOFD | time of flight diffraction with lateral wave straightening

TFM | total focusing method in real-time for expertise

FULLY LOADED

  • Real-time TFM
  • Onboard PAUT calculator for all geometries Compound scanning
  • Multi-group configurations
  • High PRF
  • Up to 3 encoded axes
  • ISO & ASTM code compliant

QUICK SETUP TIME

  • Intuitive interface, step by step app design
  • 3-click TCG, TCG save and import
  • 3-click material velocity
  • 3-click probe balancing
  • 3-click wedge calibration
  • Onboard library of probes, wedges & scanners
  • Onboard library of geometries and weld preps
  • Application oriented templates

ONBOARD ANALYSIS

  • 800% amplitude dynamic
  • Cumulated volume views
    TOFD lateral wave linearization
  • Customizable inspection report
  • Dedicated analysis tools
  • Fast Ethernet file transfer
    PC data analysis with CAPTURE

MANTIS comes in 3 cost-effective packages: Adept, Expert and Master.

 

MASTER

Key features:

  • Hi-resolution TFM
  • Matrixand dual arrays (DLA, DMA)
  • FMC recording

Typical applications:

  • Thick pipes, austenitic welds, limited probe access, 3D focusing
  • R&D

EXPERT

Key features:

  • 3-axis encoding
  • live 3D-overlays
  • 20kHz PRF

Typical applications:

  • Nozzle inspection
  • T-, K-, Y-Joints

ADEPT

  • PAUT + TOFD + PE + TFM
  • Weld prep overlay
  • CAD import
  • Multi-group
  • Quick TCG/DAC/AVG
  • Quick calibration wizards
  • Comes with CAPTURE for PC
  • CIVA and ENLIGHT compatible
  • Free data viewer
  • Fast Ethernet file transfer + USB 3.0
  • Unique flaw-detector with real-time TFM

Typical applications:

  • Composite, Thin pipes, Corrosion
  • Rope access inspections
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Specification

General

L x W x H: 320mm x 220mm x 100mm
Operating temperature range: from -10°C to 45°C | 14°F to 113°F Storage temperature range: -10°C to 60°C | 14°F to 140°F with battery Operating time: 4h (hot swappable battery)

8.4‘’ high contrast resistive screen – resolution 1024×768 px Weight: 4,4kg with battery
IP65 according to CEI60529
Shock resistance according to MIL-STD-810G

Standard phased-array

Linear scanning, sectorial scanning, compound
Maximum active aperture: 16 channels
Phased array computation delay laws on plate, cylinder, T* & Y*, nozzle* Focusing mode: true depth, sound path, projection

Linear, matrix*, DLA and DMA* probes
Up to 6 probes | Up to 8 groups | Up to 2048 delay-laws CIVA fueled phased-array calculator

Real-time TFM

Reconstruction channels: 16 up to 64* Max number of points of reconstructed image: up to 65k Max refresh rate: up to 80fps Sound paths: direct (L or S), indirect* and converted* modes

Pulsers

64 phased-array channels:

Negative square pulse, width: 35ns to 1250ns Voltage: 12V – 90V with 1V step
Max. PRF: 12kHz up to 20kHz*

UT-TOFD:

Negative square pulse, width: 30ns to 1250ns Voltage: 12V to 200V with 1V step
Max. PRF: 12kHz up to 20kHz*

Receivers

16 phased-array channels:

Input impedance: 50Ω
Frequency range: 0.4 to 20MHz
Max. input signal: 2Vpp | TCG – ACG – DGS calibration wizard Gain: up to 120dB (0.1dB step)
Cross-talk between two channels < 50 dB

UT-TOFD:

Input impedance: 50Ω Frequency range: 0.6 to 25MHz Max. input signal: 2Vpp
TCG – DAC calibration wizard Gain: up to 120dB (0.1dB step)

Digitizer

Digitizing and real-time summation on 16 channels FIR filters
Real-time averaging up to x32
Rectified, RF, envelope

Resolution: 16bits
Max. sampling frequency: 100 MHz Digitizing depth up to 16k points A-scan range or delay max 65k points

Acquisition

Hardware acquisition gates
A-Scan/Peak data recording
FMC recording
Acquisition trigger on time, event, encoder

Max. data flow 150 MB/s on a 128Gb SSD Inspection data file size: up to 10Gb
Data transfer through Ethernet
800% amplitude range

Wizards

CAD overlay and 3D view
Real-time phased array calculator Base-time calibration for conventional UT Wedge calibration (angle, height) Velocity calibration

Scanner calibration
Amplitude calibration (TCG, DAC, DGS)
Probe design | Weld geometry design
Amplitude balancing
Part geometry with parametric shapes: plate, cylinder, T* & Y*, nozzle*

Analysis

Capture © software with analysis and reporting tools – Free viewer
A-Scan, B-Scan, C-Scan, D-Scan, Echodynamic, Top view, Side view, 3D view Analysis gates
Compatibility with CIVA analysis and ENLIGHT

Amplitude range: 800%
Overlay part geometry: plate, cylinder, T* or Y* section, nozzle* Overlay weld geometry
Customizable inspection report

I-O

Encoder inputs: 2 axes up to 3 axes*
1 IPEX connector for phased-array probe – can be upgraded to 2 with splitter* 1 USB 2.0 + 1 USB 3.0 + 1 mini display port + 1 RJ45 Ethernet

2 LEMO 00 connectors for UT-TOFD (1 PR – 1R) 1 external trigger
7 TTL inputs/outputs

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