APPLICATION NOTE

Bond Seam Inspection

Customer Need Application
Adhesives are increasingly being used as a joining technology for Glue line and seam inspection for automotive body panels.
automotive body panels including edge and non-edge joints. Total
accumulated length of glue lines can reach hundreds of meters per
automobile body. Similar to other automotive joining processes, Modality
adhesive bonding may not provide 100% process reliability. Testing Ultrasonic (Phased Array)
is required to identify areas with lack of adhesive as well as
misaligned bond lines. Traditionally, this has been accompished only
through time-consuming and costly destructive testing. Industry
Automotive
Customer Solution
BHGE Inspection Technologies provides a non-destructive method
for conducting bond seam inspections. The Bond Seam Scanner is
easily clamped on body panels joined by a seam or other adhesive
bonding process. The design enables the array to adopt to contoured
parts commonly used in automobile designs. A spring-loaded encoder
wheel provides a stable inspection platform and tracks the sensor
position for bond lines up to 32 mm wide. A protection foil minimizes
the need for couplant and facilitates manual scanning.
The innovative Bond Seam Scanner linear array design ensures
inspection spatial resolution and detection resulting in an easily
interpreted visual image of the presence of adhesive allowing the
operator to evaluate the overall width of his bond seam and identify
where adhesive requirements are not met.
Custom array probes can be developed to inspect similar adhesive
applications in automotive and other industrial segments.

Key Features
• Bond Scanner App on the Mentor UT provides a guided workflow to
standardize and reduce time for calibration and set-up of inspection Green indicates strong adhesive bonding; Red indicates missing adhesive
• T ouch screen operation for fast and easy interrogation of suspect areas Note areas of slight adhesive leakage

• Flexible 10 MHz array to contour to body panel curvature

• Spring loaded and sealed encoder for optimal positioning Equipment Used
• Protective foil for reduced wear and couplant • Mentor UT Phased Array Flaw Detector - P/N 100N3883
• Ergonomic handling and a smooth scanning operation • Probe, LA10-32 flex (BondScanner) - P/N 0600325 (includes frame,
clamp, encoder)
• Silicone oil free
• Bond Scanner Foil - P/N 0600199

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APPLICATION NOTE
Small Diameter Circumferential Weld Inspection
Customer Need Application
Circumferential butt welds are found in various structures including Weld assessment of difficult-to-access, small diameter pipes.
small diameter tubes in boilers. Experts inspect the tubes to locate
defects which could result in the failure of a component, possibly Modality
inducing a human or environmental hazard. Ultrasonic Phased Array
When NDT inspection of circumferential butt welds are performed
manually, it is difficult to meet the required standards on safety, Industry
measurement precision, reliability, and quality data management. Oil and Gas, Energy
New or repaired welds are usually inspected by radiography however
the technology requires evacuation of the workers on site and Equipment Used
considerable time for developing the radiographic films. • Mentor UT Phased Array Flaw Detector - P/N 100N3883

Customer Solution • PALM 50 Package for pipe diameter 1.5” to 2.0” (38 mm to 50 mm)
P/N 0600392
BHGE Inspection Technologies field-proven PALM scanners can
inspect pipes of diameters from 1.5” up to 3.5”. The scanners are • PALM 64 Package for pipe diameter 2.0” to 2.5” (50 mm to 64 mm)
easily adaptable with various wedges and phased array probes to P/N 0600393
meet inspection procedures regardless of tube thickness, material or • PALM 90 Package for pipe diameter 2.5” to 3.5” (64 mm to 90 mm)
acceptance criteria. P/N 0600394
The PALM scanner uses laterally focused array probes with concave
curvature in elevation; the probe design optimizes the ultrasonic
beam focus on the surface and increases lateral defect resolution
compared to unfocused probes.
The wedges are designed with integrated irrigation channels for A, C and Sector Scans Show Weld Indications
consistent couplant feed and all the curvatures are crafted to fit
the PALM scanner.

Key Features
• Palm Scanner App on the Mentor UT provides a guided workflow to
standardize and reduce time for calibration and set-up of inspection
• Touch screen operation for fast & easy interrogation of suspect areas
• Compact, rigid and lightweight with easy access for gaps as narrow
as 12 mm (0.47 inches)
• Optimum spring-loaded open clamp system with no axial slip
• Fast and easy movement between measurements
• Suitable for ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic pipes

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APPLICATION NOTE
Corrosion Scanning with Handheld DM Array Probe
Customer Need
Historically, ultrasonic corrosion surveys have been conducted
with point measurement probes taking a grid of points over a given
area. Unfortunately, this method provides an incomplete picture
which makes it likely that the true minimum of a given inspection
area is never detected.
Application
Inspection of assets subject to internal corrosion and erosive
wall loss such as piping, storage tanks, and other critical assets;
requiring visual display and confirmation of remaining wall
thickness.

Modality
Customer Solution Ultrasonic (Phased Array)
By using BHGE's handheld DM Array Probe, the suspect area can be
100% scanned to locate the true minimum thicknesses--as well as
any random pitting or damage that may exist. This provides a much Industry
more accurate assessment. Oil & Gas and Power Generation

Key Features
• Customizable Palm Scanner App on the Mentor UT provides a
guided workflow to standardize and reduce time for calibration
and set-up of inspection
• Touch screen operation for fast and easy interrogation
of suspect areas
• DM Array probe optimized for pitting corrosion detection
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 odular probe design for cost effective replacement
A & E Scans, Selectable Measurements, and Touch Screen operation

Equipment Used
• Mentor UT Phased Array Flaw Detector - P/N 100N3883
• DM Acoustic Module (5 MHZ x 1.5 mm) - P/N DMARRAY_MOD1
• Probe Cable (3 m; Side Exit) - P/N DMCABLE_3M_RT

Modular DM Probe

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APPLICATION NOTE
Corrosion Mapping with Single-Axis Scanner
Customer Need Application
Single line scans are frequently stitched together to create Inspection of assets subject to internal corrosion and erosive
corrosion maps. This may happen because a two-axis scanner is wall loss such as piping, storage tanks, and other critical assets;
unavailable or sufficient space does not exist to properly attach requiring mapping and visual display of remaining wall thickness.
the larger scanner to the asset. Often, this stitching exercise is a Hand-held encoded scanner with manual indexing for efficient
cumbersome process that may delay delivery of the final report. corrosion inspections.
The possibility of error is also increased by using an offline stitching
process.
Modality
Ultrasonic (Phased Array)
Customer Solution
By utilizing the Manual Indexing feature of BHGE's Mentor UT,
these maps can be created in real time with a single-axis scanner. Industry
Operators simply set up the device as they would a two-axis Oil & Gas and Power Generation
scanner. After the first line scan of data is collected, the scanner is
moved over to the beginning of the 2nd pass. This second line scan
of data is collected and mapped in the proper location in real time.

Key Features
Palm Flat Scanner with
• Customizable Hand Scanning App on the Mentor UT provides a Single-Axis Encoder
guided workflow to standardize and reduce time for calibration
and set-up of inspection
• Touch screen operation for fast and easy interrogation
of suspect areas
• DM Array probe optimized for pitting corrosion detection A, C & E Scans, Selectable Measurements,
and Touch Screen operation Modular DM Probe
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 odular probe design for cost effective replacement
• Palm Scanner for consistent coupling pressure during scanning
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 anual indexing for large area inspection scans Equipment Used
• Mentor UT Phased Array Flaw Detector - P/N 100N3883
• DM Acoustic Module (5 MHZ x 1.5 mm) - P/N DMARRAY_MOD1
• Probe Cable (3 m; Side Exit) - P/N DMCABLE_3M_RT
• Palm Flat Scanner with Encoder - P/N 0600176
• Encoder Adapter for Mentor UT - P/N 0600185

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APPLICATION NOTE
Corrosion Mapping with Two-Axis Scanner
Customer Need Application
Industrial assets corrode and erode. Corrosion maps are an Inspection of assets subject to internal corrosion and erosive
invaluable tool for locating suspect areas of corrosion as well as wall loss such as piping, storage tanks, and other critical assets;
for comparison over time. However, currently available corrosion requiring mapping and visual display of remaining wall thickness.
mapping systems are often difficult to set up consistently between Two-axis X-Y scanner for efficient corrosion inspections.
operators and over time.

Modality
Customer Solution Ultrasonic (Phased Array)
By utilizing the workflow guided concept of BHGE's Mentor UT,
technician set-up time can be minimized--enabling asset owners to
consistently receive corrosion maps time and time again. Industry
Oil & Gas and Power Generation

Key Features
• Customizable Corrosion DM App on the Mentor UT provides a
guided workflow to standardize and reduce time for calibration
and set-up of inspection
• Touch screen operation for fast and easy interrogation
of suspect areas
• DM Array probe optimized for pitting corrosion detection
- Modular probe design for cost effective replacement
• 2-axis SwitchGear Scanner for consistent coupling
pressure during scanning

A, C & E Scans, Selectable Measurements, and Touch Screen Operation

Equipment Used
• Mentor UT Phased Array Flaw Detector - P/N 100N3883
• DM Acoustic Module (5 MHZ x 1.5 mm) - P/N DMARRAY_MOD1
• Probe Cable (3 m; Top Exit) - P/N DMCABLE_3M_TOP
Switch Gear Scanner Modular DM Probe
• Two Axis Scanner - P/N MUT-SWGMAN300
• Encoder Cable (3 m) - P/N MUT-SWG-CBL3M

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without notice or obligation. Contact your BHGE representative for the most current information. The BHGE logo is a trademark of Baker
Hughes, a GE company, LLC. Baker Hughes, a GE company, the GE monogram, XL-Lv and XL-Vu VideoProbe Systems are trademarks of the
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