Detect the tiniest cracks and gaps in your products with Element's advanced ultrasonic testing services, using soundwaves for accurate reporting of defects, ensuring better product safety. We offer a full suite of UT inspection services for test specimens of virtually any size, across a variety of industries, including Aerospace, Oil & Gas, and Power Generation.
What is Ultrasonic Testing and why do you Need it?
Ultrasonic testing, also known as ultrasonic NDT (non-destructive testing) or simply UT, is a very powerful non-destructive test method using sound waves to detect cracks and defects in parts and materials. It can also be used to determine a material’s thickness, such as measuring the wall thickness of a pipe.
This method can help locate flaws too tiny to be found by many other NDT methods, by producing images that are more clearly defined and exposing issues that are deeper than surface level. Such sensitivity makes ultrasonic testing highly precise and accurate. It is also a practical and flexible method, with portable testing variants as well as laboratory options depending on your requirements. When used to assess very thick materials, ultrasound typically requires less exposure – and subsequent risk – than other possible methods such as radiography.
Key Benefits of Our Ultrasonic Testing Services
- Swift Defect Detection by Experts: Experience efficient ultrasonic testing, utilizing both contact and immersion techniques for unparalleled precision in detecting cracks and defects. Element experts offer in-house, on-site, and field inspections to identify and address potential defects before operational failures occur.
- Your Partner for Tailored Solutions: For projects of any complexity, our ultrasonic inspection services are customized to fit any test specimen size. With equipment like immersion tanks, turntable immersion systems, and vertical ring rolling immersion systems, we cater to diverse component sizes, ensuring a solution for every project.
- Highest Standards for Safety and Reliability: We can help you comply with stringent industry standards from organizations like AMS, AWS, ASTM, API, ASME, and more. Ensure your components meet the highest quality and safety benchmarks, so there’s no panic over industry inspections.
- Cost-effective solutions for Oil & Gas: Benefit from our specialized immersion inspection process, tailored for pipeline girth welds in the Oil & Gas industry. Enhance detection probability, minimizing the risk of substantial repair and recovery costs once the pipeline is in situ.
- In-Depth Analysis with Advanced Capabilities: Our C-scan ultrasonic inspection offers even more comprehensive imaging for the most thorough understanding of your material’s characteristics. Use the advanced data and detailed analysis to empower your R&D.
Portable Inspection for Large, Irregular, and Immobile Parts
Pinpoint Smaller Defects
Your Ultrasonic Testing Expert
“Element's technical and quality expertise is top notch. They are a great asset!”
Marianne King
Triplett Machine Inc
Our Ultrasonic Testing Services
- Automated Ultrasonic Testing Verification (AUTV)
- Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) measurement
- Contact Ultrasonic Testing
- Immersion Ultrasonic Inspection (IUT)
- Pipe wall thickness
- Phased array ultrasonic testing
Our Unique Capabilities
- Turntable immersion tanks for components up to 6 feet in diameter
- A vertical ring rolling immersion system for components up to 12 feet in diameter
- Immersion tanks for plate, bar, and extrusion stock up to 36 feet long
- TACTIC immersion line for pipe and bar components
- Portable Contact ultrasonic testing for large components, hard-to-move products, and awkward shapes e.g. plate and bar
- Data acquisition
- C-scan ultrasonic inspection
Why Choose Element?
With a decade of expertise and access to state-of-the-art equipment, Element offers comprehensive ultrasonic inspection services for parts and materials of many shapes and sizes. We ensure access to your parts even in challenging scenarios and detect smaller defects with exceptional accuracy.
Our technicians, trained in ultrasonic testing techniques and certified to UT levels I, II, and III, operate in NADCAP and ISO 17025-accredited laboratories, showcasing our unwavering commitment to the highest standards of compliance and safety.
Whether it's raw materials or fracture-critical components, we have the equipment, expertise, and capacity for the task. Experience precision with us.
To learn more about Element’s credentials, please visit our About Us page. To discuss how we can support your ultrasonic testing and inspection needs, contact our experts today.
The Benefits of Immersion Ultrasonic Inspection of Composites
Read the article to explore the benefits of two methods of ultrasonic inspection of composites: contact and immersion ultrasonic testing (IUT).
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