Ultrasound inspection is one of the most important components of any predictive maintenance and reliability program. The demand for ultrasound technology is on the rise. Driving this demand is a need for inspectors to expand their inspections from basic condition monitoring to detailed diagnostics.
SDT's Ultranalysis kit allows inspectors to listen to and record wave files from any ultrasonic inspection tool. Files are uploaded directly to PC via USB connection. Visualize ultrasound in the time and spectrum domain using SDT's AVM Ultranalysis software (included).
The AVM Ultranalysis kit is designed for use with any of the SDT Ultrawave detectors in the product family including: SDT 170M, SDT 170M Plus, SDT 170MD Data Collector, SDT 150, SDT 120. We've tested the kit with our entire product family with great results in all instances. Other ultrasonic detectors may be connected to the SDT AVM Ultranalysis kit. However the heterodyned signal output can vary with different manufactures. Therefore we can only guarantee and support connectivity with SDT devices.
Includes:
Digital Wave File Recorder
USB-PC Link Cable
AVM Ultranalysis™ Time and Spectrum Software
Industrial Waterproof Storage Case
Connection from Ultrasonic Detector to Digital Recorder
Includes Y-Splitter for Headphones
Lubricate, Listen, and Digitally measure
Visualize the Effect with Time Waveform Displayed
Applications:
Overview
Ultrasound inspection is a powerful component of your predictive maintenance and reliability toolbox. You already use if to identify airborne leaks in compressed air, steam and vacuum systems and it can also be used to improve how bearings are lubricated and electrical systems are inspected.
The demand for ultrasound technology is on the rise. Driving this demand is a need to expand inspections beyond basic condition monitoring to include detailed diagnostics.
One problem with ultrasound programs is they tend to be unorganized search and seek methods of finding problems. While Vibration measurement is very formal, structured and repetitive, ultrasound tends to be more a case of “walk around until you find something”.
AVM Ultranalysis is a formal approach to finding problems using ultrasound technology. It provides the means of transferring information contained in the sounds heard in the headset into something which can be shared, analyzed, diagnosed, trended, and compared.
From "HEAR" to "HERE" - AVM Ultranalysis Visualization Techniques
A defect in the race (or ball, or cage) is the reason why bearings generate transient events or pulses.
Continuous movement of the rolling elements generates a continuous set of pulses.
An example of one pulse magnified on a millisecond scale would look like this:
Looking at the same pulse in the spectral view will reveal at which frequency the energy is focused.
Understanding how ultrasonic signals are collected, processed, and analyzed opens our minds and our eyes to visualize other applications for AVM Ultranalysis such as analyzing electrical discharges like arcing, tracking, and corona, and for evaluating the condition of valves of reciprocating compressors. As this field grows, so to will the scope of applications and their procedures.
