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A new Factory Lab project is unveiled on Youtube. Its objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of alternative technologies to PT and MT for the non-destructive testing of parts.
What alternatives to penetrant testing and magnetic particle testing for the non-destructive testing of parts? This is the question asked by Safran Helicopter Engines, Bureau Veritas and Naval Group to CEA List and Cetim as part of the Factory Lab Alter project, decrypted in detail in an online video on Youtube.
In this exploration of the NDT of tomorrow replacing effective solutions that are incompatible with online control and less and less compatible with respect for the environment, the CEA List and Cetim have each explored a track: The Foucault's multi-elements currents for the former, infrared thermography by induction for the second, for the control of turbine blades supplied by the world leader in helicopter turbine.
Result of this in-depth study: for Bureau Veritas and Safran Helicopter Engines, the advantage lies in infrared induction thermography. In addition, “ this project has opened up the possibility of working on digital, contactless and automatable methods which will allow them to be integrated online. This will reduce the logistics cycles due to the transfer of parts to the PT line, ”says Thomas Groursolle, R&T, DI Process Engineer at the helicopter engine manufacturer. However, the eddy current method has also found its interest for Naval Group, thanks to its portability.
Source: Satin
