CMS Supplies an Entire NDT
Turnkey System to Salzgitter
Mannesmann Precision Tubes
Leading company Salzgitter Mannesmann Precision
Tubes recently chose the French NDT manufacturer
Contrôle Mesure Systèmes (CMS) for the creation
of an entirely new production line.
Salzgitter Mannesmann Precision Tubes
continues to invest in order to maintain a
competitive edge within in the automotive,
chemical/petrochemical and energy industries.
The main aim of this recent phase of investment
is to stimulate the market and make the plant
even more productive and cost-effective. The new
production line will produce an array of seamless
tubes ranging from 25mm to 90mm in diameter. The
current ultrasonic systems are not able to meet the
ever-increasing standards in quality assurance that
are required in today’s market. This latest contract
includes the supply of an entire NDT turnkey system,
including a full NDT bench and integrated handling
system (more than 50m of conveyor belts, and 3
different hoppers for the inspected tubes). This new
line and testing bench will combine spectrometer
inspection, a cutting-edge ultrasonic rotating head
and not less than 3 Eddy Current inspection systems.
This new line can reach an inspection speed of 60 m/
min.
The full NDT bench is composed of:
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A height adjustable test bench with seven central
driving units for guiding the tubes
Three automated off line sliding tables for
ultrasonic and Eddy current devices
Eddy Current anti-mix test
Laser measurement of the outside diameter
Eddy Current low frequency inspection by
magnetizing yoke and coil managed by CMS Zet@
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Premium. This equipment will detect external
sub-surface short transversal defects.
Eddy Current high frequency inspection by
rotating head RotoETscan 130, managed by CMS
Zet@Master. This equipment will detect external
surface longitudinal defects.
Ultrasonic rotating head RotoUTscan 90, 24
channels connected to ultrasonic software. This
equipment will detect external and internal
defects in the longitudinal and transversal
direction.
Probus supervision software
Demagnetizing unit DC+AC
This installation features our very latest technology
which is the result of several years of production
experience and extensive feedback from our clients.
This cutting-edge technology has been combined with
our advanced supervision software Probus to create a
highly sophisticated system.
The Probus software program, developed by CMS,
allows clients to gather information from various
NDT systems but also to centralize and manage all
the sensors on the bench (pressure, temperature,
flow, clogging, marking systems, height etc). It is
also possible to easily control all the actuators of the