Eddy current flaw detectors

    ETS2-73 Eddy Current Double Rail Flaw Detector


    INTENDED USE

    Durability and reliability of rails in-service play a decisive role in railroad industry that is due to the fact that the development of the defects and breach of strength characteristics of the rails can result in their breakage or even lead to crashes. Operation of rails within many years has shown which types of defects are mainly developed in them (see UIC Code 712 R) and, of course, it can have a crucial effect on the railroad traffic safety.

    OKOndt GROUP, in order to provide for the monitoring procedure, as well as to evaluate the railway track rails condition, has released 16-channel double rail eddy current flaw detector ETS2-73.

    Eddy current double rail flaw detector ETS2-73 refers to the mechanized scanning devices designed for manual testing by the eddy current method to detect surface cracks. Application of this flaw detector ensures timely inspection of the rail head for presence of such defects as quenching cracks on the gauge corner of the rail head.


    APPLICATION

    • ETS2-73 flaw detector allows to perform the eddy current testing of rails in accordance with EN 16729-2 Non-destructive testing on rails in track - Part 2: Eddy current testing of rails in track requirements
    • Possibility to test both the rail track and rail switches
    • Selective testing of particular sections of the rail track
    • Testing and evaluation of the surface defects presence after grinding machines
    • Testing of all major rail profiles: 49E1(S49), 54E1(UIC54), 60E1 (UIC 60) and others.


    ETS2-73 ADVANTAGES

    • The equipment of the ETS2-73 flaw detector corresponds to ISO 15548-1 and ISO 15548-2 requirements
    • Folding aluminum frame
    • Simultaneous testing of left and right rails
    • Flaw detector’s structure allows to follow the current gage of the track and adjust to it
    • Specialized ECPs with protective wear-resistant covers allow to evaluate the depth of the rail vertical damage of up to 3 mm and do not care about the ECP integrity
    • Use of 8 ECPs allow to perform testing of the whole rail head per one ride
    • Possibility of crossing the rail bolt joints with up to 15 mm distance between the rails
    • Individual spring-mounted suspension of each ECP
    • Operation time from the rechargeable battery — minimum 8 hours
    • Specialized software to perform setting, testing and view the test results.

    Specialized software of the ETS2-73 flaw detector
    EddySet program for setting of the eddy current channels of the Eddycon D

    • Fast setting of the Eddycon D’s eddy current channels – frequency, generator’s voltage, gain, filters, threshold level etc.
    • Building of the calibration curves and creation of settings for a vertical damage depth evaluation.
    • Saving of the settings in the PC’s memory.

    Specialized software of the ETS2-73 flaw detector
    ETS2_73_ET program for testing

    • Signals display from ECPs per every channel.
    • Signals display from ECPs in a real time mode.
    • Different types of information display (amplitude display and defect depth display).
    • Record and saving of the test results for further processing.

    Specialized software of the ETS2-73 flaw detector
    Program for creation of the track sections to provide the testing and user Administration

    • Creation and administration of the track sections for testing.
    • Creation and administration of the user accounts.

    Specialized software of the ETS2-73 flaw detector
    ETS2_73_ET_Result program for test results data analysis




    Eddy current flaw detector Eddycon D ver.2


    Operating frequencies range: 10 Hz - 16 MHz
    Excitation voltage: 20 V (Peak-to-Peak)
    Maximum input signal voltage: 2.0 V (Peak-to-Peak)
    Amplifier 1: 0 - 30 dB with a step of 0.1 dB
    Amplifier 2: 0 - 40 dB with a step of 0.1 dB
    Amplifier X: 0 - 30 dB with a step of 0.1 dB
    Amplifier Y: 0 - 30 dB with a step of 0.1 dB
    Signal phase: 0° - 359° with a step of 1°
    LowPass filter: FSMP. MAX/2 (1 Hz to 40 kHz)
    HighPass filter: FSMP. MAX/2 (1 Hz to 40 kHz)
    BandPass filter: FSMP. MAX/2 (1 Hz to 40 kHz)
    Overall dimensions: 293 x 37 x 141 mm
    Weight: not more than 1 kg
    Power supply: 12 V DC


    Industrial laptop SWELL i156

    SPECIFICATIONS

    Waterproof grade

    IP65

    OS

    Windows 10

    Display

    15.6inch IPS 1920*1080 FHD

    CPU

    8th Generation KBL-R Intel® Core™ i5-8250U

    Storage

    8GB RAM,  1 TB ROM

    DATA COMMUNICATION

    WLAN

    WIFI 802.11(a/b/g/n/ac)  2.4G+5.8G dual WIFI, BT4.2 (BLE)

    Battery

    2000mHA/7.4V +6300mHA/7.4V

    I/O port

    USB3.0*3 , USB2.0*1 , ∮3.5mm standard headphone port, HDMIx1 (type-A)DB9 (RS232 or RS485) ×1SD cardx1RJ45x2(10/100/1000M self-adaption)   Network card chip model 1219+I210

    Products size

    397*271*37 mm/3300g


    SPECIFICATIONS


    Product model

    ETS2-73

    Flaw detector type

    manual, double rail

    Areas of testing

    • rail gauge corner
    • rail running surface

    Quantity of ECPs of the flaw detector

    16

    Quantity of ECPs for one rail testing

    8

    Testing speed

    up to 2 m/s

    Overall dimensions of the flaw detector when stowed

    1200 mm × 350 mm × 350 mm

    Eddy current channel

    Eddycon D

    ECP protection from mechanical damage and wear

    ceramic protector

    Signalization (ADS)

    visual

    Specialized software

    - setting program

    - testing program

    - results viewing program

    Time of continuous operation

    8 hours

    Data record and storage

    PC’s hard drive

    Operating PC

    Industrial PC with IP 65 protection class

    About OKOndt GROUP

    OKOndt GROUP is a group of companies with more than 30 years of experience in researching, developing, and producing nondestructive testing (NDT) equipment for industrial customers worldwide. The production companies in the group are Ultracon-Service LLC and Promprylad LLC.

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