FlawExplorer

This is a laser shearography NDT sensor designed to be used for post-production quality control applications or in-field (in-service) component inspections. Offering a massive Field-of-View capturing up to 2m² in a single shot the unit is built for robotic integration and fully automated quality control environments.

Depending on the application, the sensor can be configured with thermal or vacuum (partial) excitation systems and may also be automated. It incorporates the very latest in phase-shifting technology delivering accurate and reliable measurement results through clear and sharp imaging with sub-micrometer displacement resolution.

The FlawExplorer is offered by sister company Dantec Dynamics, who is part of the larger Nova Instruments family.

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Features

  • Portable, easy to set up, and ready to operate within seconds
  • Can inspect 3.4 m x 2.8 m (11.2 ‘‘ x 9.3 ‘‘) within a maximum of 25 seconds
  • Compact, robust design featuring aluminum housing with a detachable safe-guard ring
  • Uses the 4+4 Phase Shifting technique removing measurement noise
  • Safe to use system with eight laser diodes of laser safety Class 3R
  • Fully integrated control electronics
  • Software controllable automatic shearing
  • Automatic projection calibration
  • Thermal or vacuum (partial) excitation system available

Specifications

Dimensions316 mm x 218 mm x 233 mm (12.4’’ x 8.6’’ x 9.2’’)
Weight5 kg (11 lbs)
Camera3.2 MPx / 37 Hz (standard) or 5 MPx / 24 Hz (optional)
Shearing Sensor

 

12-bit CMOS camera

SW-controllable shearing piezo (shear angle and shear distance)

Phase-stepping piezo

Automatic projection scaling

LensVarifocal zoom lens (f=10-40mm)
Laser Unit8 laser diodes / 120mW (CW) @ 660nm
Laser class

 

Class 3R

Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (NOHD): 27 cms (10.6 ’)

DIN EN 60825-1:2007 / IEC 60825-1:2007 / ANSI Z136.1-2014

 

Specifications Laptop PC

Standard LS LaptopIntel® Core™ i7

Display: 15.6 “/ 16:9 / 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)

RAM: 16 GB / SSD: 512 GB

Ruggedized LS LaptopIEC 60529: IP-53 / MIL-STD-810G&H

Intel® Core™ i7

Display: 14.0 “/ 16:9 / 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)

RAM: 16 GB / SSD: 512 GB

Ultra-Ruggedized LS LaptopIEC 60529: IP-65 / MIL-STD-810H / MIL-STD-461G

Intel® Core™ i5

Display: 15.6 “/ 16:9 / 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)

RAM: 8 GB / SSD: 500 GB

Applications

  • Honeycombs & sandwiches for disbonding, cracked cores, crushed cores, node bond spits, kissing bonds, and (aluminum) corrosion between skin/core.
  • Laminates & overwraps for delaminations, ply wrinkling, fluid ingresses, and dry spots.
  • Bondings & coatings for disbonds, dry spots, and kissing bonds.
  • Compounds & ceramics for voids, cracking, and abrasions.
  • Spray foams & sealants for porosity and voids.

Brochure

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