Article:
steel research international 02/2018; 89(4):1700448
DOI: 10.1002/srin.201700448
Publisher: Wiley
Forgings, being usually one of the most critical components especially in power generation machinery, require intensive volumetric inspection to guarantee a sufficient lifetime. This is usually accomp...
Conference Paper:
International Forgemasters Meeting - IFM 2017 09/2017, At Graz, Austria; 20:1066
Forgings, being usually one of the most critical components especially in power generation machinery, require intensive volumetric inspection to guarantee a sufficient lifetime. This is usually accomp...
Johannes Vrana, Hubert Mooshofer, Werner Heinrich, Karl Fendt, Matthias Goldammer, Karsten Kolk, Rainer Boehm
Conference Paper:
DGZfP Jahrestagung 05/2017, At Koblenz, Germany; 2017:Di.1.C.3
The evaluation of defect size and the determination of the detection limit play a central role in ultrasonic testing: They ensure that critical defects can be detected and addressed from a fracture me...
Conference Paper:
World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing 06/2016, At Munich, Germany; 19:We.2.B.1
SAFT (Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique) has substantial benefits over conventional UT and becomes increasingly popular due to the computational power available nowadays. In addition to more preci...
Hubert Mooshofer, Karsten Schörner, Uwe Büchner, Werner Heinrich, Karsten Kolk, Hans-Peter Lohmann, Johannes Vrana
Patent:
DE102013211304A1,WO2014202237
12/2014
Inspecting materials or structures for internal flaws using traditional ultrasound equipment often involves a trade-off, as a single probe size struggles to provide clear imaging at both shallow and d...
Patent:
DE102013209615A1,EP2965076, US2016069843, WO2014187580
11/2014
Here is a clear, easy-to-understand summary of the invention for a general audience: Ultrasonic testing systems are commonly used to inspect industrial discs for hidden flaws, but ensuring these di...
Hubert Mooshofer, Johannes Vrana, Uwe Büchner, Werner Heinrich, Karsten Kolk, Hans-Peter Lohmann, Karsten Schörner
Patent:
DE102013205330A1,WO2014154371
10/2014
When using ultrasonic testing to inspect materials—especially with advanced multi-sensor arrays—the inspection process generates a massive amount of complex data that can be overwhelming to analyze. T...
Patent:
WO2014090446A1
06/2014
Inspecting critical industrial parts like turbine rotor disks for hidden flaws usually requires precise, manual placement of ultrasonic testing equipment, which can be inconsistent and time-consuming....
Hubert Mooshofer, Karl Fendt, Uwe Büchner, Werner Heinrich, Karsten Kolk, Hans-Peter Lohmann, Johannes Vrana
Conference Paper:
Seminar des Fachausschusses Ultraschallprüfung 11/2013, At Berlin, Germany; 2013
In the power generation industry, ultrasonic testing is an indispensable tool for the nondestructive testing of components that are subjected to high stresses during operation. Manufacturing inspectio...
Conference Paper:
DACH Tagung 09/2012, At Graz, Austria; 2012
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3449.9288
This paper compares the performance of 2D-SAFT and 3D-SAFT (Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique) and quantifies it using the example of inspecting large forgings. It is shown that a full 3D-SAFT ana...
Patent:
EP2386850A2,US2010292938, US8527215
11/2011
Inspecting metal parts for hidden flaws like subsurface cracks is traditionally slow and difficult, often requiring damaging the material to check its integrity. This invention introduces an automated...
Patent:
US2010292938A1,EP2386850, US8527215
11/2010
Inspecting metal and other electrically conductive parts for hidden flaws like subsurface cracks is traditionally a slow and difficult process. This invention introduces an automated system that speed...
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