NDT Inspections Phase Array Inspections

Phased Array Ultrasonics were developed and largely used primarily in the medical field through the 70s and 80s, and refined for industrial uses in the 90s. Industrial applications presented a greater challenge because of the vast differences in acoustic properties of materials used, along with variations of thicknesses and vastly differing geometries in the industrial equipment and structures. Array systems are specialized ultrasonic transducer that contains multiple elements, unlike standard Ultrasonic Transducers with single or dual elements. They are pulsed separately in a given programmed pattern to produce a more detailed picture of the inspected item, even more than standard Ultrasonic Transducers are capable of.