YXLON offers pipe inspection systems that fulfil the highest inspection demands.
When it comes to quality assurance in pipe production, the welding seams along the pipes are often inspected in their entirety using X-ray based pipe inspection systems, not just at the ends of pipe segments. In that case the throughput of the pipe inspection system, i.e. the inspected meters of welding seam per minute, holds the same importance in ensuring smooth production flow as a high image quality.
YXLON offers X-ray pipe inspection systems that do justice to the demanding specifications posed by pipe manufacturers. The pipe inspection systems offered by YXLON involve conveyor technology and/or interfaces to conveyor technologies for the widest variety of pipe-production plants. The manipulation of the pipe inspection systems are adapted to pipes' weights and dimensions and assure that the most different types of pipes can be inspected trouble-free.
In our pipe inspection systems we combine stable X-ray sources with the image-generating media best suited to meet the respective inspection requirements. Film is one alternative, although image-intensifiers or high-resolution flat detectors are equally viable with every pipe inspection system.
When flat panel detectors are used in pipe inspection systems, an additional factor in their favour is that they allow pipe inspection systems to be implemented that require the least space: Since the compact image generator can be easily mounted on a sled, the entire pipe inspection system has to be only a bit larger than the inspected pipe itself. An intelligent control unit moves the X-ray tube and flat panel detector synchronously along the welding seam of the pipe. In the case of spirally welded seams, the pipe is also rotated automatically in the pipe inspection system.
For more information on our pipe inspection systems, please do not hesitate to contact us.
