Portable Non-Destructive Testing

NCCEF offers an extensive suite of non-destructive

testing equipment. These range from large state of

the art X-ray equipment with ultra high defect

resolution to small hand held ultrasonic equipment

for detecting delaminations in composite materials.

A significant proportion of this NDT equipment was

designed to be portable and so can be used for

examination of composite components and

structures in the field.

NCCEF can perform NDT in the field using full field techniques suchas laser shearography and active pulsed thermography

NCCEF can provide ultrasonic inspection using pulsed echo techniques to determine spatial position, size and depth of defects.

Interpretation of ultrasonic NDT results can be performed by ASNTand PCN Level 3 inspectors if required

"A wide range of portable NDT techniques tailored for composite

materials and supported by highly knowledgeable staff and

excellent composite testing and evaluation facilities."

Dantec Q800 Laser Shearography System

Non-contact, full field technique. The system is capable of

detecting defects such as delaminations, disbonds, kissing bonds,

wrinkling and impact damage. Areas of a few mm2 to several m2

can be examined in 10-30 seconds.

Olympus IPLEX LX Borescope

Borescope system for optical examination and measurement of

surface defects inside components and structures which are

normally impossible to inspect. System is capable of 3.5m reach

with 130° end articulation.

Olympus Bondmaster 1000e+

A versatile, full multi-mode ultrasonic bond tester with Resonance,

MIA, Pitch/Catch mode and RF display mode. Most modes of

operation require no surface couplant to detect disbonds in a

composite structure.

Olympus Omniscan MX

A highly versatile instrument offering conventional ultrasonic and

phased array examination of composite materials. 0° testing gives

time of flight and amplitude of ultrasonic echoes. Separation of the

echoes into gates allows measurement of defect size and depth.

Thermo-Sensorik Active Pulsed Thermography

Non-contact, full field technique. The system is capable of detect-

ing defects such as delaminations, disbonds and impact damage.

Areas up to 1.5m2 can be examined in less than 30 seconds. The

position, size and depth of defects can be determined.

Tel: +44 (0)161 275 8160E-mail: nccef@manchester.ac.uk

www.manchester.ac.uk/nccef

The range of portable NDT services provided by NCCEF is shown below.

The NDT staff at NCCEF will be happy to advise on which NDT technique,

or combination of techniques, is most suitable for you requirements.

National Composites Certification and Evaluation Facility (NCCEF)North West Composites CentrePaper Science BuildingSackville St.ManchesterM13 9PL