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Non Destructive Testing
News Release from: Kerry Ultrasonics | Subject: Non-destructive testing system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 August 2003
NDT system increases productivity by 20%
NDT system has enabled the world's largest manufacturer of aluminium automotive turbocharger impellers to increase productivity by 20% while saving an annual GBP 5,000 on material costs.
A non-destructive testing (NDT) system from Kerry Ultrasonics has enabled the world's largest manufacturer of aluminium turbocharger impellers for passenger cars and commercial vehicles to increase productivity by 20% while saving an annual GBP 5,000 on material costs By replacing its manual NDT process with a purpose-built automated system from Kerry Ultrasonics, the company has cut dye consumption at its Coventry site by 66%
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Installation of the new NDT line has also halved production time, allowing the firm to run just a single shift instead of the previous two.
The manufacturer's old NDT method relied on tanks that were four times larger than their Kerry counterparts.
Consequently, whereas one GBP 600 barrel of Britemoor 444 dye used to run out after a month, it now lasts three months.
"Aside from the significant savings we've made on dye, the reliability of Kerry's NDT system also guarantees a consistent level of finish that our manual process couldn't provide", explains Martin Brandist, the company's Production Supervisor.
"It is now much easier to spot genuine imperfections in components and, as a result, reject rates have fallen." The five-stage process begins with a one-minute immersion in oil-based penetrant dye.
Impellers then dwell for nine minutes over a drain tank to recoup excess dye and to allow capillary action to show up any defects.
Surplus penetrant is removed by a three-minute agitated water rinse.
This is followed by a heated water rinse that acts as a final wash while also serving to warm castings up prior to a ten-minute hot-air dry.
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