60 years of excellence www.elcometer.com inspection equipment Simplifying Ultrasonic NDT Data Management Paperless QA Techniques © Elcometer Limited 2015
60 years of excellence
www.elcometer.com
inspection equipment
Simplifying Ultrasonic NDT
Data Management
Paperless QA Techniques
© Elcometer Limited 2015
60 years of excellence
www.elcometer.com
inspection equipment
Simplifying Ultrasonic NDT Data
Management
© Elcometer Limited 2015
A presentation for MENDT 2015
Authors:Daniel Leonard
Customer Support EngineerElcometer Ltd.
And
Craig WoolhouseBusiness Development Manager
Elcometer Ltd.
Introduction
Modern UT Equipment
Data Management
Going Mobile
Conclusions
Content
Introduction
Corrosion monitoring
Regular inspections are crucial to maintain the integrity of a plant
Ultrasonic thickness testing is a preferred method
Data collected can be compared against historical data to obtain information on the rate of corrosion and plan maintenance
Data must be made available in a timely manner
Data may have to be presented to interested parties
Introduction
What data is collected?
Ultrasonic thickness data
A and B-Scan snapshots
Introduction
Traditionally data is manually collected, recorded on paper and stored
Written up on a spreadsheet program
Manually added to a separate asset management program
Paper record may be filed away
Introduction
Modern Equipment can speed up data collection
Store data digitally
Wirelessly transmit to PC or mobile device
Organise and archive historical data
Produce professional reports to communicate data to others
Modern UT equipment
Modern UT gauges
Intuitive and menu driven
Digital and accurate
Capable of storing huge amounts of data
Additional visualisations available to help the operator
Modern UT equipment
Modern UT probes
Dual element for sensitivity to internal corrosion and pitting
Intelligent transducers load the optimum gauge setup on connection
Range of frequencies for testing many materials
Special features such as thru-paint measurement
Data Management
Data challenges
A modern plant will require dozens of inspections a week.
Having large volumes of paper to deal with is inefficient and risky
Use computer software to
eliminate the paper
Paperless QA
Data Management
Elcomaster 2.0
Complete data management solution
Download from gauges
Store/Organise
Share with instant pdf reporting
Cloud Connectivity
Data Management
Connecting a gaugeA wizard guides the user through the process
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Data Management
Connecting a gaugeA wizard guides the user through the process
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Data Management
Connecting a gaugeA wizard guides the user through the process
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Data Management
Connecting a gaugeA wizard guides the user through the process
Data Management
Downloading dataStarting a download is a one-click procedure
Downloading dataStarting a download is a one-click procedure
Data Management
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Organising dataData is organised from the view screen
Data Management
Organising dataData is organised from the view screen
Data Management
Organising dataData is organised in a project folder tree
Data Management
Organising data – What is downloaded from a gauge?
Batch Header data – Serial numbers, dates and times, calibration information
Gauge readings in linear or grid form
Batch limits
Data Management
Organising data – What can be added to the batch data?
Notes – A simple word processor can be used to add extra information
Photographs – Add photographs to a batch
Batch labels – Add attributes to a batch from predefined pick lists
Data Management
Reporting data – Simple Report
Data Management
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Reporting Data – Simple Report
Data Management
Reporting data – Template Designer
Create templates for data
Write once, reuse many times
Drag and drop items to create fields that can be populated with data
Any gauge information
Any batch information
Any manual entry
Any calculations possible
Data Management
Reporting Data – Template Designer
Data Management
Reporting Data – Template Designer
Data Management
Reporting Data – Template Designer
Data Management
Reporting Data – Template Designer
Data Management
Reporting Data – Template Designer
Data Management
Going Mobile
Elcomaster for Android and iOS devices
Download data from gauges over Bluetooth
Collect gauge readings live and tag with location using GPS
Add images to a batch on the fly using the devices’ camera
Email the data anywhere in the world
Going Mobile
Going Mobile – Adding notes
Going Mobile
Going Mobile – Viewing readings
Going Mobile
Going Mobile – Adding Photographs
Going Mobile
Going Mobile – GPS Data
Going Mobile
Going Mobile – Cloud Computing
Elcomaster and Elcomaster for Android link with Google Drive and Dropbox
Data is automatically backed up to the cloud
Data is shared between devices automatically
Going Mobile
3G 3G
ElcoMaster™ 2.0
Free download www.elcometer.com
Free CD with all Elcometer Gauges
ElcoMaster™ Mobile
Free at Google Play Store
Free at Apple App Store
Data Management
Questions?
Daniel LeonardCustomer Support Engineer
Elcometer Ltd.
© Elcometer Limited 2015