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Linear PAUT Scanning of Irregular Surfaces Utilising the X3A Glider Wedge

Linear scanning can be a challenge if the scanner is too bulky to properly adapt to the physical shape of the part being inspected. In this situation, the X3 Glider is often the solution. The Glider is a made of the same patented rubber wedge as the Sonatest Wheelprobe 2.

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It guarantees exceptional acoustic performance and easily adapts to irregular surfaces, making it the ideal solution for composite radiuses or changes in geometry. Moreover, when combined with the RSflite and the AXYS scanner, the Glider has a small footprint and can record individual C-scan stripes with unsurpassed speed. The overall inspection can be reconstructed and further analysed in the Sonatest UTmap software.

Fig. 1 - The RSFlite workflow is optimised for composite inspection

Fig. 2 - X3 Glider wedge

Frequency recommendations according to the thickness (T):

T < 3mm = 10MHz
3mm < T < 25mm = 5MHz
25mm > T = 2.25MHz

Recommended Tool Package

Category	Part#	Description
Acquisition Unit	VEO3 RSFLITE BNC OR RSFLITE LEMO	128-channel linear scanning instrument
Probe	X3A-003	Frequency: 5 MHz Elements: 64
Wedges	X3AW-001 X3AG-001	0 deg wedge X3-Glider wedge made of rubber
Encoder	AXYS-001	Compact and universal single-axis encoder Cable length: 2.5m
Software	UTMap	Software suitable for C-Scan analyses

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