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WI2000 Weld Bead Inspection System

For Tube and Pipe

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The Objective

Monitoring the Surface Profile to provide real-time information about:

how the tube was formed;

quality of the weld; and

consistency of the process.


The Solution: WI2000p Weld Inspection System

A 3D Laser Based Camera System that Scans Tubes Post Weld for Weld and Forming Issues, with:

Up to 10 Different Measurements Tracked

100 - 400 Images/Sec

7 µm resolution

Rugged Housing

Generates Alarm Output


Where to Use it?

Feeding

Store

Uncoil Sizing Scarf Forming Weld

#1 #2


HFI Line Installation - Startup


HFI Line Installation with “Fireballs”


Laser Line Installation – Low Angle


HFI Line Installation with Red Bead

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Types of Defects


Mismatch

Height Difference (h) = Mismatch


Weld Undercut

Height Difference (h) = Undercut


Bead Height

Height Difference (h) = Bead Height


Deflection

Height Difference (h) = Deflection


Freeze Line

Height Measured (h) = Freeze Line


Bead Roll/Position

Found Angle (θ) = Bead Roll


Bead Slope Angle

Found Angle (θ) = Left / Right Bead Slope Angle


Bead Width

Distance Measured (w) = Bead Width


Bead Ratio

Bead Ratio = Bead Height Measured (h) / Wall Thickness (e)


Scarf Width

Distance Measured (w) = Scarf Width


Defect Example: Laser Welded Tube with Mismatch

White Line = Laser Line Blue Line = Centre of Laser Line

Red Line = Ideal Tube Profile


Defect Example: TIG Welded Tube with Sunken Weld




Defect Example: ERW Welded Tube with FreezeLine



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Defect Screenshots from a Recent Example

Sensor model SR12

Resolution: 0.021 mm x 0.021 mm

Tube size 100mm x 3.10mm

HF welded Carbon Steel


Large Mismatch Defect


At Butt Weld


Open Weld


Correlation between WI-2000p and Micrograph

Profile Display from WI2000p Micro Graph Sample


Benefits of Installing a WI2000p

Find Defects Sooner

Faster Set Up of Mill

Detect defects not found by other NDT systems

Maintain Tighter Control of Production

Reduce Scrap Rate

Reduce Customer Returns


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