Our patented Absolute Recordable Manual Ultrasonic Testing, or ARMUT®, is a low-cost and highly reliable system that records the location of the defect and the ultrasonic data. ARMUT uses camera-fitted probes and 2D data code sheet to capture circumferential, axial location and probe skew simultaneously to produce high-quality data of complex geometry in real time.
ARMUT® technology can be used by a single technician to examine critical welds and gather extremely high-resolution images that can be stored, shared, and immediately analyzed — no outage required!
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Two types of ultrasonic testing (UT) can be used to conduct weld examinations: manual/non-encoded and encoded.
- Non-encoded, manual UT is relatively inexpensive, but is more difficult to perform.
- The second option, encoded, automated UT, is viewed as an investment in technology, accuracy, and recording. Automated UT digitally saves all data gathered during the examination, which means the data can be reviewed and shared with others immediately after the examination, and can be stored for future reference.
Our proprietary ARMUT technology is the only system that combines the best of both manual and automated phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) to gather encoded positional and time data on complex geometry simultaneously.
IIA is the sole provider of critical weld examinations using this proprietary technology.