Indigo Systems' ThermoSonix system combines infrared (IR) imaging and ultrasonic energy to detect cracks and defects in a variety of materials through nondestructive testing. The system applies a short pulse of high frequency sound on the surface of the part being tested to create minute amounts of localized frictional heating in the defect area. An IR camera produces a sequence of real-time images that are displayed on a PC data-acquisition system and can be recorded for analysis. The system is deigned for hand inspection of low-volume, high-cost parts such as jet engine turbine blades.
Indigo Systems' ThermoSonix system combines infrared (IR) imaging and ultrasonic energy to detect cracks and defects in a variety of materials through nondestructive testing. The system applies a short pulse of high frequency sound on the surface of the part being tested to create minute amounts of localized frictional heating in the defect area. An IR camera produces a sequence of real-time images that are displayed on a PC data-acquisition system and can be recorded for analysis. The system is deigned for hand inspection of low-volume, high-cost parts such as jet engine turbine blades.
