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Baugh and Weedon are pleased to announce an exclusive distribution partnership for the innovative Xpress Flex Bendable DR Panel, from 3E NDT.
The Xpress Flex bendable DR panel is the World’s first flexible digital X-Ray detector that can be contoured around an object for direct contact of the imaging area.
An innovative hinged design allows the TFT detector to move freely around contours without impacting image quality or product durability. This flexibility means the detector can be shaped around more complex objects, eliminating the distortion that can arise from using a flat DR panel. “Amazing, we were able to do the required 7 shots of a 5 mile long 16” pipe in only 3 minutes!”– confirmed a current 3E NDT customer.
Until the release of the Xpress Flex Bendable DR Panels, Industrial Radiographic Testing (RT) for pipelines and tanks has generally been performed by conventional X-ray film or flexible imaging plates (Computed Radiography-CR), due to the curved inspection surface. Ultimately this can lengthen imaging time required and add "elements of inconvenience" to the imaging processing procedure.
The Xpress Flex Bendable DR Panel Series eliminates image distortion of curved targets, like pipe or tanks, which is the biggest limitation of ordinary Digital Flat Panel Detectors. Moreover, it supports both wire/wireless operations and the with the slimline, lightweight and highly durable build to meet the need of NDT market. The TFT detectors are rugged and sensitive enough to capture images using even low exposures. Isotopes with low curies (less than 30) still produce weld quality images on the Xpress Flex, allowing you to keep your sources longer and reduce the exclusion zones dramatically.
The Xpress Flex is lightweight which makes working with it in the field very easy. The TFT detectors are rugged and sensitive enough to capture images using even low exposures. Isotopes with low curies (less than 30) still produce weld quality images on the Xpress Flex, allowing you to keep your sources longer and reduce the exclusion zones dramatically.
About Baugh and Weedon Ltd
Baugh & Weedon is a leading manufacturer of Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI) Benches and Liquid Penetrant Inspection (LPI) Penetrant Lines. Baugh & Weedon can also provide MT accessories including UV Lamps, dual UV and white light Inspection Lamps (Lumazon) and our dual UV and White Light Meter (LumaCheck) as well as a full range of MPI and LPI chemicals from Pfinder Chemie. You name it, we have it for all your Magnetic Particle Inspection and Liquid Penetrant Inspection needs.
Baugh & Weedon also offer a wide range of Ultrasonic (UT) Thickness Gauges, EMAT Flaw Detectors, UT Flaw Detectors, Ultrasonic Wall Crawlers, Hollow Rail Axle Inspection Systems, UT Immersion Tanks, Eddy Current (ECT) Sorting Bridges, Gamma Ray and X Ray Pipeline Crawlers.
Established in 1967, Baugh & Weedon has a long history of supplying the NDT industry with high quality products and services. Based in the UK and with a wealth of industry knowledge, we strive to be client focussed at all times, working with you to find the right solution for your NDT needs.
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