Physical Acoustic

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Structural Testing Health Monitoring Services
and Instruments for Refineries, Bridges,
Infrastructure, Power Transformers, Aircraft and
other structures
Auburn, MA
Springfield, MA
Woodbridge, NJ
Columbus, OH
Hudson, OH
Corp Headquarters Princeton Jct., NJ
USA Inspection Labs
Roxanna, IL
Denver, CO
Chicago, IL
Holland, IL
Benicia, CA
Bear, DE
Signal Hill, CA
Trainer, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore, MD
Houston, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Monroe, NC

• Physical Acoustic
• POC Terry Tamutus609-947-3897,
  terryt_at_pacndt.com

Baton Rouge, LA
Atlanta, GA
Spartanburg, SC
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Overview of Inspection Technologies

• Services and Instrumentation
• Manufacturers of
• Automated Ultrasonic
• Eddy Current
• Vibration
• Acoustic Emission

• Other Inspection Disciplines
• Magnetic particle, Liquid Penetrant
• Infrared testing and thermography
• Strain gages
• Ground Penetrating Radar
• Visual Inspection
• X-ray, radiography, Gamma-ray radiography

• Advantages
• Over 20 million in field instruments
• Over 200 Inspection trucks with X-ray and other
  labs on board
• Can Mobilize from 22 Locations and centralize at
  one, Baton Rouge
• Can handle any Inspection work

• ASNT Certified Test Personnel
• 100 Level I
• 300 Level II
• 50 Level III
• 650 Personnel total
• Can recruit 100s of techs quickly

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Recommended Technology-- Acoustic Emission

• Acoustic Emission
• Listens and locates cracks globally in a
  structure
• Can be used on any material or structure
• Bridges, Dams
• Large transformers (hears arcing)
• Refinery Equipment
• Hears Leakage from pipes valves

• Benefits
• Quickly and globally locates cracks/damage
• Fast set up and test
• Recommended for screening good from bad
  structures
• Recognized by ASME, ASNT, ASTM and many
  engineering organizations

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Vibration Monitoring

• Instruments and Services
• Accelerometer Vibration sensors
• Remote monitoring
• Hand held systems

• Applications
• Buildings (near demolition sites)
• HVAC (hospitals)
• Motors, Pumps

• Benefits
• Predictive Maintenance
• Remote Monitoring
• Easy set up
• On-Line

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Structural Health Monitoring

• Monitors existing cracks for growth
• Uses Acoustic Emission and/or Vibration Sensors
• Typically used in refineries, transformers or
  bridges
• Can also be used to listen for sabotage/tampering,
  impact-damage, etc
• Remotely monitored through
• Internet
• Cellular
• Dial-up

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POC Terry Tamutus609-947-3897terryt_at_pacndt.com

Physical Acoustic CorporationMember of ACIN
Center