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Stationary Portable Use of a-Si Flat Panels in
NDT Industries
September 2006
Ari Diamond General Manager ari_at_vidisco.com
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Presentation Goals

• To Enlighten
• To Shake Up and Change Pre-consisting
  Conceptions
• Show Some Real Applications Were Portable and
  Stationary a-Si Flat Panel Systems are Currently
  Being Used

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Previous Conceptions

• Flat Panels can be used only for Stationary
  Applications
• Flat Panels work only on AC
• Flat Panels need a stationary PC with a PCI Slot
  for a Frame Grabber
• Flat Panels have limited cable length connecting
  between the imager computer

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Concept Breakers

• Flat Panels can work between 3-5 hours on
  Internal Batteries or unlimited time in the field
  when using an inverter
• A standard or ruggedized laptop can be used to
  operate the system
• The a-Si Imager can be placed 50 or 100m from the
  computer using a cable, or even greater distances
  when using a wireless system

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ICU Imager Control UnitThe Heart of the System

• Houses the embedded hardware electronics which
  allows for image manipulation and sending the
  image back to the laptop, No Frame grabber
  required on the computer side.
• Allows for sending the image down 50-100 meters
  of cable
• Contains the Battery, Charger and Power Supply

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• Flat foX-17 System
• Large Format Imager 12x16 (28.4 x 40.6cm)
• 14 bit Panel with 4 lp/mm
• Operates 3 Hours on Batteries
• Housed in one carrying Case
• 50m Lightweight Cable Connecting to the ICU
• Removable Tripod Mount

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foX-Rayzor System

• Specially Designed Super Slim (13mm) for Tight
  Spaces
• 14 bit Panel with 3.5 lp/mm
• Imaging 5mm from Bottom, 7mm from Side
• Operate 5 Hours on Batteries
• One Lightweight Cable Connecting to the Imager
• Housed in One Case
• Removable Handle Tripod Mountable

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Proprietary Software

• Automatic Imager Calibration Sequence
• 800 Non-Digitizing Zoom
• One Touch ROI Window Leveling
• Measurement Tools including Line Profile
• Automatic Averaging
• Built-in Data Base including Database Backup and
  Query
• Built-in CD/DVD Writing Applications
• Annotations including Vocal Files

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Stationary Portable Use of a-Si Flat Panels in
NDT Industries

• NDT inspections take place in laboratory
  settings, but what about field work?
• A few relative examples of uses today
• Petrochemicals/Pipes/Welding
• Air Forces/Aerospace
• Ammunition Ballistic Ceramic Inspection
• Cement Building Inspection

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Flat Panel Systems Used for NDT Inspection in
Refineries and Chemical Plants
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Petrochemical Applications Highly Portable
Field Solutions
foX-Rayzor (9x9, 14bit, 3.5lp/mm) Protective
Cover 270KV Pulsed X-Ray source
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On-Site Inspections
Plant maintenance inspections of insulated pipes,
joints, welds etc. No need to remove insulation
or dismantle pipe segments to trace leaks. No
long production halts.
Immediate Results
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a-Si Flat Panels Detector Sensitivity

• Panel sensitivity is 10 to 100 times greater than
  traditional X-ray film, thereby requiring
  dramatically less exposure time
• Example Using a Golden pulsed 150kV or 270kV
  X-ray source, an entire X-ray image can be
  achieved with only one pulse, 60 nanoseconds of
  exposure (a minimal amount of energy!)
• Complete image acquisition and presentation takes
  approx. 2-5 seconds, depending on the size of
  detector used.
• a-Si is one of the fastest and most sensitive
  detectors available.
• In some cases, the user can move from using
  radioactive sources to X-ray

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Corrosion Pipe Inspection
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Petrochemical ApplicationsWall Thickness
Measurement Using Line Profile Tool
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Weld Inspection
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Weld Inspection
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Weld Inspection with Emboss 3D Effect
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Lab Work - Steel Pipe InspectionDN 125 x 2.3mm
Emboss Tool
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Small Bore Steel Pipe with Wall Thickness of 3
mmLooking for wire number 15(0.125)
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A Very Satisfied Finnish Service Provider -
Owner of Several Portable Flat Panel Systems
Hello again! There is one image that shows just
how good this new system is. That is the Leak in
a pipe image. There was a suspicion about a leak
in one pipe, but no one couldn't tell for sure
where it could be found. No problemo! The great
Vidisco Flatfox and a team of two experts (me and
my father) rushed to the scene and with just 3
shots we were able to locate the hole! And it all
took less 10 minutes! Could it have been done
with conventional x-ray equipment...? HARDLY! At
least it would have taken hours to do it. Have a
nice weekend! Best regards, Toni Kovanen NDT
Servitek Oy Finland
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Email from a Service Provider in the US
Hi Mike and Scott, What can one say? Jesse
has had a great week with the system shut down
most of a refinery after being asked if he could
try a shot on a 4 valves in a 1high pressure
naptha line (this was in addition to some work we
were being paid to do). Nominal wall is .220, he
found a 0.010 patch on an exit bend, chief
inspector called for crash stop they love us
and hate us at the same time client is now
putting together an RFQ for all of their small
bore piping. Regards, Mike
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Use of Iridium Source with Flat Panels
Hello Adar, Yes, it's suprising me about that
sensitivity of panel. I'd shoot with Ir-192 whose
activity was 4 ci and exposing time was 9 s for
process steam tube diameter OD 150 and 6,3 mm
wall thickness. The tangent area and drilled test
holes showed very well in image! Other "real
work" object was steam cooler in main steam
manifold with wall thickness 25 mm, and the wall
thicness of the ejector located inside of the
manifold was 12 mm. So total wall thickness was
74 mm and shot with 30 ci activity and 50 s
exposing time. The details of the inner ejector
showed very well! The shield on electronic area
was 8 mm of lead. I'll going back to the office
in next week and I'll send the pictures for you
from there because fastest e-mail
connection.   Will be back soon   Best
regards   Kari
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Casting Defects
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Air Forces/Aerospace Lab and Field Inspections

• Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)
• US Air Force inspections of F-15 frame
• Airbus Service Company

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IAI Laboratory Configuration

• Dual use installation lab and field
• Flat fox-17 (16x12, 14bit, 4lp/mm)
• Software on desktop PC and laptop
• 3 megapixel LCD black white screen
• Philips MGC41 X-ray source
• Highlights
• Boeing BSS 7075/7044 compliant
• Fully automated
• Dramatically reduced inspection cycle
• Dramatic Cost Savings

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Digital Flat Panel Imaging vs. Film
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Actual Laboratory Setup
Protective Lead Plate
X-ray Source
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Aircraft Part Inspection
Aircraft Part
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Cost Comparison Chart
Film Technology
Digital Panel Technology
Based on taking 7,250 X-ray Images
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Portable Flat fox-17 Imager on F-15

• Fast Set-up
• Fast Imaging
• Quality Images

Flat fox-17
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Lab and Field Automation
Lap joint inspection with foX-Rayzor and NDT
Expert Xhina automated inspection arm
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Lap Joint Test Pattern
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F-111 Aircraft X-ray Inspection
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Laboratory Ammunition Inspection

• Flat foX-17 System (16x12, 14bit, 4lp/mm)
• 3 or 5 Mega Pixel LCD black white screen
• Tripod mount for stationary mount
• CP Source 160KV, Focal Spot 1mm

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Lab Ammunition Inspection Results

• 100 mandatory inspection of fuses at production
  stage

One X-ray shot covering multiple fuse inspection
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Munitions in the Field Depot or UX0 (unexploded
ordnance)
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IEDS Improvised Explosive Devices
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Fuses
Fuses (Window Leveling)
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Testing of Ballistic Ceramic Plates with Flat
foX-17
The work at Yuma went very well last week  they
planned on two days to evaluate the plates and
they finished in three hours!  Larry is off with
them this week to Panama to test the plates
stored in jungle environment.  The following test
will be in Alaska. 
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Building IndustryCement Core with Rebar
6 Cement Wall Taken with Zeifert CP Source
160kV
4 Cement Core Taken with Golden 270 kV Pulsed
Source
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a-Si Flat Panels in NDT Industries

• Clearly part of the NDT Inspection market
• Proven and mature technology
• Fastest imaging, highest quality, coupled with a
  short return on investment
• Currently used in petrochemical, aerospace,
  ammunition and casting applications, among
  others
• Super high dynamic range and excellent resolution
  of a-Si Flat Panel technology in the field!

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Stationary Portable Use of a-Si Flat Panels in
NDT Industries
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