Ge Global Sourcing LLC

Ge Sensing & Inspection Technologies, Gmbh

Sebastian Standop

Stephan Falter

Stephan Schmitz

Christof Breidenbach

Daniel Koers

Sven Runte

Prashanth Kumar Chinta

Marek Parusel

Lars Rohpeter

Guenter Fuchs

Systems and methods for monitoring the condition of ultrasonic transducers and ultrasonic probes used in non-destructive testing are provided. In one aspect, a degree of deterioration and end of life of an ultrasonic transducer can be estimated based upon measured environmental and/or operating parameters of the ultrasonic transducer. In another aspect, testing parameters acquired by a single ultrasonic probe or different ultrasonic probes can be measured and analyzed to identify deterioration of an ultrasonic probe.

Condition monitoring of ultrasonic transducers and probes

A method and system for inspecting a rail profile include using ultrasonic phased arrays. Determined anomalies, such as material flaws like volumetric defects and cracks, in a fluid-immersed rail profile are detected by employing one or more phased array probes located proximate the rail profile. Electronic delays and beam steering and focusing can be employed to tailor the inspection to the rail geometry.

Method and system for inspecting a rail profile using phased array technology

Growing community of inventors

Hurth, Germany

Sebastian Standop