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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
May. 10, 2013
Systems and methods for non-destructive evaluation of molds and crucibles used in investment casting
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jonathan Sebastian Janssen, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher Allen Nafis, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Clifford Bueno, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Krzysztof Lesnicki, Niskayuna, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems for non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of molds and crucibles used in investment casting processes include a support, a 3D scanning device, and a computer component. Methods for non-destructive evaluation include providing a system for non-destructive evaluation of a mold or crucible; securing a mold or crucible to the support of the system; and operating the 3D scanning device of the system in conjunction with the computer component in order to create a 3D structure difference map that indicates whether the mold or crucible falls within or outside a desired structural integrity parameter range.