One of the biggest problems when performing Phased Array and ToFD welding and corrosion scanning is the high cost of the scanner hardware.
This leads to most companies having only one scanner that needs to be rebuilt frequently and is therefore exposed to wear and tear. Additionally, most common scanner hardware has limited usability.
I have over 10 years of experience in the field of PAUT and have developed a series of practical and versatile 3D printed scanner components that can be applied to different component configurations and welds.
My concept is not to compete with much more expensive scanners, the idea is to be able to have 2, 3 or 4 scanners, configured for the jobs you need to do, instead of having to rebuild that scanner you have.
I have designed the scanners so that the mag wheels and encoder run almost in line with the shims, where there is good contact and clean surfaces.
This is a video of my ToFD scanner on my youtube channel: https://youtu.be/i9oXyliqzK4