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AREVA NDT Systems for the Railway Industry Proprietary and Confidential

NDT Systems for Railway

Today’s Railway industry is faced with challenging issues surrounding NDT of wheel sets and axles. More stringent materials analysis requirements

are moving the industry away from manual NDT to more automated processes offering efficiency, quality and repeatability. AREVA provides a full range of automated NDT systems to meet today’s requirements that

are expandable to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

AREVA is a world leader in the energy industry with over 30 years of innovation, development, and commitment to success in advanced NDT solutions. AREVA’s knowledge and experience originated in the nuclear

services industry, and for the last 15 years has expanded into other regulated NDT markets including railway, steel forging and aerospace.

� AREVA employs over 50,000 people in three major regions

� France � The United States

� Germany � 5,000 of these employees are based in one of our three North

American locations � Lynchburg VA

� Charlotte NC � Benicia CA

� AREVA’s global NDE Solutions group has 700 employees located within the three major regions

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Proprietary and Confidential NDT Systems from AREVA for the Railway Industry

Fully automated stationary inspection system rotates and aligns the wheel assemblies

for precise robotic transducer positioning and can be configured to inspect in series or parallel operation. The system features full traceability, high productivity utilizing

phased array and patented V-path ultrasonic techniques.

Under-Floor Inspection System (UFPE)

UT Delivery Systems and Techniques

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• Contact probes with intrinsic coupling systems

• Detection of defects in the web

• Surface breaking defect sizing

• Variable water gap adjustment

• Vertical + horizontal sweep

• Patented V-path technique for web inspection

Fully automated under-floor wheel set inspection system offering high productivity

and repeatability utilizing advanced phased array technology for optimized detection. Inspections can be performed on stand-alone wheel sets or while

installed on the train.

• Autonomous system to lift the wheel

set, position the probe holder and

rotate the wheels

• 14 Portable probes—8 phased array

• Adjustable probe positioning

• Up to 256 channels of conventional,

phased array and parallel UT

• Tomographic views for optimum

traceability

• Advanced software to facilitate

analysis and disposition by operators

Stationary Wheel Inspection System (AURA)

AREVA NDT Systems for the Railway Industry Proprietary and Confidential

UT Delivery System and Techniques

Solid Axle Inspection System

• Six fixed phased

array probes for

full-volume coverage

• Full-length defect

detection

• One rotation to achieve

full coverage

• Inspection time less than

ten minutes per axle

• Accurate placement for

sensitive measurement

applications such as SAFT

SAPHIRquantum

• Versatile UT system for phased array,

single and parallel multi channel

conventional UT

• 32 High-resolution independent

channels

• Each channel is designed for

configuration flexibility to serve as

pulse echo, transmit-receive, SAFT,

paint-brush arrays, and other advanced

acquisition modes

• Package options include 10-inch rack

modules stacked in 32-channel

increments

Data Acquisition and Control

Fully automated stationary inspection system rotates and aligns the axle for precise

robotic transducer positioning. The system features full traceability, high productivity and advanced phased array technology.

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Proprietary and Confidential NDT Systems from AREVA for the Railway Industry

Experience, Innovation and a Commitment to Success

AREVA is a large global company with experience and knowledge in many regulated NDT markets including high-speed rail, steel

forging, aerospace and power generation. The strategy of being one of the first to implement advanced techniques like ultrasonic

phased array started within our nuclear inspection services has been adapted to many other industries.

AREVA did not get its “NDT World Leader” status by merely reacting to customer requests. AREVA partners with its customers

to look years in the future to develop R&D plans to ensure industry advancements are not stifled or complicated by lagging inspection

technology and techniques.

AREVA advanced NDT systems for train wheel and axle inspections are in production in various plants throughout the world and have

a proven record for quality, durability and performance.

Why AREVA NDE Solutions?

AREVA has the best proven inspection technology

in the industry

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Paul Parks

Business Development Manager

AREVA Inc.

NDE Solutions Group

155 Mill Ridge Road

Lynchburg, VA 24502

Phone: 434-832-4810

Mobile: 434-942-3757

Paul.Parks@areva.com

Jim VanRemortel

Product Line Manager

AREVA Inc.

NDE Solutions Group

155 Mill Ridge Road

Lynchburg, VA 24502

Phone: 434-832-3731

Mobile: 434-941-0638

Jim.Vanremortel@areva.com