60 years of excellence

www.elcometer.com

inspection equipment

Simplifying Ultrasonic NDT

Data Management

Paperless QA Techniques

© Elcometer Limited 2015

60 years of excellence

www.elcometer.com

inspection equipment

Simplifying Ultrasonic NDT Data

Management

© Elcometer Limited 2015

A presentation for MENDT 2015

Authors:Daniel Leonard

Customer Support EngineerElcometer Ltd.

And

Craig WoolhouseBusiness Development Manager

Elcometer Ltd.

Introduction

Modern UT Equipment

Data Management

Going Mobile

Conclusions

Content

Introduction

Corrosion monitoring

Regular inspections are crucial to maintain the integrity of a plant

Ultrasonic thickness testing is a preferred method

Data collected can be compared against historical data to obtain information on the rate of corrosion and plan maintenance

Data must be made available in a timely manner

Data may have to be presented to interested parties

Introduction

What data is collected?

Ultrasonic thickness data

A and B-Scan snapshots

Introduction

Traditionally data is manually collected, recorded on paper and stored

Written up on a spreadsheet program

Manually added to a separate asset management program

Paper record may be filed away

Introduction

Modern Equipment can speed up data collection

Store data digitally

Wirelessly transmit to PC or mobile device

Organise and archive historical data

Produce professional reports to communicate data to others

Modern UT equipment

Modern UT gauges

Intuitive and menu driven

Digital and accurate

Capable of storing huge amounts of data

Additional visualisations available to help the operator

Modern UT equipment

Modern UT probes

Dual element for sensitivity to internal corrosion and pitting

Intelligent transducers load the optimum gauge setup on connection

Range of frequencies for testing many materials

Special features such as thru-paint measurement

Data Management

Data challenges

A modern plant will require dozens of inspections a week.

Having large volumes of paper to deal with is inefficient and risky

Use computer software to

eliminate the paper

Paperless QA

Data Management

Elcomaster 2.0

Complete data management solution

Download from gauges

Store/Organise

Share with instant pdf reporting

Cloud Connectivity

Data Management

Connecting a gaugeA wizard guides the user through the process

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Data Management

Connecting a gaugeA wizard guides the user through the process

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Data Management

Connecting a gaugeA wizard guides the user through the process

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Data Management

Connecting a gaugeA wizard guides the user through the process

Data Management

Downloading dataStarting a download is a one-click procedure

Downloading dataStarting a download is a one-click procedure

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Organising dataData is organised from the view screen

Data Management

Organising dataData is organised from the view screen

Data Management

Organising dataData is organised in a project folder tree

Data Management

Organising data – What is downloaded from a gauge?

Batch Header data – Serial numbers, dates and times, calibration information

Gauge readings in linear or grid form

Batch limits

Data Management

Organising data – What can be added to the batch data?

Notes – A simple word processor can be used to add extra information

Photographs – Add photographs to a batch

Batch labels – Add attributes to a batch from predefined pick lists

Data Management

Reporting data – Simple Report

Data Management

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Reporting Data – Simple Report

Data Management

Reporting data – Template Designer

Create templates for data

Write once, reuse many times

Drag and drop items to create fields that can be populated with data

Any gauge information

Any batch information

Any manual entry

Any calculations possible

Data Management

Reporting Data – Template Designer

Data Management

Reporting Data – Template Designer

Data Management

Reporting Data – Template Designer

Data Management

Reporting Data – Template Designer

Data Management

Reporting Data – Template Designer

Data Management

Going Mobile

Elcomaster for Android and iOS devices

Download data from gauges over Bluetooth

Collect gauge readings live and tag with location using GPS

Add images to a batch on the fly using the devices’ camera

Email the data anywhere in the world

Going Mobile

Going Mobile – Adding notes

Going Mobile

Going Mobile – Viewing readings

Going Mobile

Going Mobile – Adding Photographs

Going Mobile

Going Mobile – GPS Data

Going Mobile

Going Mobile – Cloud Computing

Elcomaster and Elcomaster for Android link with Google Drive and Dropbox

Data is automatically backed up to the cloud

Data is shared between devices automatically

Going Mobile

3G 3G

ElcoMaster™ 2.0

Free download www.elcometer.com

Free CD with all Elcometer Gauges

ElcoMaster™ Mobile

Free at Google Play Store

Free at Apple App Store

Data Management

Questions?

Daniel LeonardCustomer Support Engineer

Elcometer Ltd.

© Elcometer Limited 2015