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NMX-NDT-40 · ENGINEERED TO ORDER — NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING & INSPECTION SYSTEM

Find the flaw before it fails.

Name: Non-Destructive Testing & Inspection System (NDT)
Brand: Neometrix

The system that finds the flaw you cannot see. A crack, a void, a pocket of porosity or a lack-of-fusion inside a weld or casting passes every visual check — then fails in service. Non-destructive testing finds it without cutting the part open: radiography sees inside, ultrasonics size the depth, eddy-current finds surface cracks and inspects tubes, magnetic-particle and dye-penetrant catch surface flaws. We build the engineered inspection system around it — the shielded radiography bay, the automated ultrasonic scanner, the eddy-current tube rig and the surface-NDT bench, with the handling, automation and imaging; the X-ray, ultrasonic and eddy-current instruments themselves are bought in. Engineered to order — no specific delivered system is claimed.

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Illustrative image, not a delivered installation — a radiographic inspection cell: a metal-clad radiation-shielded enclosure with a heavy interlocked door, an X-ray manipulator and a flat-panel detector arranged around a plain steel casting on a turntable, a warning beacon over the door and an external control desk, no people, no text and no markings

Fig · 01 A radiographic inspection cell — a shielded, interlocked bay imaging the inside of a part — illustrative, not a delivered installation

Methods

RT·UT·ET+ MT / PT / IRT

Finds

hidden flawscracks / voids / porosity

Standard

ASTM·ASME+ ISO / AERB

Forms

bay / tank / rigcell, scanner, bench

Goal

catch it firstbefore service

ISO 9001 / 14001 Engineered to order Test & inspection systems ASTM / ASME / ISO Noida · India

Overview

A flaw you cannot see is the risk.

A finished part can look perfect and still carry a defect that will fail it: an internal crack, gas porosity, shrinkage void, inclusion or lack-of-fusion in a weld or casting; a fatigue crack opening at the surface; corrosion thinning a tube wall from the inside. You cannot cut every part open to check — so non-destructive testing examines it and leaves it fit for service. It is the quality gate of manufacturing and the integrity check of plant already in service, and getting it right means catching the flaw before it reaches the field.

Illustrative image, not a delivered installation — an automated ultrasonic immersion scanner: a stainless water tank with a plain metal part submerged, an overhead multi-axis gantry carrying an ultrasonic probe, and a control cabinet beside it, matte and unmarked, no text and no people

Fig · 02 An automated ultrasonic immersion scanner — a gantry moves the probe to build a full C-scan map — illustrative, not a delivered installation

See inside, without opening it. Each method reads a different physics. Radiography casts an internal image onto a digital detector — porosity and voids show as shadows. Ultrasonics pulse sound into the part and time the echoes — a flaw or the back-wall returns a signal that locates and sizes it, and an automated scan builds a full C-scan map.

Find the crack, check the tube. Eddy-current induces a current in the part and reads how a flaw disturbs it — ideal for surface cracks and for inspecting heat-exchanger and steam-generator tubes from the inside. Magnetic-particle and dye-penetrant reveal surface-breaking cracks; active thermography finds debonds in composites.

The system is the engineering. The X-ray tube, the ultrasonic electronics and the eddy-current instrument are specialist bought-in items. What makes them a usable, repeatable, safe system is the engineering around them: the radiation-shielded bay and interlocks, the immersion scanner tank and multi-axis motion, the tube-inspection rig, the part handling, the automation and the imaging and reporting — our competence.

A good part looks exactly like a bad one from the outside. The whole job is to see the difference without destroying the part — and to do it the same way, to the same standard, every time.

A Hidden Flaw Is the Risk

Catch it before service

An internal crack, void or porosity passes every visual check and then fails in service. NDT finds it without damaging the part — the quality gate of manufacturing and the integrity check of plant in service.

The Right Method for the Flaw

Six methods, one part

Radiography and ultrasonics see and size internal flaws; eddy-current, magnetic-particle and dye-penetrant find surface and tube flaws; thermography finds composite debonds — matched to the part and the defect.

The System Is Ours

Instruments bought-in; system built

The X-ray, ultrasonic and eddy-current instruments are bought-in specialist; Neometrix engineers the shielded bay, the scanner tank, the tube rig, the surface bench, the handling, the automation and the software — test-system and shielded-enclosure competence.

Architecture

Detect, size, accept or reject.

The schematic shows the inspection logic — examine the part volumetrically and at the surface, then evaluate it to the standard — and the engineered system that does it. The detail panel covers the methods and the standards.

FIG · 03NDT ARCHITECTURE · DETECT / SIZE / ACCEPT · RT + UT + ET + MT + PT · ASTM / ASME SEC V

Fig · 03 Examine the part volumetrically and at the surface, then accept or reject it to the standard — radiography, ultrasonics, eddy-current, magnetic-particle and dye-penetrant

Arc · 01

Radiography Cell

An X-ray source and a digital flat-panel detector image the inside of the part in a radiation-shielded, interlocked enclosure; porosity, voids and inclusions show up as an internal picture. The shielded bay and part handling are the build.

Arc · 02

Ultrasonic Scanning

An automated immersion scanner moves an ultrasonic or phased-array probe over the part on a multi-axis gantry; echoes locate and size internal flaws and build a C-scan map.

Arc · 03

Eddy-Current & Surface

An eddy-current probe finds surface cracks and inspects tubes from the inside (a probe pushed through each tube); a magnetic-particle and dye-penetrant bench reveals surface-breaking flaws.

Arc · 04

Integrate, Image & Report

The DAQ, imaging, evaluation and reporting to the standard, with the automation and controls — the layer that turns a set of instruments into a repeatable inspection system with a traceable result.

Have an NDT, inspection-system or radiographic-bay requirement? Send the part, the method and the standard — a clause-by-clause compliance matrix within two working days · [email protected]

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Specifications

Reference system, built to the part.

The parameters below describe a reference inspection system. The method mix, the shielded-bay rating, the scanner size, the tube-rig reach and the throughput all follow from the part, the defect to be found and the standard it must be inspected to.

Illustrative image, not a delivered installation — an eddy-current tube-inspection rig: the tube-sheet face of a heat exchanger showing a grid of tube ends, a probe push-pull drive feeding a flexible probe into a tube, and an instrument cabinet with a cable reel beside it, matte and unmarked, no text and no people

Fig · 04 An eddy-current tube-inspection rig — a probe driven through heat-exchanger tubes to check wall integrity from the inside — illustrative, not a delivered installation

Where NDT goes wrong

In the method, the setup and the coverage, not the instrument. The wrong method misses the flaw (a surface method cannot see a deep void; radiography is weak on a tight planar crack); a poor setup or an uncalibrated technique passes a bad part or fails a good one; partial coverage leaves the flaw where you did not look; and an X-ray run without proper shielding is a safety failure regardless of the result.

That is why the method is matched to the part and the defect, the technique is calibrated to reference standards, the scan gives full coverage with a traceable record, and the radiography runs inside a shielded, interlocked enclosure. The measure of an inspection system is that it catches the real flaw and passes the sound part — repeatably, to the standard.

Full specification — expand

System	Non-destructive testing & inspection system — engineered & integrated: shielded radiographic bay, automated ultrasonic scanner, eddy-current tube-inspection rig, magnetic-particle & dye-penetrant bench, handling, automation, imaging & reporting
Methods	Radiography (RT), ultrasonics (UT / phased-array), eddy-current (ET), magnetic-particle (MT), dye-penetrant (PT), active thermography (IRT) — one or more, matched to the part & defect
Radiography	X-ray source + digital flat-panel detector (DR) or film (RT); radiation-shielded, interlocked enclosure/bay; part manipulator/turntable; AERB-compliant installation
Ultrasonics	Automated immersion / gantry scanner; conventional & phased-array UT; A/B/C-scan imaging; calibration to reference blocks
Eddy-Current & Surface	Eddy-current surface & tube inspection (heat-exchanger / steam-generator tubes, probe push-pull); magnetic-particle wet bench; dye-penetrant line
Handling & Automation	Part loading, indexing, turntables, multi-axis motion; safety interlocks; PLC / motion control
Software & Reporting	Imaging, flaw evaluation, acceptance to standard, archiving & traceable reporting
Standards	ASTM E-series; ASME BPVC Section V; ISO 9712 (personnel); AERB (radiation safety) — inspected & accepted to the cited code
Sourcing	The X-ray tube/generator & detector, the UT / phased-array electronics & probes and the eddy-current instrument are bought-in specialist items; Neometrix engineers & integrates the shielded bay, scanner, tube rig, surface bench, handling, automation & software
Status	Engineered to order · configured to the part, method(s), throughput & standard · quoted across NDT & inspection requirements · no specific delivered system is claimed on this page

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NDT & Inspection System — Capability Sheet

Tender Response

Send your part, method & standard — compliance matrix in two working days

Variants

One capability, the methods you need.

Tenders call it non-destructive testing, NDT, non-destructive examination, an inspection system or a radiographic bay. The principle — find the flaw without damaging the part, to a standard — is common; the system is configured to the method(s), the part and the throughput.

Var · 01

Radiographic Inspection Bay

X-ray / digital radiography (DR/CR) inside a radiation-shielded, interlocked enclosure, with part handling and an AERB-compliant installation — the internal-imaging flagship.

Var · 02

Automated Ultrasonic Scanner

An immersion or gantry scanner with conventional and phased-array ultrasonics and C-scan imaging — automated, mapped, repeatable volumetric inspection.

Var · 03

Eddy-Current Tube-Inspection Rig

Eddy-current inspection of heat-exchanger and steam-generator tubes (probe push-pull, indexing) and surface crack detection — the in-service integrity workhorse.

Var · 04

Surface-NDT Line

A magnetic-particle wet-bench and dye-penetrant line for surface-breaking flaws, with active thermography for composite debonds — the surface and composite methods.

Applications

Where it inspects.

Wherever a part must be proven sound before it is trusted — in manufacturing, and on plant already in service.

A · 01Weld inspection — pressure vessels, piping & structures

A · 02Casting & forging quality assurance — internal soundness

A · 03Aerospace & composite inspection — bonds & laminates

A · 04Heat-exchanger & steam-generator tube integrity — in service

A · 05In-service & fitness-for-service integrity — plant & assets

A · 06Incoming & production QA gate — before it ships

FAQ

Common questions.

Plain-language answers from the engineering team.

Q · 01 What is non-destructive testing, and why does it matter?

Non-destructive testing (NDT) is a set of inspection methods that find flaws inside and on the surface of a part without damaging it — so the part can be checked and still go into service. It matters because a manufactured or in-service component can look perfect and still carry a defect that will fail it: an internal crack, gas porosity, shrinkage void, slag inclusion or lack-of-fusion in a weld or casting; a fatigue crack just opening at the surface; corrosion thinning a tube wall from the inside where no one can see it. You cannot cut every part in half to look, and you cannot wait for it to fail in service — so NDT examines it and leaves it usable. It is the quality-assurance gate at the end of manufacturing (does this weld, casting or forging meet the code before it ships?) and the integrity check for plant already running (is this pressure vessel, pipeline or tube bundle still sound?). Done well, it catches the one bad part in a thousand before it reaches the field — which is why aerospace, power, defence and heavy-engineering all mandate it to a written standard.

Q · 02 Which method do you use for which flaw?

You match the method to the part and the kind of defect, and often use more than one. Radiography (RT) — X-rays through the part onto a detector — gives an internal image and is strong on volumetric defects like porosity, voids and inclusions in castings and welds. Ultrasonics (UT) pulse sound into the part and time the echoes; it locates and sizes internal flaws by depth and is strong on planar defects like cracks and lack-of-fusion, and phased-array UT steers the beam electronically for a detailed scan. Eddy-current (ET) reads how a flaw disturbs an induced current; it is ideal for surface cracks in conductive parts and for inspecting heat-exchanger and steam-generator tubes from the inside. Magnetic-particle (MT) reveals surface and near-surface cracks in ferrous parts, and dye-penetrant (PT) reveals surface-breaking flaws in almost any material. Active thermography (IRT) finds debonds and voids in composites. RT and UT look inside (volumetric); ET, MT and PT look at the surface; the right combination depends on the material, the geometry and the defect you must not miss.

Q · 03 Is the X-ray radiography safe?

Yes — when it is engineered and installed correctly, which is exactly the part we build. Industrial radiography uses ionising radiation, so the machine is only half the system; the other half is the radiation-shielded enclosure and its safety engineering. A radiographic inspection bay is built with lead, steel or high-density concrete shielding sized to the source, a heavy interlocked door that cannot be opened while the source is energised, warning lights and beacons, emergency stops, radiation monitors and a control position outside the shielded volume. In India these installations are made to comply with AERB (the national radiation-safety regulator) requirements. Our scope is precisely this engineered, shielded, interlocked system — the enclosure, the interlocks and safety chain, the part handling inside it, and the integration of the X-ray source and detector into it — so the operator works safely outside while the part is imaged inside. The X-ray source and detector themselves are specialist bought-in instruments; the safe system around them is ours.

Q · 04 What do you build, and what is bought-in?

We are clear about the split. The instruments at the heart of each method are specialist bought-in items: the X-ray tube/generator and the digital flat-panel detector, the ultrasonic and phased-array electronics and probes, the eddy-current instrument and probes, and the imaging/analysis software engines. What Neometrix engineers, builds and integrates is the system that turns those instruments into a usable, safe, repeatable inspection capability: the radiation-shielded radiography bay with its interlocks and part handling, the automated ultrasonic immersion or gantry scanner with its multi-axis motion, the eddy-current tube-inspection rig, the magnetic-particle and dye-penetrant bench, the material handling and loading, the automation and controls, and the imaging, evaluation and reporting integrated to the standard. This is our competence — the same test-rig, shielded-enclosure, handling and integration engineering behind our test-lab, ballistic-evaluation and enclosure lines. So the specialist physics comes from the instrument specialists, and the engineered system that makes it a working, standard-compliant inspection line is ours. To be plain about status: this is offered engineered-to-order and quoted against NDT and inspection requirements; no specific delivered system is claimed on this page.

Q · 05 Can the inspection be automated and digital?

Yes — and for repeatable, high-throughput inspection it should be. On the radiography side, digital radiography (DR) with a flat-panel detector replaces film with an instant digital image that can be enhanced, measured, archived and compared, and computed radiography (CR) offers a digital route where film would otherwise be used. On the ultrasonic side, an automated scanner moves the probe over the part on a multi-axis gantry or in an immersion tank along a programmed path, building a full C-scan map rather than relying on a hand-held spot check — so coverage is complete and traceable, not operator-dependent. Phased-array ultrasonics steers and focuses the beam electronically for detailed imaging. Across all of it, the results are captured by a data-acquisition and imaging system that evaluates indications against the acceptance criteria of the standard and produces an archived, traceable report. Automation is where the engineered system earns its place — it turns a skilled manual technique into a consistent, documented, auditable inspection.

Q · 06 Which standards do you work to?

NDT is a written-standard discipline, and the inspection is only meaningful against the code the customer cites. The common families are the ASTM E-series (individual test methods for RT, UT, ET, MT and PT), ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Section V (non-destructive examination, referenced by the construction codes for vessels and piping), and the relevant ISO and EN method and acceptance standards; personnel are qualified and certified to ISO 9712 (or an equivalent scheme). Radiographic installations additionally comply with AERB radiation-safety requirements. In practice a requirement names the method, the acceptance class and the code, and we engineer the system to inspect and accept the part to exactly that — and set out the reference standards clause by clause in the compliance matrix. The point of the standard is that a ‘pass’ means the same thing every time, on every part, to everyone who relies on it.

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Find the flaw before it fails.

A flaw you cannot see is the risk.

Catch it before service

Six methods, one part

Instruments bought-in; system built

Detect, size, accept or reject.

Radiography Cell

Ultrasonic Scanning

Eddy-Current & Surface

Integrate, Image & Report

Reference system, built to the part.

Where NDT goes wrong

One capability, the methods you need.

Radiographic Inspection Bay

Automated Ultrasonic Scanner

Eddy-Current Tube-Inspection Rig

Surface-NDT Line

Where it inspects.

Common questions.

The test & QA line from Neometrix.

Ballistic Evaluation Testing Laboratory

Servo-Hydraulic Fatigue Testing Machine

Fired Billet Reheating & Heat-Treatment Furnace

Send the part
and the standard.

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Find the flaw before it fails.

A flaw you cannot see is the risk.

Catch it before service

Six methods, one part

Instruments bought-in; system built

Detect, size, accept or reject.

Radiography Cell

Ultrasonic Scanning

Eddy-Current & Surface

Integrate, Image & Report

Reference system, built to the part.

Where NDT goes wrong

One capability, the methods you need.

Radiographic Inspection Bay

Automated Ultrasonic Scanner

Eddy-Current Tube-Inspection Rig

Surface-NDT Line

Where it inspects.

Common questions.

The test & QA line from Neometrix.

Ballistic Evaluation Testing Laboratory

Servo-Hydraulic Fatigue Testing Machine

Fired Billet Reheating & Heat-Treatment Furnace

Send the partand the standard.

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and the standard.