Krautkrämer SpotVision
With increasing vehicle production, the automotive industry is turning to image-based inspection to reduce downtime while maintaining high quality standards.
Waygate Technologies' Krautkrämer SpotVision, developed in collaboration with automotive manufacturers, is thefastest, easiest, and most accurate phased array solution for spot weld inspection. It provides confidence, parts are properly welded. Thisincreases productivityas well asensures product safety and that quality standards are met at all times.
The solution combines a phased array probe and the Mentor UT phased array flaw detector for comprehensive insights at the highest level. One of the most remarkable features of thenewly developed 2D matrix phased array probe is its flexible delay line, filled with liquid. This allows it to adapt to the overall complex geometry of spot welds. The flexible probe also providesoptimal acoustic coupling, avoiding false negatives and minimizing process delays.
The 2D matrix probe is combined withTotal Focusing Method (TFM) imaging technique. This achieves higher resolution and measurement accuracy than with a comparable phased array. Thanks to TFM, each element is fired individually and sequentially while all elements are listening.
Krautkrämer SpotVision is easy to set up and operate,reducing the need for trainingfor qualified inspection personnel. This is due to the software'sintuitive user interface. In addition, Mentor PC Live software connects the instrument to a PC via Ethernet, which is especially helpful when the operator is in a different location.
Technical Specifications
SpotVision Technical Details & Specifications
Accessories
Base Kit UP680023
- Mentor UT SpotVision Base Kit (Mentor UT, incl. power adapter, Mentor remote battery, communication module, shipping case, probe connector adapter)
- Probe: G13MAPA-32 (SpotVision 2D phased array probe, 32 elements)
- 初学者远程控制8 buttons
- SpotVision Reference Block (Reference block including 9 different machined nuggets, diameter ranging from ø2.5 to ø6.5 mm)
Krautkrämer SpotVision Upgrade Kit UP680024
- USB drive with SpotVision UT SW and Docs (USB drive containing the software installers for the SpotVision application and documentation.)
- Probe: G13MAPA-32 (SpotVision 2D phased array probe, 32 elements)
- 初学者远程控制8 buttons
- SpotVision Reference Block (Reference block including 9 different machined nuggets, diameter ranging from ø2.5 to ø6.5 mm)
TFM is short for Total Focusing Method. In brief, each element is fired individually and sequentially, while all elements are listening. So the image reproduction is not limited by the number of pre-defined focal laws. With the TFM image processing, a higher resolution and measurement accuracy with a comparable phased array is achieved.
With a flexible delay line, less couplant would be required for optimal acoustic coupling and the probe adapts easily to uneven surfaces, like spot weld indentations. As a result, false negatives are avoided.
Yes, you can. SpotVisionisused in combination withMentor UT, a multi-application phased array device. In the automotive industry, also theBond Scannersolution to inspect adhesive bonding can be used.
For nuggets in the diameter range of 2.0 - 6.0mm, the measurement accuracy is ±0.5 mm / ±20 mil with a certainty of 90% according to VDA5 – Gauge R&R Analyses.
Krautkrämer SpotVision is part of theWaygate Technologies portfolio for the inspection of joints. This includes theKrautkrämer Bond Scannerfor inspecting adhesively bonded joints with fast and easy to interpret 100% coverage. Both solutions aredesigned for ideal use in combination with theKrautkrämer Mentor UTphased array flaw detector.