Component testing
Aerospace manufacturing
Automobile industry
Welded components
Integrated inspection systems
GE DFO P3TF22, P3TF30, P3TF31, and P3TF35 qualified
Multichannel Ultrasonic Industrial Flaw Detector
The OmniScan® iX is an industrial ultrasonic flaw detector system designed for the high-speed testing of critical industrial components. 
The compact OmniScan iX is housed in a rugged benchtop casing and is also available in a rack-mount version or with a swivel-arm assembly for easy integration into a production system.

Designed with the Integrator in Mind
The OmniScan iX is central to your industrial component testing system. Olympus provides all the software libraries required to enable the integrator to tie in your existing process control system. 
In addition, we provide the user interface ports necessary to connect a display, keyboard, mouse, and external storage. The real-time programmable alarm and analog outputs, and the encoder outputs, enable easy integration of the mechanical and electronic components of your industrial process. 
All that is needed for rapid and efficient component testing is built-in!

Features
Data storage capability (internal and external)
Strip chart display
16 real-time alarms
16 real-time analog outputs (at PRF)
4 digital inputs
Remote control from PC
Multiple A-scans
A-scan and C-scan imaging
19-in., 5U rack-mount version
TomoView?-compatible for data analysis only
Remote control functions, for custom programming
2-axis mechanical encoders
Multiple scan modes, including helicoidal
Multiple channels (up to 8)
TCG/DAC curves
Interface gate for immersion testing
Touch screen
VGA output
Maximum PRF is equal to the PRF divided by the number of channels (up to 12 kHz)
USB ports for keyboard, mouse, printer, and external storage
Back-wall echo attenuator (available at the end of 2006)
OmniScan iX Benefits and Features
Complete Integrated Solution

Affordable price
Rugged construction for industrial environment with rack-mount option
Remote control functions, for custom programming from PC
Optional data library to access A-scan and/or C-Scan on PC, for custom processing
Software Features

Strip Chart View

Each channel can have unique setups for multizone inspection.
Surface following interface gate
Built-in strip chart display and data storage
Multiple A-scans
A-scan and C-scan imaging
TCG curves
Multiple scan modes, including helicoidal
Back-wall echo attenuator (available at the end of 2006)
Monitoring of amplitude, peak position, crossing-level position, and thickness on each gate
Automatic gate synchronizes from previous gate for higher dynamic range of thickness.
A-scan data storage and C-scan postprocessing capabilities
Interface gate for surface following synchronization of measurement gate and/or TCG/DAC curves
Either positive or negative gate on RF signal (independent for each gate)
16 alarms completely configurable on single-gate events or multiple-gate events, filter for n occurrences from one or multiple channels
Customizable color palette for amplitude and thickness C-scan
60 Hz A-scan refresh rate with overlays of envelope and peak inside the gate


Full-Featured C-Scan Software

Hardware Features

Data storage (internal and external)
Multichannel configuration (up to 8 channels)
PRF up to 12 kHz / number of channels
Analog and alarm output compatibility with older systems
16 real-time fully programmable alarms
16 real-time analog outputs (at PRF)
4 digital inputs to remotely control the machine
2-axis mechanical encoders (option)
2-axis mechanical encoder with data acquisition synchronization on mechanical movement


Channel Configuration
The OmniScan iX can be configured for pulse-echo, pitch-and-catch, or sequence firing.

Component Testing
Component testing is typically performed under an assembly-line environment. The OmniScan® iX is used to accept or reject (go-no-go testing) thousands of parts a day. Multichannel instrument configurations lend themselves very well to assembly-line applications, which are aimed at detecting flaws within the various zones of a part-not just under one particular area with one transducer. 16 alarm outputs on the OmniScan iX allow the tracking of a particular zone and monitoring the zone that is giving the alarm conditions.

Engine-Disc Inspection
Critical inspection of turbine engine discs requires a very sensitive ultrasonic flaw detector capable of detecting small defects in difficult nickel-based metals. Such instruments must be able to operate at high gains, with extremely low noise on both the A-scan display as well as the analog output. The OmniScan iX meets these very demanding requirements. Additional OmniScan iX features such as strip-chart recorder, C-scan display, and back-echo attenuator make this a very versatile instrument. The OmniScan iX can easily drop into existing, older test stations, then later transfer to a full functional station to perform on-board mapping/C-scan.

The OmniScan iXhas been qualified by GE Aircraft Engines and added to the DFO as follows:

P3TF22 Longitudinal Immersion Ultrasonic Inspection of Forgings to Flat Bottom Hole Sensitivities
P3TF30 High Sensitivity Ultrasonic Inspection of Forged Fine Grain Powder Alloy
P3TF31 Ultrasonic Immersion Inspection of Powder Metallurgy Extruded Bars and Billets
P3TF35 Side Drill Hole Ultrasonic Inspection
OmniScan iX Options
Hardware Options
OMNI-IX-A-RACK1: OmniScan iX rackmount bracket option 
OMNI-IX-A-SWIV: OmniScan iX swivel-arm assembly 
OMNI-IX-A-SCASE: OmniScan iX hard carrying case 
OMNI-IX-A-ACC1: OmniScan iX accessory kit includes the following:

1 external keyboard,
1 optical mouse,
Software Options
OMNI-IX-SO-ENC1: OmniScan iX software option to activate two encoder inputs on the instrument 
OMNI-IX-SO-BEA: OmniScan iX software option to activate back wall echo attenuator on the instrument

Standard Inclusions

OmniScan iX instrument
Ethernet® cable
OmniScan software
User's manual
NDT Remote Control Software Library 2.0
1 storage USB key