Olympus products can be used by manufacturers for quick, nondestructive wall thickness measurements of everything from plastic beverage bottles to fiberglass ship hulls. In many cases, laminar cracking can also be identified in composite and fiberglass structures such as aerospace parts and wind turbine blades.
Ultrasonic Testing
Ultrasonic thickness gages can quickly and nondestructively measure the wall thickness of almost any molded or extruded plastic product, such as bottles, containers, small diameter tubing, pipes, tanks, and complex molded parts. Measurements are always made from one side with no cutting required. Barrier layers in multilayer parts like fuel tanks can also be measured without sectioning, as can wire insulation and cable jackets. Internal bubbles and voids in plastic products can be located with
ultrasonic flaw detectors. In the case of fiberglass and composites, ultrasonic gages can be used to monitor thickness and flaw detectors can be used to identify delaminations and similar conditions. Gelcoat thickness over fiberglass can also be measured quickly and easily.
High Speed Video
High Speed Video equipment provides an effective way to monitor any high-speed production process, such as those commonly found in a plastic molding environment. Such processes operate at high speed to achieve a high volume production output. Any downtime caused by machinery failure needs to be understood in order to be corrected.