An easy-to-deploy 2-axis encoding phased array (PA) solution, the semiautomated HydroFORM™ scanner enables fast and reliable wall-thickness mapping and midwall damage detection by acquiring high-resolution data of large surfaces in minimal time.

To optimize the productivity of raster scanning, the HydroFORM system is equipped with several efficiency-boosting features:

• Integrated X and Y axis encoders
• Smart indexing button
• Index position and coupling indicators
• Scan speed check
• Efficient bubble management
• Easy-to-index magnetic wheels
• Braking system

Easily adapting to curvatures 4 in. OD (101 mm) and greater, this PA solution facilitates a wide range of applications including:

• Monitoring wall-thickness reductions due to corrosion, abrasion, and erosion
• Detecting midwall damage, such as hydrogen-induced blistering or manufacturing-induced lamination, and differentiating these anomalies from loss of wall thickness

ScanDeck™ Module

Integrated Controls and Status Indicators

The ScanDeck module is like your scanning dashboard, situated directly in your eyeline while you operate the HydroFORM scanner.

Using a combined HydroFORM and OmniScan™ X3 series solution, you fully benefit from all the functionalities of the ScanDeck module.

Control button:

• Start the data acquisition on the OmniScan X3 unit
• Switch between guided and freehand scanning modes
• Toggle between index and scan axis scanning

Indicator LEDs:

• Index position guidance
• Insufficient coupling warning
• Alert when maximum scan speed exceeded
• Active encoder (X or Y)