Waygate Krautkramer Mapstar Weld Scanning (mapstar)

The Waygate Technologies Krautkramer Mapstar UT is a rugged, multi-channel ultrasonic imaging engine, a Baker Hughes business product (formerly GE Inspection Technologies), designed for Weld Inspection replacing radiography for pressure vessels and other critical structures.

Features:

• Available in 5 or 10 Channel versions
• 4 monitor gates (1 interface, 3 evaluation) for each test cycle1
• High resolution spike pulser, 100V and 400V
• High sensitivity, low noise amplifier
• 0.2 MHz - 30 MHz amplifier bandwidth
• Narrow-band filter 1 MHz, 2.25 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz
• Wide-band filter 0.2-30 MHz, 10-30 MHz, 1-10 MHz (-3 dB)
• 400 kHz digitizer
• Digital signal processors for improved measurement resolution
• PRF up to 20kHz
• 20 cycles, each programmable with the following functions:
• Gain, Frequency filter, Gate start, width, threshold, IF start
• Rectification, Reject, Display delay and calibration range

Products Features

• Sealed to IP 65 for outdoor use
• 5 and 10 Channel ultrasonic flexibility
• Battery powered for full shift operation
• Ethernet connection to standard laptop
• Flexible interface with a variety of scanners via direct encoder inputs
• Integrated TOFD imaging and analysis software
• English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, and Japanese operating languages

Applications

• Pressure vessel weld inspection
• Railroad tank car weld inspection
• Wind tower weld inspection
• Storage tank weld inspection
• Piping weld inspection