Ultrasonic Thickness Gauges
For over forty-two years Western Instruments, Inc. has created "*" and provided innovative products, systems and services for the Tube and Pipe Industry.
MILL LINE SYSTEMS
FLASH GAUGE* - The inventors and originators of the Weld Area Contour with I.D. and O.D. displays. Located after flash cutting, while weld is hot!! - Since 1987
MILL LINE TESTING SYSTEMS - After Flash Cutting - while the weld is hot or in the sizing section - Weld following. Remote monitoring. Remote control. Lamination options.
FIRST MULTI-CHANNEL ULTRASONIC TESTING SYSTEM*.
HIGH SPEED ULTRASONIC TESTING CAPABILITY* - Over 100m/min.
WELDER AREA GROUNDING SYSTEM* - this bleeds off induced current, to protect instrumentation and control systems. It protects bearings and rolls from arcing due to induced stray currents from seam heating and welding.
PRE-WELD EDGE CLEANING SYSTEMS* - minimize defects due to entrapped scale.
SMALL DIAMETER THIN WALL TESTING* to 0.025" (0.75mm) wall thickness and 1" (25mm) diameter. Do what normally is done in an immersion tank, but on a production basis.
HEAVY WALL AND LOW WALL THICKNESS / DIAMETER RATIO. Production Testing with no immersion tank.
ERW WELD TRACKING* - buffed or painted pilot line.
STRIP LAMINATION TESTING SYSTEMS
RETROFIT ULTRASONIC TESTING SYSTEMS - To improve reliability of equipment supplied by others.
PIPE MILL PROBE*
Noise (EMI) Control*
FINISHING LINE ULTRASONIC TESTING
- Conveyor Line
- Overhead Beam
- Weld Area
- Weld and Lamination
- End Lamination
- Weld,Full Body / End Lamination
- Full body with cross roll straightening (saves plant space and handling equipment).
- Full body, stand alone.
SUBMERGED ARC WELDED PIPE
- Straight Seam (press or roll formed); Spiral Weld
- On-Line or Off-Line.
- Non Contact Weld Seam Follower*
- Toe Follower Gate*
- Combined Ultrasonic and Fluoroscopy*
- Plate Testing Systems
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Defect Catalog Development*
- Quality Control Systems
- Production Metalography Systems
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Development
- Forming Troubleshooting* Canada Patent No. 654298
- Production Control Systems
- Induction Seam Heating to Normalizing Temperatures*
- Pit Type Looper Design*
- Strip Guidance*
- Edge Preparation
- Specifications
- Pipe Bending / Straightening Canada Patent No. 969458
- Improved Welder Contacts
- Plant Layout
- Service Failure Analysis
Oxidized Weld
(Trapped Scale in Bond Plane)
Help Avoid Bad Pipe with Proper Testing
UT Systems for Tube and Pipe
OTHER PRODUCTS
- Pit gauge Product Series - 15 Models; www.pitgauge.com*
- W-Series of Portable Magnetic Particle Equipment, 17 models of Yokes, 14 Models of Coils to 25"
*DENOTES ORIGINAL INVENTORS, DEVELOPERS.