Quality Innovations: Ultrasonic Transducer Requires No Contact
Integrating a gantry plays a critical role in noncontact ultrasound testing.
Ultrasound has been used to determine a range of material characteristics without damage to the test article. But, industrial applications of ultrasound have been limited by the need to physically couple the transducer to the test medium. Recently, this limitation has been overcome by the development of ultrasonic transducers that are capable of transmitting and detecting ultrasound without contacting the test medium.