TPAC (The Phased Array Company)

The most advanced ultimate phased array solution

The perfect instrument for your ultrasonic immersion tank or in-line inspection needs

The Explorer line offers the most compact, versatile, and advanced rugged Phased Array device on the market. With market-leading features that meet the requirements of your most demanding applications. Explorer is the logical choice for your phased array and/or TFM inspections, all while weighing only 1.2kg!

TECHNOLOGY

• Phased Array with DDF and Zone focus
• FMC/TFM, PWI and many more
• Standard probe connector
• Very Rugged: IP 65 and IP 68 Rated
• Battery Kit in option

APPLICATIONs

• In-Line
• On-Scanner
• Field inspection
• Immersion Tank
• Gantry

The Widest Range of Market Applications

With its compact form factor, IP65 or IP68 rating and easy mounting capability, Explorer is perfect for integration in automated inspection systems, scanners or robots.

Solving your ultrasonic applications requires flexible solutions, adaptable to simple or complex demanding requirements. Whether you are using a manual inspection, a scanner, a robot with automation, or even if you are a researcher, Explorer’s cutting-edge advanced technology is suitable for any environment or setting.

Explorer provides the right tools for your application, whether you need a lot or just a few, with streamlined interfaces and comprehensive software solutions that can configure to any of your inspection application needs.

Software for Any Application

Having created friendly and efficient ultrasonic software for customers’ unique demands or standard packages, our skilled and experienced specialists know your needs and understand your specific requirements.

Our team are experts in:

• Field software using scanners or specific tools
• Acquisition software for various industries:
• Concerto
• Prelude
• Laboratory software with complex imaging
• ARIA
• Or more simply (A-scan,B-scan, C-scan, D-scan, …) and specific algorithms
• In-Line software for various industries:
• Bar
• Tubes
• Plates

Flexible Platform Designed for Phased Array, Advanced PA, and FMC/TFM

Key Features

• High Data Throughput100 MB/s (TCP/IP LAN)Extremely large High BandwithFrom 50 kHz to 20 MHzNumber of Channels (configurations)Focusing from 16 to 128 ch
• Scanning from 64 to 256 chGain Range Dynamic12~110 dBHigh PRF20 kHzOperational distanceUp to 100 m between unit and the PC in standard

Flexible Platform Designed for Phased Array, Advanced PA, and FMC/TFM

Top of the line multi-channel UT

Pilot is a next generation multi-channel UT device. Its one-of-a-kind specifications make the Pilot capable to perform advanced ultrasound inspections. Pilot is unique in its capacity to meet the most demanding needs of various industries, from aeronautics (employing composite and honeycomb structures) to in-line, as well as TOFD and many other applications with stringent requirements.

Compact and powerful, this 8-channel full parallel, or up to 64 multiplexed, unit pushes the boundaries of the UT benchmark as it is more efficient than any other conventional UT system in the NDT market.

• 8-Channel Full Parallel
• Ultra-high dynamic
• Ultra-high speed
• Ultra compact

Pilot’s compactness and its IP rating ensures easy integration as close as possible to the probes. With its revolutionary design, Pilot has a digital dynamic range of 162 dB, unique in the NDT market. Combined with its high data throughput, acquisition is always reliable since all parameters are manageable in the software (afterwards in post-processing also). Pilot’s high voltage transmitters and the bipolar tone burst facilitate the inspection of thick, noisy, or complex materials such as sandwich, honeycomb or composite. Also, the ability of Pilot to perform air coupled applications enables new and exciting UT possibilities.

Flexible Platform Designed for Multi-Channel UT

TECHNOLOGY

• Multi-Channel UT
• On scanner ability
• Rack for in-line
• Rugged
• IP 67
• PoE option available

Applications

• Aircraft Gantries
• Scanner / Robot
• Metallurgy gantries
• In-Line
• Immersion Tank
• Field

Key Features

High Data Throughput:Up to 100 MB/s (LAN TCP/IP : Gb Ethernet)Ultra large Bandwidth:From 10 kHz to 20 MHzNumber of Channels:8 parallel ChannelsReceiver Dynamic:27 bitsReceiver Range:162dB acquired at once (no more analog gain)Channel mode:Full parallelHigh PRF:20 kHzPulser:Up to 400V ; Bipolar, burst & AWG optional add-onsDesigned for:IP 67

Top of the line stand-alone instrument for industry- AND labs

The Pioneer line comprises phased array, TFM and advanced TFM solutions, meeting the requirements of your most demanding needs. The Pioneer includes:

• Extensive hardware possibilities: large channel counts, ultra-high speed (a few GB/s), flexible and scalable multi-technologies (in a Pioneer, you can get inclusive Phased Array, FMC/TFM, and single element probe multi-channels).
• Extensive software possibilities: Standard as well as custom software for your specific application, using the technology that provides the best answers to your needs.
• Fully open platform available for developers

Pioneer is designed to perform with any UT technology. Whether you responsible for a manufacturing process, a researcher, or developing an application, Pioneer provides cutting edge advanced technology for any setting.

Useful data throughput from 100 MB/s up to several GB/s.

Application Fields

The Pioneer line offers extensive possibilities for industries, application/R&D labs, and academia:

• Industrial applications (In-Line, G/NG, ultra-fast, …)
• Research on imaging techniques
• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Oil & Gas
• Concrete inspection
• Material characterization
• Non-linear acoustics
• Guided waves
• Air-coupled ultrasound

Unmatched Technical Versatility

• Phased Array: linear, sectorial, parallel, DDF and zone focusing
• Channel counts: from 16 up to 1024 parallel channels
• Scanning / multiplexing from 16 to 128 ch or from 64 to 256. (Multiplexed ratio 1:2 up to 1:8)
• General purpose advanced TFM end-user software ARIA
• Real time adaptive techniques on complex shapes
• New techniques such as nonlinear acoustics or Arbitrary Waveform Emission
• Standard SDK with example source code (C++, C#, MATLAB, LabVIEW, etc)
• High-level API with full FMC/TFM techniques, such as a multi-mode APWI and PWI to speed up your acquisition on complex shapes
• TFM Toolbox (low-level TFM API Library, various algorithms and combinations)

Key Features

Ultra High Data Throughput: From 100 MB/s up to several GB/s (according to the model and chosen options)Extremely High Bandwidth: From 50 kHz to 20 MHz (15 kHz possible in option)Gain Range Dynamic:16~110 dB (14 bits digitizing)High PRF:20 kHz (more in option)Input/output: Up to 4 Encoders /pulse trig/sequence trig …Probe type: Linear, matrix, DLA, DMA, annular, daisy, matrix, P&C matrix and custom PA probesExtensive TFM Techniques: SAFT, TFM, Advanced TFM (PWI, XWI, DWI, CWI), Adaptive, multiple and simultaneous mode (L, LL, LLL, T, TT, TTT) Arbitrary Waveform Generation option: High Dynamic and high bandwidth

Product Range

ARIA is an open format software for R&D, academia, and laboratory applications. Nevertheless, all users can benefit from ARIA regardless of its deployment.

Dedicated to ultrasonic imaging, ARIA offers a powerful software suite, for exploration of all the TFM-based reconstruction technologies such as SAFT, TFM, and more advanced imaging techniques such as PWI, CWI, DWI, XWI and, in addition, adaptive (complex geometries), nonlinear acoustics, and much more.

Apply extensive post-processing to analyze and manage your results. Although it is full of features and various processing tools, it is optimized in speed (optimized for GPU and therefore future-proof)

Enjoy a comprehensive, user-friendly configuration panel, which is also a powerful inspection tool. Complete with setup, acquisition, and analysis modules, ARIA allows the user to use any TPAC scanning device. Acquire, manipulate, and analyze data in high resolution while using the most comprehensive and advanced image reconstruction technology available. All UT probe configurations are possible, including flat, curved, matrix, pitch, and catch matrix, and custom. Also includes Adaptive FMC/TFM for easy inspection of components with complex geometries.

Concerto is a UT data acquisition and analysis software designed specifically for wall thickness measurement and corrosion mapping, using either conventional multi-channel or phased array techniques. Considering the tough field conditions that operators deal with, Concerto makes it easy, featuring an interface with no menu, less than 18 icons, and only a few controls, so that operators can work with an intuitive interface and not be bothered by complex GUIs.

Concerto’s ease of use is coupled with extensive features: corrosion mapping with interface echo tracking, coating layers (a great addition for corrosion applications!), adjustable gates in analysis (acquisition remains valid when initial gate settings are not correct), configurable views & color palettes, as well as simple but effective analysis tools.

Concerto is a perfect companion for the Explorer and your automated scanner for rapid and first-class corrosion mapping results at an affordable price.

Corrosion mapping has never been easier, even for dissimilar corrosion.