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Non Destructive Testing

Most everyone is familiar with slow motion video from high speed digital video recordings of bullets penetrating various objects or car crash tests. These images are interesting and demonstrate capturing destructive events. There's tremendous benefit and application of destructive testing however herein we are going to focus on non destructive testing.

Non destructive testing, albeit way less dramatic than its destructive counterpart, provides extensive information and discovery of facts around a range of applications. Non destructive testing, as its name implies, does not involve the intentional damage to items. Sometimes damage does occur but that's not the intent of the testing itself. Instead there's a desire to determine how something is performing. Most importantly, the focus is upon improving quality, efficiency, product performance, etc. through non destructive examination and data collection.

Every engineer and scientist is familiar with what a test is, as well as its purpose. Since a test is normally a prearranged event for the purposes of discovery, examining facts or theories regarding a particular item or items, and capturing data for analysis is absolutely crucial. One of the most conventional tried and true methods of scientific discovery and methodology is observation. Through the historical process of detached observation scientists have determine what's taking place.

Interestingly, the fields of psychology and criminology (and even quantum physics) have proven the unreliability of human observation. Human biases are extremely powerful and effect what we perceive and accept as having actually occurred. Thus, for accuracy, we require more than just observation. By capturing events on a recorded medium a means exists for methodical examination by multiple individuals. Recordings can be supplemented with additional data allowing us to get closer to determining what is actually taking place. The results can frequently reveal the unexpected.

The use of high performance digital video recording systems allows for discovery of various facts that are otherwise very difficult or impossible to detect due to the limitations of the human eye. Capturing tests with multiple and/or infrared cameras provides data that previously may have gone undetected. It is clear that human bias and the innate limitations in our capability combined can be overcome, to a great degree, with utilizing commercial digital video recording systems along with solid scientific methodologies.

Theoretically this all sounds fine but down on the ground how does it translate and what applications does it apply to? Let's begin by exploring aerodynamics. The mention of aerodynamics applies well beyond the often thought planes and cars to objects such as bullets, missiles, rockets and even golf balls. Whether bullets or golf balls or other items, the result is that movement through the wind effects final destination. A host of factors can be combined for analysis, all captured for review and study. For a golf ball design integrity and quality may translate into tournament winnings or merely a bet for a beer however for a bullet it may mean the difference between striking a target or revealing ones position.

Examining and testing new designs for improved performance is well suited to commercial high performance digital video recording analysis, still many other examples are other more diverse arenas. Testing the performance, efficiency, or quality of products moving through a rapid assembly line processes is a frequent application. Examination of rapid exposure - such as camera aperture or interaction and movement in fast moving bodies of liquid or chemicals also apply. Yet, another application that can be considered is the recording of components or parts of larger systems. Such items as ignition, propulsion, assembly, triggering, electrical in addition to very rapid short or long duration events all may benefit from the feedback of digital video recording.

As noted briefly above, it is the collection and aggregation of data such as statistical, chemical, physical, etc. as well as observation into a consolidated recorded medium that makes commercial digital video recording systems so powerful. Whether for wind tunnel or object efficiency, optimizing design of wind turbine blades, or ships and submarines hull design for efficient movement through the water, digitally recording events can have significant short and long term benefits.

To further elaborate, recording platforms can capture minute changes over long durations. Such changes can affect overall product performance and quality. Testing to determine deviation can be applied to robotic or manufacturing systems that may experience drift from tolerance, fractions over time. Prior to recorded analysis the solution may be continual recalibration of the system. However, after recorded analysis the root cause may be revealed allowing for permanent or longer term adjustments/solutions.

Boulder Imaging Exceeds Your Non Destructive Testing Needs

Testing is normally a well thought through process yet there are instances when serious time constraints and pressures come into play. Yet no matter the situation there's always a need for accurate and dependable data that allows for product and/or process improvements. Sometimes tests may be continual or require a combination of various analytic capabilities and this is where Boulder Imaging truly excels. There's a whole range of reasons why this is the case but here are a few:

• Open Source – Boulder Imaging has adopted a fully integrated design which is architected to maximize interoperability, ease of use, and more.
• Platform plus design - we utilize the Quazar™ platform and determine if additional needs are required to satisfy customer needs. If there are additional requirements we merely build upon our reliable and powerful existing platform.
• FlexArchitecture compliance - this means benefitting from a suite of capabilities all built into the Quazar™ platform (FlexFormat™, FlexStore™, FlexIn™, & FlexControl™).

Adoption and utilization of commercial digital recording systems such as Quazar™ is still in its early stages. Currently it is the innovators and visionaries that are realizing how positively the bottom-line is effected through deployment of these systems. One example is Boulder Imaging's client General Electric. GE's engineers called on Boulder Imaging to solve one problem but found out how to extend built in capabilities to provide them with tremendous value. GE needed to test and determine optimal wind turbine design. Placing a digital recording system and camera onto a weather exposed wind turbine has its own challenges that we overcame, but in addition we also provided GE with information they didn't know was possible. Our systems now measure and record the bend and flex of the blades (which can be up to 30 meters long) along with environmental (wind data) information, providing a full picture of what is occurring. This data is obviously of tremendous value and has made GE's German Wind Turbine unit ever more successful.

If you wish to learn more about Non Destructive Testing and how Boulder Imaging can assist your organization in addressing particular needs please feel free to contact us by clicking here.

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