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Celebrating 40 Years of Reliable Ultrasonic Measurement
40 years ago, Cygnus was the original pioneers, developing digital multiple echo technology to obtain accurate thickness measurements through coatings and corrosion.
Cygnus manufactures and supplies ultrasonic thickness gauges which are employed in almost every industrial application around the world.With successful diversification, Cygnus now carries three ultrasonic product lines — thickness gauges, a hatch cover/water-tight door leak detector and a flooded member detector (FMD) system.
Why Choose Cygnus
Cygnus Instruments is a privately owned company based in the South West of the UK. The business has its original roots in the NDT of ships' hulls but has now been selling ultrasonic testing (UT) equipment in to all industries on all continents for decades.Our early years specialising in providing rugged and simple to use units for ship surveyors and then commercial divers has had a lasting effect on the company; every single one of the products Cygnus manufactures is extremely robust and is designed (and tested) to deal with the very harshest of environments. In addition, Reliability, Accuracy and Ease of Use together form a central philosophy that guides all our product development.
We believe we are now the true experts in delivering the very best and most accurate ultrasonic equipment that has simplicity of use at its heart.
Our Early History
In the 1970s, the periodic inspection of shipping (as demanded by IACS and all the major Classification Societies) was conducted using what we would now consider to be very heavy and outdated equipment. The founder of Cygnus was himself a shipping surveyor and, realising there was a better way, set about digitising the ultrasonic equipment based out of small offices in Dorchester in the South West of the UK.The idea of the Cygnus-pioneered "multiple echo" UT technique was born at the same time; IACS and Class Societies immediately saw the value of a gauge that could read reliably and repeatedly "through" thick marine anti-fouling paint. And as such, the multi-echo technique is still specified by IACS today — and is still at the forefront of every Cygnus UT thickness gauge. A real testament to a true innovation that has stood the test of time.
Cygnus Today
We are very proud of the roots we have in marine inspection services; but we have grown considerably since the 1980s — and so has our range of products.We have always believed in investing heavily in market research and product development. We believe in an entirely application-driven, user-focused approach. For this reason we put huge emphasis on listening to customer requirements and feedback.
As a result of all of our many years of research, development and continued investment, Cygnus has set and raised the standard for accurate thickness measurement devices. Our thickness gauging range today includes Echo-Echo and Single-Echo measurement modes, high-end data loggers and units with live waveform expand even further the usability of Cygnus gauges.
And we now manufacture ultrasonic thickness gauges that are utilized in almost all industries including:
- Explosive environments in oil & gas and food processing
- Subsea Inspection, Repair and Maintenance (IRM) in offshore, marine and civil engineering
- Ship hull UTM inspections via rope access, drydocking or In-Water Surveys (IWS)
- Asset Integrity Maintenance (AIM) for tracked vehiclesand energy sectors
- Maintenance for transportation vehicles and infrastructure
And lastly and most recently, Cygnus also manufactures a Flooded Member Detection unit; the UT FMD unit honours all of the Cygnus history and draws on all the lessons we have learned over many years making equipment for the toughest environments. It is hugely robust, gives extremely accurate results, is polyvalent (can be used by a diver or ROV) — and is beautifully simple to use.
Care & Quality
Cygnus is an ISO-9001 certified company. On account of this and our intrinsically safe certifications (EX Veritas and CSA), we are constantly being held to the highest standards.Product Catalog
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