NovaScope 5000 - Precision Testing
The advanced design of the NovaScope 5000 Precision Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge covers a variety of ultrasonic thickness gauging applications ranging from those requiring delicate high resolution to those demanding hefty penetrating power and high sensitivity. The special ultrasonic capabilities of the 5000 lend are used on complex, difficult or ultra-critical applications.
Standard features on the NovaScope 5000 include 0.0001" digital resolution from as low as 0.005 to .9999" and .001" digital resolution from 1.0" to 10.0" thickness. The four digit LED is English or Metric selectable. The High Speed CRT displays the A-trace in full RF or rectified RF along with gates. Outputs of the 4500 includes alarms, analog thickness, serial RS-232C, IP sync, thickness amplitude control TAC for noise suppression, includes switch to permit use of single or dual transducers. High-speed binary output is included for use with the Portascan or other color scan imaging systems.
In addition to its adjustable noise-blocking IP and IF gates, a TAC-Gate (Thickness Amplitude Compensation) allows increases in signal-to-noise ratios for ultrasonically "difficult" materials.
A host of other controls round out the features necessary to produce exceptional performance and versatility. And to extend its standard digital output interfacing ability, there's even a microprocessor based high speed binary (rep rate) and RS-232 output.
More than Just a Thickness Gauge.... The NovaScope 5000 is a sophisticated thickness gauging and monitoring system integrated into a single tabletop instrument. Its advanced design is specifically intended for those complex, difficult or ultra-critical applications that require special ultrasonic capabilities. It can reliably handle contact spot gauging on difficult, complex shapes, and with the flip of a switch, the 5000 becomes a sophisticated process line instrument for non-contact automated thickness monitoring.
Stationary or In-Motor Inspection....
Many products with simple to complex shapes can be gauged with small hand held transducers (contact or delay line types). For gauging on particularly sharp contours or in very small spots, effective results can be obtained using a bubbler and immersion transducer with a sharp-focused ultrasonic beam. The product can be presented in a continuous manner (e.g. a web); discrete lengths (e.g. pipe); or as rapidly indexed small parts (e.g., bottles and forgings).
Various Digital and analogue outputs of thickness data and alarms are available on the side panel to interface with the controllers, loggers or computers. Such system setups permit automatic thickness monitoring and, in certain situations, process feedback control.
Colour Scan imaging capability when used with NDT Systems' PortaScan.
" (0.0025mm) digital resolution; as low as 0.005"(0.127 mm) thickness resolution.
Compatible with contact, delay line or immersion transducers.
Dual-trace display; A-Trace and gates.
Displays English or Metric units.
Velocity display (quartz-stabilized, digital).
Full RF or rectified RF display.
Selectable multiple echo interval.
Receiver attenuation control plus manual gain and automatic gain control (AGC).
TAC (Thickness Amplitude Compensation), for noise suppression.
Outputs: Alarms, Analog Thickness, Digital
High Speed Binary, Serial RS-232C, IP Sync, and PortaScan.
Input: External Sync.
Features
Digital Display
Four Digit (LED), with 0.2 Second Update
Dimensional Readout
English and Metric (Selector Switch)
Gauging Range English: 0.005-10 inches Metric 0. 13-100 mm (Depending Upon Material)
Digital Resolution
English Units
+/-0.0001 " on 1 " Range
+/-0.001 " on 10" Range
Metric Units
+/-0.0001mm on 10 mm Range
+/-0.001mm on 100 mm Range
Measuring Mode
Sets Mode for Contact, Delay Line or Immersion Transducers
Readout Mode
Selects Digital Display for Thickness or Velocity
Pulser
Risetime
5 to 10 ns into 50 Ohms (Depending on Pulser Voltage)
Amplitude
Selectable for 90, 150, or 300 Volts
Peak into 50 Ohms
Repetition Rate
Selectable for 625, 1200, 2500 or
5000 Hz
Damping
15 to 350 Ohms
Receiver
Adjustable Gain
66dB
Automatic Gain Control
40 dB Dynamic Range
Reject
Variable Threshold to Full Scale
Bandwidth
30 MHZ (6 dB down),
20 MHZ (3dB down)
Attenuator
0, 10, and 20 dB Selectable
A-Trace Display
Sweep Width Switchable down to 50 ns/Div Continuously Adjustable
Sweep Delay - 1 ms to 80 ms
Display - Dual Trace; A-Trace plus Selectable
Gate Traces (IP, IF, T or TAC)
Display Modes - Full Wave RF, Positive or Negative
Rectified
T-Gate
Thickness Gate with Adjustable Sync
T-Gate Start/Stop
Selectable on Positive or Negative Half Cycles
IP-Gate
0.25 to 20 ms (Contact), 1.0 to 0 ms (Delay or Immersion)
IF Gate
0.1 to 8.0 ms
TAC-Gate
Adjustable thickness Amplitude Compensation of Gain:
Start Control0.02 to 6 ms
Amplitude Control 0 to 17 dB
Slope Control0.1 to 50 ms
Alarms
Three functions: LO, HI, LO/Hl
Outputs
Alarms, Analog Thickness, Digital High Speed Binary, Serial RS-232C, IP Sync and PortaScan
Inputs
External Sync
Power Source
Switchable Between Nominal 115VAC (95-128) and Nominal 230VAC (185-250) 48 to 440 Hz
Power Consumption
70 Watts
Size
5.4"H x 12.9" W x 17.2 D
(137 x 328 x 437mm)
Weight
18.2 lbs. (8.3 kg)
Warranty
One Year
Previous Generation NovaScope Designs
NovaScope 5000 - Side Panel
View of Virtual Side Panel Controls...
These are activated by either sequential taps on the switches, a Touch followed by use of the front panel knob or by use of the "SLIDER"
NovaScope 5000 - Rear Panel
NovaScope 5000 - Save & Recall Screen
Store and recall almost an unlimited number of setups with up to 60 characters per setup.
Save setup information to NDT Systems
"BUDdy"
card, a removable memory card.
Advanced NDT supplies a vast array of bubbler style thickness gauging transducers. These transducers are optimized for the NovaScope generation of thickness gauges but work well with virtually any A-Trace based ultrasonic thickness gauges.
T300 Water Recirculation System. Generally used with bubbler style transducers (one is shown in the centre top... optional). The T300 permits a gentle water flow over the face and through a water column of captive water column transducers such as the IBU25. Water then flows back into the tank where it is collected for reflow.
ADVANCED NDT LIMITED,
Orchard House, Orchard Close, Severn Stoke, Worcester, UK WR8 9JJ
Telephone: 44 (0) 1905 371460 *** Fax: 44 (0) 1905 371477
E-Mail: sales@advanced-ndt.co.uk *** Website: www.advanced-ndt.co.uk
