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Inspection of automotive components
Today's cars become faster, more light-weight, reliable and safer. This has become commonplace. We do not think about it anymore. Particularly safety plays a big role, even if it is only in the background. The material values are high, but human lives are at stake, too - and those are after all priceless. This is where non-destructive material testing comes in. Using electromagnetic inspection methods, particularly eddy-current testing, one can check whether safety-relevant components of vehicles have defects that may result in serious accidents. Defects on the chassis, the steering system or the brakes are especially critical. Unfortunately, it is not always easy to detect such defects. The components in question often have a complex shape and are installed at hard-to-reach places within the car. This makes the inspection more difficult. This is where Rohmann set in and did some pioneer work with a new small intelligent instrument. It was specifically developed to check damaged steering components, but may be used for many other inspections. The main progress of the instrument is its new user guidance with symbols and easy-to-understand texts that do not require the operator to have any special knowledge. It is also protected against any type of faulty operation. Even a very inexperienced operator or an ordinary person with absolute no knowledge of NDT is able to carry out reliable inspections and make an unambiguous statement as to whether a certain component is damaged or not. |