FPI systems and equipment
ATG delivers own FPI (Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection) lines for high quality testing of surface defects, especially for aerospace industry (acc. to ASTM E1417) and high capacity, fully automated lines for automotive industry.
The most of delivered solutions are designed fully in accordance with Customer’s requirements for inspection capacity, dimensions of tested parts and requested transport system – manual (LPM) with overhead hoist system or rollers, automated (LPC) with crane system or automated transport auto-operator system.
All systems can be equipped by supporting FPI system technologies as:
- Water treatment of entering water and waste water from FPI system
- Surface treatment – etching before FPI process and accompanying water treatment (neutralization of waste water)
- Degreasing before FPI process
- Etching for macrostructure inspection after FPI
- Nital etching lines for Etch Inspection
- All solutions can be equipped with optimal transport system
ATG’s FPI lines can be delivered with immersion, spraying or electrostatic application of penetrant, with all possible types of developer application (immersion, storm cabinet, electrostatic generator), and all penetrant systems (especially water-washable and post-emulsifiable). If required, in anti-explosive version as well.
Qualification and training of Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection
The deliveries of these systems are joined with possibility to qualify NDT operators and provide on-the-job training in ATG Training Center where are disposable training FPI lines (KPM 1900), or directly on delivered equipment at the customer ́s site.