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Five Critical Features to Look for in a Portable NDT Instrument

Avoid buyer’s remorse with this handy guide

Rope access inspections are no time for sub-par equipment
Coleman Flanagan
Mon, 07/31/2017 - 12:03
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Your life as a nondestructive testing (NDT) inspector is not always easy. And if you’re engaged in rope access inspections, you face additional challenges. Whether you’re dangling from a rope 30 feet in the air or hanging over the ocean from a platform rig, you have to be choosy about which inspection instrument end up in your kit. If an ultrasonic flaw detector/thickness gage isn’t designed properly, it doesn’t take long for that “lightweight” tool to seem more like a boat anchor. Considering these five critical features when buying your next instrument will help you choose wisely.

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1. Make sure it’s lightweight and ergonomic

Historically, much of the NDT market has been dominated by benchtop instruments weighing only about 3 lbs. Although that means they are very portable in terms of putting them in your bag while traveling to one job site or another, 3 lbs. ends up being a lot to hold out in front of you for more than a few minutes. When you use it for hours a day, you naturally find a spot to set it down. That doesn’t work in rope-access inspections.

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