Eddy Current Array Intro Level - C225
This course is designed for NDT technicians or technical persons who are interested in learning Eddy Current Array (ECA) principles and applications. Students will learn all the steps necessary to accomplish high quality ECA inspection, including scan plan development, ECA instrument calibration, scanning, analyzing, and reporting. Operating the ECA analysis software is also covered. The course is paced to provide a challenge for experienced technicians while emphasizing fundamentals of operation and standard practices for all attendees. Successful graduates will be awarded a certificate of course completion in Eddy Current Array Testing providing them with evidence of their technical and practical skills for advanced NDT work and to gain eligible NDT hours and skills towards the successful completion of an ECA certification program.
Topics:
- Eddy Current theory review
- Introduction to Eddy Current Array
- Advantages and limitations – ECA problems and troubleshooting
- ECA instruments
- ECA probe types and construction
- Multiplexing and encoded scans (C-scans)
- Array probe setups and signal calibration
- Codes, standards, specifications and reports
- Data acquisition and signal analysis
- ECA industrial applications
- ECA weld inspection guidelines
Prerequisites:
Recommended Level 2 certification in industrial Eddy Current testing or equivalent knowledge/experience
Duration:
5 days (40 hours)
50% classroom, 40% hands-on, 10% testing
Course Equipment and Materials:
- Eclipse ECA reference textbook
- PowerPoint presentations
- Lab exercises
- Self-assessment questions and hands-on exercises
- Various ECA Probes
- Computers/laptops
- System calibration blocks
- Eclipse Scientific test sample positioning platforms (ESScanLab)
- A large selection of flaw samples that include all the flaw types which can be detected during field inspection
- The following data acquisition instrument and analysis software options are available:
- EddyFi Ectane and EddyFi MagniFi analysis software
- Olympus Omniscan and TomoView analysis software
- Olympus MS5800 and MultiView analysis software
- Zetec 7700 and EddyView analysis software
Cost:
$2,150.00 USD per student
(Travel and logistics will be extra)