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Applications Engineering & Support
GE's Inspection Technologies has enormous breadth and depth of experience in the application of non-destructive testing
technologies to real-world challenges. Our legacy brands date back over 100 years of NDT history. We have solved ten’s of
thousands of applications ranging from broad-based generic to highly customized and even unusual applications. As your
partner for NDT solutions, we can provide a wide experience and broad product/software offering you the best solution to your
challenges – increasing your productivity and improving your bottom line. Please refer to our application-specific web pages
and informational brochures for more information.
Inspection Technologies
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Welds
GE has conventional and phased-array UT,
including test machines, film and digital
radiography, Electromagnetic and remote
visual technologies for new build, in-service
or life extension engineering of welds.
Corrosion
GE offers simple hand-held digital UT thick-
ness gages, digital and phased-array UT
flaw detectors, and X-ray products for cor-
rosion and erosion detection, and sizing.
Our Rightrax monitoring system perma-
nently installs on suspect areas to alarm
you of trouble spots before a failure can
occur.
Rotating equipment
We offer the broadest selection of NDT
modalities, including Electromagnetic
arrays, 3-D volumetric CT, advanced
menu-directed RVI and Rhythm software
for inspection data trending and archiving
of gas and steam turbines, compressors,
pumps and electrical generators.
Heat exchanger
Nuclear steam generators, condensers,
feed water heaters, air-conditioning chillers
and other balance-of-plant heat exchang-
ers experience degradation over long-term
use. GE can assist you in diagnosing almost
any heat exchanger problem with our wide
inspection capabilities.
Composites
Whether for airframe components on mili-
tary or commercial aircraft, large rotating
blades on aircraft engines and windmills or
piping systems, GE has developed signifi-
cant expertise for enhancing the inspection
process with composite materials.
Big 5 Applications Customization
Flanged-face corrosion using ultrasonics
Flange-face corrosion is a big problem for
refineries and chemical plants. Our cus-
tom ultra-narrow, phased-array ultrasonic
transducers combined with custom soft-
ware templates tailored to specific flange
geometries can significantly increase
inspection productivity (speed and prob-
ability of detection) in this tough field envi-
ronment.
Electromagnetic testing of turbine dovetails
Electromagnetic array probes and MC/MF
instrumentation designed specifically for 3-D
geometry of turbine blade rotor dovetail joints
can significantly increase probability of detec-
tion while improving inspection productivity and
documentation.
Secondary-side via RVI
Secondary-side nuclear steam generator
(heat exchanger) inspections are aided by
this custom-designed 2.7 mm (0.106”) wide
video borescope. With image resolution 15X
better than traditional fiber-optic systems,
inspection data is easier to interpret, facili-
tating better informed decision making for
tube sheet or support plate cleaning and
loose parts retrieval activities.
Metrology with Computed Tomography
Volumetric Computed Tomography (3D CT)
is used in conjunction with advanced man-
ufacturing techniques for both inspection
and metrology needs. GE offers customized
solutions including low-volume, proof-of-
principal product inspection services to
validate the test technique.