Probus: Intelligent software for Non-Destructive Testing

CONTROLE MESURE SYSTEMES has developed a software program called Probus, capable of collecting information sent by NDT equipment. The aim is to provide a good/bad sorting system for the tube being inspected, and to ensure traceability by producing inspection reports by product or batch.

On an inspection system, Probus is the decision-making element:

• it centralizes all line sensor data
• it can control the actuators present on the bench

The software communicates directly with the test bench’s automation system, acting as its Human Machine Interface.

Inspection reports can be presented to quality departments as proof of control, and can include a list of detected faults and their positions.

Alarm thresholds can be set in software for each channel. When a signal crosses the alarm threshold, it is indicated on the display and the product is considered faulty.

The supervision software can handle several types of signal:

• US signal, used for fault detection
• US signal, used for thickness measurement
• CF signal, used for fault detection

This software can be combined with a wide range of systems of all makes, such as ultrasonic rotating heads, eddy current rotating heads, CF coil holders, magnetizing and demagnetizing units, and many others.

Because Probus is capable of collecting all analog signals, CONTROLE MESURE SYSTEMES can easily integrate the software on an obsolete bench and revamp the installation.