ScanTech XR Spider Corrosion Mapping Scanner

ScanTech XR Spider Corrosion Mapping Scanner

Automated, C-Scan Corrosion Mapping System

Overview

The XR Spider is an innovative ultrasonic scanner designed for automated raster scanning. Known for its high performance, durability, and maneuverability, the XR Spider is engineered to handle diverse industrial applications with ease and precision. The scanner traverses large vessels with obstacles that are problematic for most tank crawlers. It is capable of performing corrosion scanning on pipes as small as 2” while requiring no probe adjustments over the range. The scanner offers high maneuverability via steering with the controller’s touch screen interface or optional extended joystick and achieves high speeds without sacrificing torque and actuator force.

 

Features

  • Automated Raster Scanning: Delivers consistent and accurate inspection results with minimal manual intervention.
  • Durability: Constructed with robust materials to withstand harsh conditions and maintain long-term performance.
  • High Maneuverability: Steering via the controller’s touch screen interface or optional extended joystick.
  • High Scanning Speed: Achieves high speeds without sacrificing torque and actuator force.
  • Durable Design: Custom-engineered gears coupled directly to all four wheels in a sealed enclosure for low maintenance.
  • Collision Control: Home positioning routine.
  • User-Friendly Controls: Features joystick or touch-screen steering controls for intuitive operation.
  • Custom stroke lengths up to 48 inches.
  • No pipe diameter adjustments required.

Applications

  • Large Storage Tanks: Performs efficient ultrasonic corrosion mapping on tank walls, floors, and roofs, providing high-resolution data to identify thinning and corrosion hotspots on both flat and curved surfaces.
  • Piping and Pipelines: Delivers precision-guided inspection for small to large-diameter pipes, supporting axial and circumferential scans with advanced flaw detection for pipeline safety.
  • Ship Hulls: Conducts comprehensive ultrasonic inspection across vast metal surfaces, adapting to complex geometries to ensure compliance with marine industry standards.
  • Horizontal Vessels: Provides reliable and accurate scanning for horizontal tanks and pressure vessels, detecting localized corrosion and material loss with high-speed data acquisition.

Technical Specifications

XR Spider Specifications

Scanner Specifications
Scan Arm Lengths: 12", 24", 34", 48" (300, 600, 870, 1200 mm)
Over-Travel: Approx. 1" per side (25 mm per side)
Scan Limit Protection: Homing Routine
Wheel Diameter: 3.625" (92 mm)
Magnetic Pull Force: 65 lbf per wheel (286 N), 260 lbf total
Scanner Weight: 27 lbs. (12.2 kg) for 12" Travel, 29 lbs. (13.2 kg) for 24" Travel
Dimensions (24" Travel): 4.5" x 9.25" x 44" (11.5 x 23.5 x 112 cm)
Standard Transducer: Single element with water column or dual element with contact
Shoe Compliance: 10° Drive Axis, 8° Scan Axis, 1.75" vertical (45 mm)
Probe Angle Adjustments: None Required
Minimum Diameters: Circumferential Diameter: 2" (63.5 mm)
Axial Scan: 12" Model: 16 ft. Diameter; 24" Model: 24 ft. Diameter
Steering: Yes
Sealed Enclosure: Yes
Scan Axis Specifications
Speed: 13 in/sec (330 mm/sec)
Torque (Per Drive Section): 74 in./lbs. (9 Nm)
Encoder Resolution: 3,081.767 cts/in (121.3 cts/mm)
Controller Specifications
Power Requirement: 90-240 VAC or 23-24 VDC Battery Option
Inputs: Remote joystick cable (optional), Cat6 Ethernet cable
Outputs: Scanner control, Scanner Power, Positional Encoder
Scan Plan Input / Diagnostic Indicators: Controller
Scan Rates

Scan Rates
  1 m x 300 mm 1 m x 600 mm
10 x 10 mm 1:11 min. 1:55 min.
5 x 5 mm 2:15 min. 3:30 min.
2 x 2 mm 5:21 min. 8:35 min.
1 x 1 mm 10:36 min. 16:47 min.

 

XR Software

  • User-Friendly Interface: Navigate easily through setup, analysis, and reporting.
  • Calibration Wizard: Guides you through the calibration process for accurate results.
  • Automated Data Acquisition: Streamlines the scanning process with real-time data monitoring.
  • Optimize data return with a proprietary curved gate.
  • Re-Gating Function: Allows re-gating of scan data for a clean and accurate scan after the scan is complete.
  • 3D Corrosion Modeling: Stitch multiple scans together to generate a comprehensive 3D model and export to an external viewer.
  • Customizable Reports: Create job-specific templates for automated and repeatable reporting.
  • Export a table of the min, max, and mean thickness of each scan.
  • Repositioning: Pause and resume scans seamlessly, allowing you to reposition the scanner if an obstruction is encountered, and continue scanning from the new position.

 

 

Kit Includes

  • XR Spider Scanner
  • X Controller/UT Instrument with Touch Screen
  • Analyst™XR Software
  • Main Cable Assembly , 100 ft. (30 m)
  • Rugged Transport Case (x3)
  • Transducer
  • WS3 Couplant Delivery System
  • Notebook PC and Case
  • Coaxial Cable

Product Literature

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