Sonatest WP2 WheelProbe 2

Sonatest WP2 WheelProbe 2

Simplifies your inspection, enhances your inspection capability and delivers reliable results

Overview

The WheelProbe 2 is Sonatest's newest generation of Wheel Probe, achieving unrivalled, excellent results in the field of composite inspection and corrosion monitoring with speed and ease of use. This innovative probe features a wireless control unit, 3 function buttons and status LEDs, a rugged and light reinforced frame, ergonomic handles, detachable cable, and a security hook. With precision engineered rollers the WP2 has the best acoustic on the market and can be used on flat and curved surfaces.

Typical applications included: Corrosion Mapping, Marine Inspection, Aerospace Fuselage, Aerospace Large Area scanning and Automotive Testing.


New roller design with re-engineered water management including clear side plates for bubble tracking, pressurized pump with needle and new purge valve.


Loaded with the best of PA acoustic performance, a large 51.2mm active coverage (64E) and 25mm water path for typical T of 100mm in steel & 50mm in CFRP.


Curvature pointer is a flexible, quick and easy probe adjustment feature to match concave (min 175mm), flat or convex (min 50mm) surfaces.

Features

  • Rugged - Lightweight aluminum-reinforced polymer design. Light weight to reduce operator fatigue, and tougher to give longer service life. This means you can trust it to perform, day after day, even on the most awkward inspection tasks.
  • LED feedback built-in and optional display attachment - the technician can now focus on obtaining high-quality, consistent UT data. Real-time feedback of alarms gives a great feeling of confidence that the inspection is good, as is the part under test.
  • Detachable - Make the best use of your WP2 and connect it to just about any UT system. With interchangeable cables, you have the best of all worlds. Different lengths and connects can be held in stock at very little cost, ready for tasks as they arise.
  • Configurable - With a choice of a single ‘joy-stick’ or a ‘crossbar’ handle type, the angle can be adjusted for operator comfort, and with the remote control available for either left or right-handed operation, the ergonomics of this WP2 are unsurpassed.
  • Roller Options - With the grooved, flat and precision roller options, a few moments’ effort converts your WP2 from a flat-surface composite inspection tool, to a radial or axial pipe corrosion mapping system. Able to scan right to the edges of the part, convex, concave and even irregular surfaces area are catered for.
  • Laser Guidance - Keeping your scans on track, the laser pointer option gives a high degree of confidence in the correct registration of the WP2 for multiple pass scans, as well as on longer runs across large surfaces.


Accurate alignment with laser pointer


Scan edge to edge

Composite Inspection

WP2 allows you to build the most efficient solutions for scanning large areas of composite. As the best alternative to immersion inspection, the WP2 offers an impressive 1mm near surface resolution in the latest composite materials using 5MHz array. Available also with 10MHz, 3.5MHz and 2MHz versions, the WP2 tightly matches the acoustic impedance of water and like its predecessor, generates UT signals of exceptional quality. The configurable handles, adjustable laser guidance, unique LED’s for alarm feedback, remote control with start/stop indexing and reset buttons as well as the remote display makes this package unique, superior and still unequaled.

 

Recommended Kit for Composite

  • Wireless remote control to efficiently operate the WP2
  • Flat front roller to scan to edge of part
  • Laser pointer to ensure good scan accuracy on large parts
  • Mini Wi-Fi router to connect a remote display device between the VEO series or PRISMA series and the WP2
  • Remote display holder to monitor scan results of the inspection, live during the process
  • Adjustable screen mount for easy viewing during use


Precision Rollers


Axial Scanning

Corrosion Monitoring

Making complete and reliable surveys to generate corrosion maps is essential. With the efficiency, performance and precision provided by the WP2, it is now possible to inspect large areas and quickly analyze data to determine if any critical or urgent action is required. Moreover, this technique allows the user to compare large amounts of data over time to perform preventative maintenance, reducing potential downtime. With WP2 the level of confidence is significantly increased since decisions can be based on data sets that are 1000 times more detailed, yet still gathered in the same time needed to do ‘spot checks’ using traditional methods. Whether for axial or longitudinal inspection using unique grooved rollers or attached to a scanner, WP2’s flexibility makes it the tool of choice for fast and accurate corrosion monitoring applications.

 

Recommended Kit for Corrosion

  • Wireless remote control to efficiently operate the WP2
  • Wireless remote control to efficiently operate the WP2
  • Complete set of rollers front and back
  • V rollers enable axial scan along the top of a pipe or any other cylinder shape part with an optimal pressure
  • Precision rollers (light small wheels) make it easy to adapt to irregular surface, (weld cap) and steer the scan direction on curved parts
  • Flat rollers to scan up to edge of part
  • Adjustable screen mount for easy viewing during use


WP2-Pack1


 WP2-Pack2

 

Build Your Kit Configuration

1. Pick Basic Package

  • Corrosion Package (WP2-Pack1) Includes:
    • Horizontal Handle
    • Grooved Back Roller
    • Filling Equipment
    • Maintenance Tools & Manual
    • Rugged Transportation Case
  • Composite Package (WP2-Pack2) Includes:
    • Vertical Handle
    • Flat Back Roller
    • Filling Equipment
    • Maintenance Tools & Manual
    • Rugged Transportation Case

2. Select Probe Frequency

  • 2 MHz - Excellent capabilities for inspection in composite, special steel alloy and other attenuative materials
  • 3.5 MHz - Proven performance in aerospace composite
  • 5 MHz - Optimized solution where signal resolution meets acoustic penetration requirements
  • 10 MHz -Sharp defect sizing and optimal near-surface resolutions for un-matched performance

3. Define Cable Options

  • Standard VEO & Prisma
    • 2.5m (WP2-CABLE-101)
    • 5.0m (WP2-CABLE-111)
  • Personalized Orders
    • Customized cable length
    • PA connector ITT-Cannon, Hypertronics, etc.
    • Encoder connector: Lemo-15, DB-15, etc.

Technical Specifications

WheelProbe 2 Specifications

Weight 2.34 lbs. (1.06 kg)
Dimensions (HxLxW) 4.9" x 5.9" x 6.1" (125 x 150 x 155 mm)
Operating Temperature 10 to 50 °C
Centre Frequency Options 2 MHz, 3.5MHz, 5MHz and 10 MHz ±10%
Number of Elements 64
Total Active Length 51.1 mm
Sensitivity Homogeneity ± 3 db

Product Literature

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