The Original is Still The Best...
Proceq's NEW Equotip 3
 With greater capability and better features Proceq's Equotip 3 is taking portable hardness testing to a new level.
However with so many functioning Equotip 2 units still out in the field, the question on everybody's lips is: "What does the new Equotip have that the old one doesn't?"...Well here's just a few of its new features and benefits:
- Has the ability to automatically detect a correct impact direction, providing high measuring accuracy in any position
- Will calculate mean value, standard deviation and range when testing
- Provides fast measurement of all common hardness parameters - will convert into other hardness scales even while measuring
- Allows storage of over 100 000 readings, able to be transferred to PC or laptop via USB, Ethernet or RS-232 and is network compatiable
- Features a large LCD display screen, featuring a back light with 6 different settings
The features of the Equotip 3 allow faster, easier testing to occur providing time and cost efficiences.
Launched in Australia at WTIA Technology Week in Sydney, the new Equotip is certainly creating a lot of interest. The quality and accuracy of the Swiss made Equotip are incompariable. With greater capabilities and better features the new Equotip 3 is top of its class - Find out more today!
For more information click on the images above or contact us at: rfs@rfsales.com.au for a quote.
Look At What You Are Wearing!
Discover How the Carbide Ball of an Equotip Device Wears
The Impact Body of an Equotip Hardness Tester is fired at the surface of a metal part continually, in many cases hundreds of times a day. Although it is tungsten Carbide it eventually wears and starts to flatten. The effect of this is that the reading of the hardness tester (rebound characteristic) changes. The reading on the hardness block goes high. This does not indicate the need for recalibration of the instrument (as there is none), but the revision of the Impact Body. The harder the material being tested and the more tests per day, the sooner significant wear will occur.
The ball in the Impact Body starts out new and shiny and over thousands of impacts starts to wear. This begins with a slight pitting of the ball and gradually increases until the ball becomes abraded and flat on the end. The net result of this is that the hardness reading of the instrument raises against the test block.
Image 1: Ball in new condition |
Image 2:Ball in new condition |
In the new condition the hardness of the instrument should be the reading on the test block +/- 6 points Leeb hardness. Once the reading on the instrument goes above the reading on the block it is time to have the ball on the Impact Body replaced. Proceq use the term “revision” of the Impact Body. This entails the replacement of the ball, checking the magnet in the body and changing the “grip tip”. The grip tip is designed to wear so that the spring grip chucks inside the Impact Device do not wear out.
While some users like to stretch the replacement period for the unit by making a correction to allow for the higher reading on the test block, they should never be allowed to get like the ones below.
Image 3: Worn ball reading approx LD 30 high
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Image 4: Worn ball reading approx LD 50 high
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Image 5: New Grip Tip |
Image 6: Worn Grip Tip
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Like all testing equipment, the results are dependant on the skill, knowledge and diligence of the operator. Understanding the effect of things that can impact the results of the test, such as surface finish, decarburisation, mass of the object being tested and the condition of the Impact Body are all critical in obtaining very accurate hardness results. When one knows some of the “hidden” things that can ensure more accurate results, it helps to improve the integrity of data and give higher confidence to all associated with the tests reported.
Photos above taken on the X-Loupe camera. Click on the images above or the banner to the right for more information.
"A Glancing Blow @ Maxima"
Introducing Spectronic's UV-400 Superflood
While most customers are highly excited about the increasingly popular Maxima, it's the UV-400 in the spot light this month!
Spectronic's UV-400 is the World's Most Powerful UV Flood Lamp for NDT and Curing. It features a 400-watt metal halide bulb, providing an unmatched steady-state intensity of 6,500 µW/cm² at the lamp’s centre. The UV-400 provides the widest dispersion of any lamp, irridating an area as large as 24 x 10" with unequalled uniformity.
Its unique twin-filter system eliminates hazardous UV-B radiation to protect users, while its compact and lightweight design make it easy to transport and use. Built-in mounting capability assures easy positioning, even in previously inaccessible areas.
Click on the image below to find out more!
RFS On Show in Sydney
WTIA Exhibition Wrap Up!
The beginning of this month proved very busy for RFS with 3 days spent out at Homebush Bay, Sydney exhibiting at the
the 5th Annual Pacific IIW International Congress, the 55th WTIA Conference and the 2007 AINDT Exhibtition. While we had a wide range of equipment on display, the new Equotip 3, Sonatest's new flaw detectors and our Portable Field Microscope from X-Loupe certainly created a lot of interest.
Thanks to all who came and took a look at our stand. Congratulations to Peter Hayward of HERA, NZ who won an Auto-Touch Magnifier in our business card draw!
Russ hard at work |
Dave in action!
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Bri and Peter Hayward |
Briana's Desktop
Riding through the grounds of Versailles, France |
After travelling the world for 6 months, it's been a bit of a shock to settle back into "normal" life. From the US, to Europe, to Africa and then Thailand, it was nice to see some of the hidden places that our overseas customers and suppliers operate in.
RFS has been keeping me busy with plenty of enquiries from our new website and preparations for our Sydney exhibition, which was held at the beginning of the month. It was nice to get out there and put faces to so many names that I see in our databases and emails. |
I trust you are finding our e-newsletters informative. We love to hear your feedback and comments, so don't be shy - let us know what you think! Send your feedback and suggestions to: briana@rfsales.com.au
Look out for our changing "Desktop" - we hope you can met more people in our team each newsletter. Be sure not to miss our next edition of RNN featuring "All Things Intrinsically Safe".
Kind regards,
Briana
For all your NDT needs visit our NEW website: www.rfsales.com.au
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