The Center provides:

• Design and manufacture of specific ultrasound transducers and eddy current probes, as well as auxiliary equipment
• Study and development of inspection methods (ultrasound, radiographic, eddy current)
• Direct and unique links with the other General Electric Inspection Technologies Application Centers, allowing a global application analysis.
• A complete range of radiograpic films solutions
• A wide selection of GE equipment:
• Ultrasonic Flaw detectors
• Ultrasonic thickness gauges with or without A-scan display
• Hardness testers - using either the Ultrasonic Contact Impedance Method, the Rebound Method or the Through Indenter Viewing Method

Typical activities carried out:

• Detecting internal flaws and lack of fusion in welds. Flaw detection (cracks, inclusions,...) in castings, forgings or machined castings etc.
• Testing of hardening depth
• Measuring thickness and detecting flaws in specific environments (high temperature, pressure, radiation, chemical stress etc.)