Zetec fait maintenant partie intégrante d’Eddyfi/NDT et ajoute ses solutions de CND au portefeuille de produits du groupe.

Québec, Canada, 11 janvier 2022 — Eddyfi/NDT annonce aujourd’hui qu’elle a finalisé la transaction menant à l’acquisition complète de Zetec, jusqu’alors une filiale de Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE : ROP), et que toutes les conditions de clôture ont été levées. Ainsi, Zetec intègre de manière officielle le groupe Eddyfi/NDT et verra ses solutions destinées à l’industrie du contrôle non-destructif (CND) propulsées via l’unité d’affaires Eddyfi Technologies.

De manière plus précise, l’ensemble des équipes et des technologies de Zetec s’ajoutera au portefeuille d’Eddyfi Technologies. C’est également Eddyfi Technologies qui fera rayonner la marque Zetec dans les industries majeures où elle est bien implantée, notamment la production d’énergie, l’aérospatiale, la défense, le ferroviaire et l’industrie manufacturière.

« Je suis très heureux d’accueillir aujourd’hui Zetec au sein d’Eddyfi/NDT. J’ai la ferme conviction que notre groupe est le foyer idéal pour assurer la croissance de l’entreprise. Notre leadership technologique, combiné à l’innovation et l’esprit de collaboration qui jailliront sans aucun doute de cette nouvelle union, permettra la création de valeur pour toutes les parties prenantes », indique Martin Theriault, PDG d’Eddyfi/NDT.

Pierre-Hugues Allard, président d’Eddyfi Technologies, ajoute que « l’ajout de Zetec à notre unité d’affaires complète notre couverture du marché et bonifie notre expertise. Déjà, j’anticipe que des idées novatrices bénéfiques pour nos clients émergeront des synergies crées au courant des prochains mois. En plus de doubler notre chiffre d’affaires, l’arrivée de tous les nouveaux talents qui joignent la grande équipe d’Eddyfi Technologies, notamment plusieurs experts en CND, nous permettra de saisir de nouvelles opportunités et d’accélérer le développement des prochaines innovations que nous introduirons au marché. »

Fondé il y a 50 ans, Zetec est un acteur majeur de l’industrie du CND, avec des centres mondiaux d’ingénierie et de fabrication à Québec, au Canada, et un siège social à Snoqualmie, Washington, aux États-Unis. En outre, Zetec est présente dans le monde entier, avec des bureaux à Houston, Paris, Séoul et Shanghai. Présente dans des industries majeures telles que la production d’énergie, l’aérospatiale, la défense, le ferroviaire et l’industrie manufacturière, ses solutions CND avancées contribuent à la protection d’actifs hautement critiques dans le monde entier.

La Banque Nationale du Canada a agi à titre de teneur de livres, de coarrangeur et d’agent administratif du financement bancaire ayant servi à supporter l’acquisition de Zetec inc. par Eddyfi NDT. Le Crédit Suisse a agi en tant que conseiller financier d’Eddyfi/NDT. McCarthy Tétrault et Foley & Lardner LLP ont été ses conseillers juridiques.

À propos d’Eddyfi/NDT

Eddyfi/NDT est un groupe technologique industriel privé, innovant et en pleine croissance, qui se concentre sur les technologies de diagnostic avancées pour surveiller la santé des infrastructures mondiales. Le groupe est au service de propriétaires d’actifs, de grandes sociétés d’ingénierie et de sociétés de services dans le monde entier sur des marchés tels que l’aérospatiale, les infrastructures civiles, l’énergie, les mines, la production d’électricité et le rail. Eddyfi/NDT estime que l’avancement de la science et de la technologie par le biais de capteurs, d’instruments, de robots et de logiciels rend le monde plus sécuritaire et plus productif pour les personnes et les entreprises et permet de préserver l’environnement. L’entreprise emploie plus de 1 500 personnes dans 32 bureaux à travers le monde et sert des clients dans plus de 110 pays. www.eddyfi-ndt.com 

À propos d’Eddyfi Technologies

Eddyfi Technologies fournit les technologies d’inspection de contrôle non destructif les plus performantes au monde, aidant les équipementiers, les propriétaires d’actifs et les sociétés de services à améliorer la productivité, à sauver des vies et à protéger l’environnement. La société propose un portefeuille diversifié d’instruments CND, de capteurs, de logiciels et de solutions robotiques pour des secteurs clés tels que l’aérospatiale, l’énergie, les mines, la production d’électricité, les transports et le secteur militaire. Eddyfi Technologies emploie plus de 620 personnes et exploite 13 centres d’excellence et bureaux de vente dans le monde entier, tous dotés de spécialistes NDT. www.eddyfitechnologies.com

Pour de l’information complémentaire:

Veronique Chayer
Directrice, communications stratégiques et relations externes
Eddyfi/NDT
418-780-1565 ×430
Cell: 581-999-9202
vchayer@eddyfi-ndt.com

Zetec Inc. published a new webinar on an innovative approach to measuring wall thickness and detecting flow accelerated corrosion (FAC) in pipe elbows used in oil and gas and other industrial applications.

The 20-minute webinar highlights an inspection technique using a powerful integrated phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) instrument and a manual scanner with a flexible linear array probe that can adapt to the straight and elbow aspects of a pipe. It allows coverage of the full range of elbow diameters in a single probe, and produces crisp, high-resolution C-Scan images of FAC and other types of damage for analysis by the inspection team.

“Pipe elbow inspections can be cumbersome due to the changes in surface shapes as well as the wide range of pipe diameters technicians may encounter,” said Dominic Giguere, product manager for UT Portable Solutions at Zetec. “This webinar shows how to save significant inspection time and more reliably detect corrosion and wear using the right combination of PAUT instrumentation, software, scanner and probe compared to conventional UT, pencil probes and grid systems.”

The webinar features:

• A discussion of the inspection challenges related to detecting corrosion and other wear-related damage in pipe elbows.
• How Zetec’s UltraVision software platform makes plotting and analyzing data simple and intuitive for the technician.
• An overview of the purpose-built scanner featuring an innovative design that eliminates the need for a constant flow water column
• A step-by-step demonstration of the PAUT instrument, scanner, flexible probe and couplant working in combination to improve inspection productivity and efficiency in highly demanding work environments.

Zetec’s webinar is intended for inspection service providers, NDT technicians and anyone involved in measuring wall thickness and testing for corrosion in pipe elbows. It is available for viewing now, on demand.

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Zetec Inc. will feature its latest eddy current testing (ET) and phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) inspection technologies as well as present two new technical papers at the 2021 ASNT (American Society for Nondestructive Testing) Annual Conference in Phoenix from Nov. 15-18.

Zetec product experts and engineers will be at Booth 222 to demonstrate the company’s portfolio of NDT instruments, probes and software first-hand.

Ultrasonic technology demonstrations will include:

New! EMERALD industrial PAUT system. Recently introduced, EMERALD is a compact and powerful phased array UT system with faster data acquisition, more detailed inspection results and exceptional performance in extreme industrial applications. EMERALD delivers real-time multi-TFM (Total Focusing Method) image-processing capability both onboard and offline, plus Full Matrix Capture (FMC, up to 128 elements) and Plain Wave Imaging (PWI). Demonstrations at Booth 222 will focus on EMERALD’s TFM and PWI capabilities for weld inspections.

TOPAZ family of portable PAUT instruments. TOPAZ integrated, portable phased array UT instruments produce faster, more accurate results in demanding ultrasonic inspection environments. Driven by UltraVision Touch software, TOPAZ64 leads its product class with real-time total TFM capabilities, high-resolution FMC and the highest acquisition frequency in the portable PAUT instrument category. Demonstrations will include inspections of pipe elbows using TOPAZ16 and Zetec’s new ElbowFlex™ scanner.

Eddy Current technology demonstrations will highlight:

MIZ instruments, Surf-X probes and UltraVision ET software. Powerful and easy to use, UltraVision ET delivers fast, accurate eddy current inspection results for heat exchanger tubing and surface testing in oil and gas, BOP (balance of plant) and other industries. It uses an interface based on Zetec’s popular UltraVision software for ultrasound, a familiar environment that technicians adapt to quickly. UltraVision ET is the only software to support conventional pencil and Zetec Surf-X array probes for surface applications using Zetec’s advanced MIZ-21C handheld and MIZ-200 high-performance instruments, as well as for tubing inspections. Demonstrations at Booth 222 will include bolt-hole inspections using the MIZ-21C and a ZM-5 scanner.

Zetec will make two technical presentations at the conference:

“Layer Identification and Enhanced Flaw Recognition for EC Bolt Hole Inspections,” led by Nick Cardillo, Eddy Current Sales Engineering Director, on Nov. 17 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

“Innovative PAUT Inspection Solution for Multi-Layered Pressure Vessel Welds,” presented by Guy Maes, Ultrasonic Sales Engineering Director, on Nov. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

The ASNT Annual Conference is the industry’s largest event dedicated to the latest advances in NDT technology.

Zetec Inc. has published its latest on-demand webinar detailing a more effective approach to one of the most common and critical nondestructive testing applications in aerospace MRO (maintenance, repair and operations): inspections of bolt holes in multi-layer materials.

The 40-minute webinar will discuss and demonstrate how using high-resolution C-scans and dedicated analysis displays for rotating probe and eddy current array data can increase both eddy current inspection productivity and probability of detection.

“Rotating eddy current probes and traditional impedance and sweep displays lack the resolution to identify the individual layer where a defect resides. That can make it challenging to determine whether repairs are necessary,” said Nicholas Cardillo, Eddy Current Sales Engineering Director for Zetec. “This webinar will show how to use readily available eddy current technology to better recognize signals of interest, understand flaw morphology and identify layers where bolt-hole flaws are located without the use of encoders or secondary manual measurement methods.”

The webinar features:

• An introduction to eddy current inspections of bolt holes and the specific inspection challenges related to probability of detection (POD) in multi-layer materials.
• The principles and application of examination techniques, including those outlined in U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Directive 2020-24-05 for the wing spar inspections of certain Piper Aircraft and the canopy sill longeron failures on F-15 fighter jets.
• A detailed look at examination results including how C-scan displays, advanced filters and data review mode increases user performance, POD and the confidence of the eddy current inspection of bolt holes. 

Zetec’s on-demand webinar is intended for inspection service providers, NDT technicians and aerospace MRO professionals.

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Zetec introduces the new depth sizing feature now available on the MIZ-21C handheld instrument for conventional probes and Eddy Current Array (ECA). Depth sizing is a critical need in many inspection applications to determine crack depth, the extent of corrosion penetration, or other types of flaw sizing. Inspection confidence simplified with the MIZ-21C.

Zetec has released a new on-demand webinar featuring real-world techniques and case studies on an optimal ultrasonic inspection solution for HDPE (high-density polyethylene) butt fusion joints.

Due to its exceptional resistance to corrosion and erosion, HDPE is increasingly being used instead of carbon steel for low-pressure and low-temperature pipe applications in petrochemical, power generation, mining and other industries.

The 30-minute webinar outlines robust, field-proven ultrasonic testing (UT) approaches to inspections of HDPE butt fusion joints, which can be challenging because the material’s acoustic properties make it difficult to generate appropriate ultrasonic beams.

“With technicians encountering HDPE with greater frequency, this webinar is an opportunity to address inspection challenges with a solution that combines ultrasonic examination techniques to more reliably detect and characterize flaws,” said Guy Maes, Sales Engineer UT Director for Zetec.

The webinar features:

• An introduction to HDPE butt fusion joints and the specific UT inspection challenges related to this material and the butt fusion process
• The principles and application of available ultrasonic examination techniques, including pulse-echo and tandem phased array in combination with the Total Focusing Method (TFM); and Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD)
• Two comprehensive case studies of representative HDPE butt joint specimens illustrating ways to optimize various inspection techniques for a given inspection application
• A detailed look at examination results including the benefits and limitations of each inspection technique  

Zetec’s on-demand webinar on HDPE butt fusion joint testing is intended for inspection service providers, NDT technicians and anyone involved in the inspection of HDPE pipe in low-pressure and low-temperature applications.

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Zetec today introduced EMERALD, an advanced compact, industrial phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) system with the most powerful and versatile Total Focusing Method (TFM) image processing capability in its class. EMERALD delivers industrial-grade PAUT acquisition and TFM analysis tools in an easy-to-integrate package.

Designed for rugged environments and challenging nondestructive testing applications in oil and gas, power generation, manufacturing, in-service railway and aerospace, EMERALD delivers a wide range of intelligent features. They include 64-channel code-compliant PAUT; data acquisition through Full Matrix Capture (FMC) and Plane Wave Imaging (PWI) up to 128 elements; real-time multi-TFM processing for faster, more efficient image reconstruction; Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) capabilities; advanced focusing techniques such as Sectorial Total Focusing; bipolar pulses to penetrate thick components; and superior signal quality due to a high dynamic analog signal amplification range.

“EMERALD can process up to 1 million points per TFM frame and up to eight simultaneous TFM frame reconstructions,” said Federico Zottig, Zetec Product Manager. “Its computational power sets the standard for compact phased array systems, and allows for expanded capabilities such as Sparse Firing Mode (Fast TFM) in the future.”

EMERALD is driven by UltraVision, Zetec’s proven ultrasound software that manages the entire inspection process including probe design, inspection technique development and validation, advanced data analysis and comprehensive reporting.

EMERALD’s I/O management is designed to simplify integration for multi-instrument configurations. Encoder and critical I/O signals can be daisy-chained between instruments, simplifying cabling requirements. Each EMERALD unit can support up to three encoders, 12 input and nine output signals. UltraVision’s software development kit (SDK) enables users to integrate their own development within UltraVision to create highly customized solutions, which adds integration flexibility.

With fast, 5-GigE industrial-grade data throughput and a rugged IP65 designed enclosure, EMERALD can work in almost any industrial environment without external protection. Multiple instruments connected in parallel to same UltraVision session offer limitless capability for complex inspection configurations.

EMERALD is available with a dedicated probe splitter module to connect two 64-element probes simultaneously and also give access to four additional pairs of TOFD probes.

Discover EMERALD today!

Zetec has posted a new on-demand webinar. The session discusses nozzle weld inspections using phased array ultrasound testing (PAUT) techniques including ray-tracing, scanner simulation and coverage maps to produce full 3D visualizations of the component and defects.

The 30-minute webinar presents an innovative inspection approach that includes UltraVision^® industry-proven software for ultrasound inspections in oil and gas, power generation and other industries.

With most software packages, accurate positioning and sizing of indications can be complicated. Also, beam misalignment caused by so-called “saddle surface geometry” can lead to missing of critical flaws. UltraVision has the advanced simulation tools necessary to design, implement and execute these challenging inspections in a 3D environment.

The webinar features demonstrations that show how to increase the inspection efficiency and probability of detection. You will learn how to:

• Design and validate an inspection technique and scan plan for nozzle welds using CAD files, ray-tracing, scanner simulation and coverage maps.
• Simulate and validate acoustic beams of an optimized 2D-matrix array probe assembly.
• Inspect a nozzle specimen with realistic flaws, using a commercially available scanning mechanism, TOPAZ^®64 PAUT instrument and UltraVision Classic 3D software.
• Use 3D data visualization and detailed data analysis.

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Zetec today introduced the ElbowFlex scanner for quick, manual ultrasonic inspections of pipe elbows in oil and gas, petrochemical, manufacturing and other industrial applications.

ElbowFlex is the perfect tool for measuring wall thickness and detecting flow accelerated corrosion on elbows with diameters ranging from 4 inches NPS (4.5 inches) to flat. Its 1D flexible linear array probe can adapt to the scanned specimen dimension and stay concentric throughout the inspection, providing all you need to cover the full range of elbow diameters in a single probe. The highly versatile ElbowFlex is able to scan both the straight and elbow aspects of a pipe.

ElbowFlex uses an Aqualene membrane for coupling in lieu of a water chamber and requires only a thin film of water on the specimen surface. The scanner can also work with standard coupling gel or a mixture of water and gel.

“Combined with any instrument in Zetec’s TOPAZ family, ElbowFlex can instantly provide the operator with crisp, high-resolution C-Scan images of corrosion and other damage,” said Dominic Giguère, Product Manager – UT Portable Solutions for Zetec. “It saves significant inspection time compared to conventional UT and grid systems.”

At 2.5 pounds, ElbowFlex is easy to handle, with simple button operation and magnetic wheels that help the operator keep the scanner in place while following the scan lines for complete coverage.

The complete ElbowFlex kit includes the scanner, flexible probe, Aqualene membrane, encoder cable, wear shoes, shims, tools, carrying case and spare components for consumables.

Learn more about the ElbowFlex scanner

Zetec introduces a new application note covering the piper aircraft bolt hole inspection included in Piper Aircraft’s service bulletin SB 1345. Zetec’s MIZ-21 is an approved equivalent instrument as listed in this service bulletin. The application note is now posted in our « Learn » section.