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AREVA NDT Systems for the Railway Industry Proprietary and Confidential
NDT Systems for Railway
Today’s Railway industry is faced with challenging issues surrounding NDT of wheel sets and axles. More stringent materials analysis requirements
are moving the industry away from manual NDT to more automated processes offering efficiency, quality and repeatability. AREVA provides a full range of automated NDT systems to meet today’s requirements that
are expandable to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
AREVA is a world leader in the energy industry with over 30 years of innovation, development, and commitment to success in advanced NDT solutions. AREVA’s knowledge and experience originated in the nuclear
services industry, and for the last 15 years has expanded into other regulated NDT markets including railway, steel forging and aerospace.
� AREVA employs over 50,000 people in three major regions
� France � The United States
� Germany � 5,000 of these employees are based in one of our three North
American locations � Lynchburg VA
� Charlotte NC � Benicia CA
� AREVA’s global NDE Solutions group has 700 employees located within the three major regions
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Proprietary and Confidential NDT Systems from AREVA for the Railway Industry
Fully automated stationary inspection system rotates and aligns the wheel assemblies
for precise robotic transducer positioning and can be configured to inspect in series or parallel operation. The system features full traceability, high productivity utilizing
phased array and patented V-path ultrasonic techniques.
Under-Floor Inspection System (UFPE)
UT Delivery Systems and Techniques
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• Contact probes with intrinsic coupling systems
• Detection of defects in the web
• Surface breaking defect sizing
• Variable water gap adjustment
• Vertical + horizontal sweep
• Patented V-path technique for web inspection
Fully automated under-floor wheel set inspection system offering high productivity
and repeatability utilizing advanced phased array technology for optimized detection. Inspections can be performed on stand-alone wheel sets or while
installed on the train.
• Autonomous system to lift the wheel
set, position the probe holder and
rotate the wheels
• 14 Portable probes—8 phased array
• Adjustable probe positioning
• Up to 256 channels of conventional,
phased array and parallel UT
• Tomographic views for optimum
traceability
• Advanced software to facilitate
analysis and disposition by operators
Stationary Wheel Inspection System (AURA)
AREVA NDT Systems for the Railway Industry Proprietary and Confidential
UT Delivery System and Techniques
Solid Axle Inspection System
• Six fixed phased
array probes for
full-volume coverage
• Full-length defect
detection
• One rotation to achieve
full coverage
• Inspection time less than
ten minutes per axle
• Accurate placement for
sensitive measurement
applications such as SAFT
SAPHIRquantum
• Versatile UT system for phased array,
single and parallel multi channel
conventional UT
• 32 High-resolution independent
channels
• Each channel is designed for
configuration flexibility to serve as
pulse echo, transmit-receive, SAFT,
paint-brush arrays, and other advanced
acquisition modes
• Package options include 10-inch rack
modules stacked in 32-channel
increments
Data Acquisition and Control
Fully automated stationary inspection system rotates and aligns the axle for precise
robotic transducer positioning. The system features full traceability, high productivity and advanced phased array technology.
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Proprietary and Confidential NDT Systems from AREVA for the Railway Industry
Experience, Innovation and a Commitment to Success
AREVA is a large global company with experience and knowledge in many regulated NDT markets including high-speed rail, steel
forging, aerospace and power generation. The strategy of being one of the first to implement advanced techniques like ultrasonic
phased array started within our nuclear inspection services has been adapted to many other industries.
AREVA did not get its “NDT World Leader” status by merely reacting to customer requests. AREVA partners with its customers
to look years in the future to develop R&D plans to ensure industry advancements are not stifled or complicated by lagging inspection
technology and techniques.
AREVA advanced NDT systems for train wheel and axle inspections are in production in various plants throughout the world and have
a proven record for quality, durability and performance.
Why AREVA NDE Solutions?
AREVA has the best proven inspection technology
in the industry
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Paul Parks
Business Development Manager
AREVA Inc.
NDE Solutions Group
155 Mill Ridge Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Phone: 434-832-4810
Mobile: 434-942-3757
Jim VanRemortel
Product Line Manager
AREVA Inc.
NDE Solutions Group
155 Mill Ridge Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Phone: 434-832-3731
Mobile: 434-941-0638