We are a manufacturer of industrial ultrasonic testing equipment most commonly
used in the petrochemical, aerospace, automotive, and other generally related
industries. The pages that follow will provide you with general information
regarding our products. If you have any questions, need technical support,
or have a request for custom items, please contact us at your leisure using
the information provided on this site.
Our products are commonly used to determine the thickness of a variety of
materials by making contact with only one side of the material being tested.
They have
the ability to detect very fine pits, flaws, and porosity in materials without
having to destroy the material or parts being tested. This is done by converting
the transit time of a sound wave, sent into and reflecting back from a defect
or opposite surface in the test material, into a length measurement.
This technique uses principles similar to that of sonar.
We also manufacture a line of ultrasonic bolting equipment that very accurately
measures the stress, elongation, and load in threaded fasteners. These products
are typically used in critical bolting applications where extreme accuracy
is needed. If you have any specific or specialized bolting applications in
mind, be sure to contact us to discuss your requirements in detail.
Enjoy!
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The UMX-2 Underwater Material & Coating Thickness
Gauge- Officially Released!
The UMX-2
Underwater gauge is the latest addition to the
Dakota product range. Fully equipped
with our DSP platform using FPGA technology,
it's extremely versatile for all those
offshore inspections. Our enclosure is
extremely durable, with a maximum depth
rating of 1000ft (300m), and offers the use
of both Dual & Single Membrane
transducers to accomodate your application
requirements. The features include: auto
probe zero, auto probe recognition, and multiple
measurement mode options.
Our Dual Element modes (corrosion inspections)
include: Pulse-Echo (pits
& flaws), Echo-Echo (thru-paint) & Pulse-Echo
w/coating (combo).
Our Single Membrane probe option uses a
Triple-Echo (TCG) mode for coated and uncoated
general applications.
While not suitable for blind surface corossion
inspections, this option offers good linearity
for general purpose applications.
The calibration section contains
8 common pre-programmed material types
and 1 custom user programable option. Connect
the UMX-2 to your PC, and program it with
our DakView3 utility software.
Our UMX-2 stores up to 5,000 readings in
a variety of configurations. The file structure
options include: sequential with auto identifier
and alpha numeric grid formats. Every measurement
stored also saves a copy of the UMX-2 current
settings, along with an A-Scan waveform graphic.
Take a good look at the feature set...and, of course,
our price tag!
Our new high speed color platform has finally arrived!
This thing is very fast, featuring a screen redraw rate
of 120 Hz or 120 times per second. The added speed
improves the scanning speed for both longitudinal and
basic shearwave inspections. Only available for the CMX DL+.
Take a closer look!
Product Accessory spot light
900F Dual Element Probe
We've released our new high temperature dual
element transducer for those extra hot applications.
These are currently supplied in our 1/4" configuration,
but we'll also be releasing a 1/2" version
momentarily.
These are compatible with any of the M series or new CMX series gauges.
The advantage of using these in conjunction of with the CMX series gauges, is
the auto probe zero capability, which automatically compensates for increases in temperature.
MiniMax Pump Shutoff Box
Our
ultrasonic bolting monitor can be configured
to control a hydraulic or pneumatic torque wrench
pump, by attaching and installing our shutoff
box to the pump itself. The MiniMax is then attached
to the shutoff box, and assumes accurate control
of acheiving the target preload in fasteners.
The shutoff box is only feasible in bolting
applications where access to both ends of
the bolt are available, or and open end box
wrench is available.
Give us a call to further discuss your potential
applications!
Transducer Extension Wand
We've
added an extension wand to our precision gauge
single element transducers. If you need to get
into some tight areas and need to reach a little
further, the extension wand is your answer.
Note: The extension wand is only available
with a male and female microdot configuration.
The CMX series is the latest effort from Dakota. Our new platform offers the ability to measure material and coating thickness, while still locating defects and flaws.
You won't be disappointed with all the features they have!
CMX DL Demo
We also have a pair of A/B Scan full featured
scopes in the CMX range. Our latest addition is the high speed
color OLED 1/4 VGA. It works great with our
angle beam probes for basic flaw inspections.
CMX DL+ Demo
The MVX is a full featured A/B Scan thickness gauge with alpha numeric data storage, and a basic flaw prove-up mode for use with angle beam transducers
Online Demo
The MINI-MAX is our ultrasonic
bolt tension monitor with a price tag that includes everyone.
Online Demo
The PVX precision A-Scan thickness
gauge with alpha numeric data storage.
