QMI 2014 Instrumentation Catalog

QUALITY MATERIAL INSPECTION, INC.
Instrumentation Catalog
2014
Quality Material Inspection, Inc. 5442 Oceanus Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Phone: 714.903.4500 FAX: 714.903.4550 www.qmi-inc.com

Quality Material Inspection, Inc. developed, manufactures and markets the AIRSCAN® line of
Non-Contact Air-Coupled Ultrasonic NDT instrumentation, which eliminates contamination of
sensitive materials during the inspection process.
The core of our manufactured product line is the Sonda 007CX - our Air-Coupled Ultrasonic
AIRSCAN® Instrument. This instrument is designed to be used in place of a conventional UT
instrument, which, along with our AIRSCAN® transducers, eliminates the need for water-coupling
ultrasonic energy into and out of the part to be inspected.
The elimination of water from the inspection process provides the advantages of:
• Parts which are hygroscopic no longer require a drying process
• There is no risk of contamination of sensitive parts by couplant-borne contaminants
• Water control systems are eliminated from the inspection apparatus
• Speed limitations imposed by water-jet systems (or immersion tank turbulence) are
eliminated
For these reasons, AIRSCAN® is particularly well suited to the inspection of:
• Honeycomb-core materials (aluminum or composite face-sheets)
• Foam-core materials (aluminum or composite face-sheets)
• Carbon/carbon materials
• Aluminum Laminates
• Graphite/Epoxy lay-ups
• And other engineered materials
In order to perform NDI testing with our AIRSCAN® instrumentation, we recommend the use of an
appropriate C-Scan motion control/data acquisition system.
AIRSCAN® is (for most practical applications) a through-transmission technique. This is to say that
two transducers are used in the process: one is a transmitter (analogous to a loudspeaker) and the
other a receiver (analogous to a microphone). The transducers are located in a fixed relationship to
one another, with the test panel between them. A very powerful burst of acoustic energy is directed
by the transmitter toward one surface of the panel. A [small] percentage of that energy will pass
through the structure and radiate out the opposite side, detectable by the receiver transducer. The
degree to which the energy is reduced is dependent upon the internal structure of the panel. In the
case of a 'good' lamination or bond a readily detectable signal will be available to the receiver
transducer; whereas in the case of a 'bad' lamination (non-bond, disbond, void, or inclusion) the
signal will be further reduced.

A critical element in this process is to maintain the required fixed relationship between
transducers. In most of our applications, this is achieved by means of a scanning gantry, onto
which a panel is placed. The gantry will hold the transducers in a stable yoke assembly (with the
panel between them), and move that assembly along X & Y axes in a raster-scan motion. The
scanning motion is computer controlled by software that moves the scanner in discrete intervals.
At each interval, the software collects the voltage output from the AIRSCAN® instrument and
assigns a predetermined color value to that voltage - which color is then displayed on the
computer monitor. The voltage/position measurements are stored as raw data in a file for future
recall & printing. The result, then, is an image of the panel which directly reflects its internal
structure. With AIRSCAN®, dependant upon the rate of scan and the properties of the material
under test, we can in this way resolve defects that are 1.5mm diameter.
The Sonda can be readily interfaced with many existing C-Scan Data Acquisition system by
means of its' RF or Analog output.
In addition to our AIRSCAN® Instrument (the Sonda 007CX), we offer C-Scan Ultrasonic
Scanning Systems, comprised of:
1) A Scanning Gantry, which provides for motion along 2 axes (We do not currently offer
contour-following capabilities.)
2) Motion Control Hardware including the (PCI) motion control card, motor drivers, & power
supplies
3) Data Acquisition Hardware (a PCI digitizer) which collects the signal output from the Sonda
4) Data Acquisition & Motion Control Software which defines the scan envelope & motion
parameters, and collects and organizes the position and amplitude coordinates for presentation
as an image reflecting the internal structure of the part under test
5) An Appropriate Host Computer.
In order to demonstrate the applicability of our AIRSCAN® Instrumentation and techniques, we
routinely offer an initial feasibility study (at no charge) whereby the potential customer will supply
us with a small sample (roughly 300mm X 300mm) of their material - preferably a "Defect
Standard" - for evaluation at our facility. We will then provide a report of our findings.
In order to arrange for such a feasibility study, you may contact me directly via E-mail at:
norm@qmi-inc.com, or by telephone at 714.903.4500.
Best Regards,
Norman Armstrong
Sales Manager
QMI, Inc.

SONDA-007CX
THE ORIGINAL AIRSCAN®
Non-Contact Air-Coupled
Ultrasonic Test Instrument
The User-Friendly NDT Instrument for Non-Contact
Ultrasonic C-Scan Applications

SONDA-007CX
AIRSCAN®
Digital Ultrasonic Air-Coupled Test Instrument
 For non-destructive testing of advanced materials without contamination.
 Resolution and sensitivity similar to conventional water jet techniques.
 Flat panel screen and self-contained keyboard function controls.
 Easy storage and retrieval of the test setup parameters.
 C-Scan imaging capability.
 Stand-alone and remote operation via host computer.
SPECIFICATIONS
TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER
Bipolar Toneburst of up to 15 cycles per burst.
Fine Tuning for nominal 50kHz, 120kHz, 225kHz, &
400kHz frequencies.
Receiver transducers available with integral super
low-noise preamplifiers (600pV/root Hz) which
provide an additional 60dB gain.
DISPLAY
7-inch diagonal flat-panel display of A-trace RF
and Rectified Envelope – includes menu function
display on screen at all times.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
Gain, Gate, Range, Attenuation, Transmit Cycles,
Alarms, Independent Receiver & Transmitter
Control, And File Functions.
DIGITAL CONTROL
Embedded Computer.
REAR PANEL
Line Power – with replaceable fuse.
DC Analog & *New RF Outputs.
TTL Alarm out.
RS232 connector for host computer interface.
Auxiliary connector for additional large screen
monitor.
TTL Trigger in & out.
POWER REQUIREMENT
110-120 VAC, 5 amp/ 220VAC, 2.5 amp.
ENVIRONMENTAL
32° to 100° F
PHYSICAL
*New 14.375” L X 14.375” W X 5.75” H – WT. 19.5Lb.
Carrying & positioning handle.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS
The SONDA-007CX®
may be used with the following:
 All QMI Scanning systems.
 Existing Water-Jet scanning systems.
 Existing data acquisition and motion control
software.
 Winspect®
data acquisition and motion control
software.
ACCESSORIES
 AS50Ai 50kHz Airscan Transducers

NEW SERIES!
AIRSCAN ® TRANSDUCERS
50kHz, 120kHz, 225kHz, & 400kHz
AIRSCAN® is a unique Air-Coupled Non-Contact Ultrasonic Inspection
technique, preventing contamination of sensitive advanced materials.

MODEL LS-02
TABLETOP SCANNER
For Airscan® Non-Contact C-Scan
Applications
The LS-02 Model is a 2-Axis C-scan system for Non-contact
AIRSCAN®
C-scan laboratory testing of panels of up to 2ft x 2ft
at speeds up to 15 inches per second.

QMI offers a full range of custom ultrasonic turnkey systems,
from flaw detectors to complete data acquisition.
Overall Dimensions: L 27” * W 27” * H 16”
Scanning Window: L 24” * W 24”
Line Power: 115 Volt, 50/60 Hz approx. 5 Ampere
(Other line power ratings are optional)
Scan Velocity: 15ips. (Maximum)
Step Size: 0.005“(Minimum)
Accuracy: 0.010”/ft
Repeatability: 0.010”/ft
Perpendicularity: 0.010”/ft
Yoke Assembly: 24”, with a span adjustable from 0” to 12” For Thru Transmission
Technique, with integral Transducer Manipulators.
ACCESSORIES
SONDA 007 CX: Multi-Frequency Range Digital Airscan® Instrument,
Airscan® Instrumentation with Analog (+/-5v) & RF Outputs (1VAC P-P)
TRANSDUCERS: AIRSCAN® Transmitter & Active Receiver Transducers with
Integral Super Low Noise-Preamplifier, Available in 50kHz,
120kHz, 225kHz, & 400kHz Versions.
QMI MC-LS-02: 2-Axis Motor Controller with integrated motion control
Motor Controller interface, stepper-motor drivers & power supply.
QMI CBL-MC-ST-2:
Motor Interface Cables Stepper Motor Interface Cables, 2 Meters Long
QMI MC-DAQ: Rack mountable Industrial 3GHz P4 (min) AT computer
Motion Control & 800FSB 1MB CPU
Data Acquisition CDRW 52x24x52
Workstation 80GB hard drive (min)
512MB DDR PC-3200 MEMORY
4-Axis Motion Control Card
A/D Converter Card
17” Flat Panel Monitor
Wireless Keyboard & Optical Mouse
2-Meter Motion Control Interface Cable
WINSPECT Motion Control & Data Acquisition Software
*Specifications Subject to change without notice.
SPECIFICATIONS*

MODEL LS-06
ULTRASONIC LABSCANNER
Applications
AIRSCAN®
C-scan production testing of panels of up to
6ft x 3ft at speeds up to 20 inches per second.

Scanning Window: L 72” * W 36”
Yoke Assembly: 36” reach, with a span adjustable from 0” to 18” For
Airscan® Thru Transmission Technique, with integral
Transducer Manipulators.
ACCESSORIES
TRANSDUCERS: AIRSCAN® Transmitter & Active Receiver Transducers
with Integral Super Low Noise-Preamplifier, Available in
50kHz, 120kHz, 225kHz, & 400kHz Versions.
QMI MC-ST-02: 2-Axis Motor Controller with integrated motion control
QMI CBL-MC-ST-2:
A/D Converter Card
SPECIFICATIONS*

MODEL LS-09
ULTRASONIC LABSCANNER
Applications
AIRSCAN®
C-scan production testing of panels of up to
9ft x 4.25ft at speeds up to 20 inches per second.

Overall Dimensions: L 137.5” * W 75.5” * H 49”
Scanning Window: L 110” * W 52.5”
Step Size: 0.005 “(Minimum)
Yoke Assembly: 72” reach, with a span adjustable from 0” to 24” (min.) For
Airscan® Thru Transmission Technique, with integral
ACCESSORIES
TRANSDUCERS: AIRSCAN® Transmitter & Active Receiver Transducers with
Integral Super Low Noise-Preamplifier, Available in 50kHz,
120kHz, 225kHz, & 400kHz Versions.
QMI CBL-MC-ST-2:
A/D Converter Card
SPECIFICATIONS*

MODEL QMI TT-36/36
ULTRASONIC TURNTABLE SCANNER
For Airscan® Non-Contact & Water-Jet C-Scan
Applications
The QMI Model TT-36/36 is a 2-Axis Turntable C-scan system for Non-
Contact AIRSCAN®
and Water-Jet C-scan production testing of
Cylindrical & Conical Structures of up to 36” dia. x 36” height at speeds
up to 20 inches per second.

Scanning Window: 36" Diameter * 36" Z-Axis
Z-Axis Assembly: 36”, with a Span Adjustable from 0” to 24” for
Through - Transmission Inspection, with Integral
ACCESSORIES
TRANSDUCERS: AIRSCAN® Transmitter & Active Receiver Transducers
with Integral Super Low Noise-Preamplifier, Available in
50kHz, 120kHz, 225kHz, & 400kHz Versions.
QMI CBL-MC-ST-2:
A/D Converter Card
QMI Motion Control & Data Acquisition Software
SPECIFICATIONS*
Stainless Steel Collection Tank, L 60” x W 60” x H 6" x .0.062" Wall
Pump and Filter Assembly
Squirter Valves / Adjustment Manifold

QMI MC-DAQ
MOTION CONTROL &
DATA ACQUISITION WORKSTATION
The QMI MC-DAQ is a robust C-Scan Motion Control & Data Acquisition Workstation,
comprised of a Windows XP-Pro based industrial rack-mountable computer with carefully
selected Motion-Control and Data Acquisition PCI cards operating in a Winspect® C-Scan
environment. The MC-DAQ is supplied with all necessary peripherals & interface cables, and is
used to control a QMI LS Series Scanning Gantries via a QMI MC-ST Series Motor Controller.

SPECIFICATIONS*
4U ATX Motherboard Rackmount Chassis (W*H*D) 483 * 177 * 451mm
350W ATX Power Supply PFC
IMBA-8650GR S478 Industrial Motherboard with VGA/GbES-ATA
II/USB/COM/EIDE
Intel P4 3.06GHz, 800FSB, 1MB Cache Processor
S478 Heatsink & Fan
500GB S-ATA II 3.5" Hard Drive
DDR 400MHz 1GB Memory
18X DVD+/-RW Drive, Black
1.44MB Floppy Drive, Black
ASUS A9250 128MB AGP8X Graphics Card
Windows XP Pro SP2
Wireless Keyboard & Mouse
19” WIDESCREEN LCD MONITOR
PCI Motion Control Card
PCI Analog Digitizer
*Specifications subject to change without notice.

QMI MC-ST-02
2-AXIS MOTOR CONTROLLER
The QMI MC-ST-02 is an integrated 2 – Axis stepper motor control unit, combining the
functions of step & direction interface, stepper motor power supplies, and stepper motor
drivers. It has been designed with well proven and widely available components
assembled together in a sturdy chassis in order to assure robust and reliable operation.
The MC-ST-02 is supplied with all necessary interface cables, and is to be installed
between a QMI MC-DAQ Motion Control & Data Acquisition host computer and a QMI
LS Series 2-Axis Scanning Gantry. The unit is intended to be plug-and-play, with no
user adjustable features and no calibration requirement.
SPECIFICATIONS*
*Specifications subject to change without notice
FRONT PANEL
Power ON/OFF
POWER REQUIREMENT
110-120/220 VAC, 6 amp
REAR PANEL
Line Power – with replaceable fuse.
2 ea. AMP 7-Pin Motor Interface Connectors
1 ea. AMP 9-Pin ABORT/LIMIT Interface
Connector
1 ea. MC-DAQ Interface Connector
1 ea. Auxiliary Encoder Interface Connector
ENVIRONMENTAL
-20° to 100° F
PHYSICAL
20” L X 17” W X 7”H, 40.5lbs.

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