Non-destructive testing systems specialist Tecnatom (Hall 1, stand 1115) is on hand to talk about laser ultrasonics – the technology it says is opening a new era of speed and precision in examining complex composite parts for flaws.
Aerospace business development manager Miguel-Ángel López says the technique improves on earlier ultrasound methods for inspecting parts with “very complex geometries”. Tecnatom, he adds, is working with Airbus to use laser ultrasonics on large structures, but the method is also ideal for inspecting small parts during production.
Inspection time increases with complexity, he adds, but laser ultrasonics should allow component makers to inspect nearly every part they make, depending on production rate. The company works principally with Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier and their suppliers.
Aerospace, says Lopez, has been a growth area for Tecnatom for the past decade, and he expects laser ultrasonic systems to drive good sales growth in the “mid-term”.
On 12 June, the company will be hosting a users conference in its home town, Madrid.
Source: Flight Daily News
