Ultrasonic Testing
CoreUltrasonic • UT

Ultrasonic Testing (UT)

Method Overview

Advanced thickness measurement and volumetric flaw detection using high-frequency pulse-echo sound waves.

Core Method Specifications

Technique IDUT
AcronymUT
CategoryCore
ModalityUltrasonic
Default Report TemplateUT-Standard-Template

Target Applications & Governing Standards

3 Scopes Configured
Piping & Loops
API 570 ASME B31.3
Target Assets / Components:
Process Piping CircuitsBoiler TubesDeadlegsInjection Points
Detectable Defects & Anomalies:
Wall ThinningFlow-Accelerated CorrosionPittingErosion
Valves & Pressure Control
API 598 ASME B16.34
Target Assets / Components:
Valve Body Wall IntegrityFlange Connections
Detectable Defects & Anomalies:
Casting ThinningCorrosion
Pressure Vessels
API 510 ASME Sec VIII
Target Assets / Components:
Shell PlatesDished HeadsNozzle Shell Joints
Detectable Defects & Anomalies:
Internal Hydrogen CrackingGeneral CorrosionLamination

Technique-to-OEM Compatibility Matrix

Verified manufacturers, instrument models, and diagnostic portals supporting UT.

10 Verified OEMs
Evident Scientific

Evident Scientific

Leading manufacturer of optical and digital precision technology (formerly Olympus Scientific Solutions).

Modalities:UTPAUTETVTIRIS+1 more
Waygate Technologies

Waygate Technologies

Global leader in industrial inspection solutions, radiography, and visual inspection (formerly GE Inspection Technologies).

Featured UT Hardware:
Modalities:UTRTETCRDR+3 more
Innerspec Technologies

Innerspec Technologies

Global leader in EMAT (Electro Magnetic Acoustic Transducer) and dry-coupled ultrasonic solutions.

Modalities:EMATDCUTUT
Sonatest

Sonatest

High performance ultrasonic instruments, phased array flaw detectors, and UT transducers.

Modalities:UTPAUTTOFDDCUT
Zetec

Zetec

Advanced eddy current and ultrasonic NDT technology for power generation, oil & gas, and aerospace.

Modalities:UTPAUTTOFDETRFET+1 more
Gecko Robotics

Gecko Robotics

Autonomous wall-climbing NDT crawlers for ultrasonic and visual inspection of boilers, tanks, and piping.

Modalities:RNDTUTVT
ROSEN Group

ROSEN Group

Leading provider of inline pipeline inspection (smart pigs) utilizing MFL, UT, and EMAT technologies.

Modalities:MFLUTEMAT
GE HealthCare

GE HealthCare

Global leader in medical diagnostic imaging, Micro-CT scanners, high-frequency ultrasonic transducers, and hospital radiological systems.

Modalities:CTUTRTCRDR
Siemens Healthineers

Siemens Healthineers

Pioneer of advanced CT systems, medical linear accelerators (Linacs), radiation shield integrity testing, and high-frequency ultrasound transducers.

Modalities:CTUTRTDR
Philips Healthcare

Philips Healthcare

Leader in high-frequency diagnostic ultrasound transducers, Micro-CT volumetric scanning, and cryogenic MRI dewars.

Modalities:UTCTRTDR
ASME Sec V & ISO 9712 Qualified
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