Ultrasonic Safety & Survey Equipments

Thursday, 22 August 2013

A Million Opportunities with the Ultrasonic Leak Detector

When talking about hatch covers, ships of all kinds come abruptly to the mind. People have associated hatch covers with ships and that too the huge transport ships. Little do they know that hatch covers are also used in many other vehicles also for instance airplanes. Hatch covers tend to become loose after some time due to being excessively used. Their purpose is to completely seal the insides just like a lid does to a jar. They need to be checked for their ability to perform and the most successful method now is by the hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing.

The ultrasonic device used to test tightness of the hatch covers has become an instant hit in the industry. Since the updated version has been introduced in the market it has managed to reduce the number of leaking ships by 50%. The main reason for leaking ships was they were not able to find the area where the hole actually was. Minute and hidden in the most unexpected places, these holes resulted in the damage of goods worth millions of dollars every year. They have even resulted in letting water get into sensitive areas of a ship such as the electricity circuit breakers and cause havoc onboard. Since the tightness of hatch with ultrasound is being checked, managers and ship owners have heaved a sigh of relief and are grateful to the manufacturers for making their business easier to maintain.

The success of the ultrasonic hatch cover has dragged it out of the maritime industry and has now entered many other fields including the defense, airplanes, rockets and the automobile industry. Even the architects have now these devices in their possession to test the sound proof rooms and the underground bank safes they help build. Because of it precision professionals from other walks of life are keen to get their hands on it. When building sound proof rooms such as the meeting rooms or interrogation rooms, the room is not declared fit for use until it passes the ultrasonic leak detection test.

This wondrous device has expanded the boundaries of industries. There are a million possibilities with the ultrasonic leak detector and it is only a matter of time when we will see the device being sold on general store aisles. The manufacturers have not given up their research to expand its capabilities, it is speculated that a newer device would also be helpful to homeowners.

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