Xiris Weld Inspection Systems

A laser-based 3D post-weld inspection system designed to detect quality issues related to the forming, welding and scarfing processes on Tube & Pipe mills with outside diameters of 5-200 mm (0.2-8″).

• Simplify and reduce mill set up time with real-time feedback on adjustments
• Improve weld quality, with 100% in-line monitoring right at the mill
• Non-contact, non-destructive sensors do not interfere with forming, welding and scarfing process
• Reduce operating costs with lower material scrap, customer returns and product liability claims
• Improved mill efficiency with real-time process monitoring, trend reporting, warning and alarms
• Air-cooled using factory air

A laser-based 3D post-weld inspection system designed to detect quality issues related to the forming, welding and scarfing processes on larger High Frequency Tube & Pipe mills with outside diameters greater than 13 mm (1/24″).

• Simplify and reduce mill set up time with real-time feedback on adjustments
• Improve weld quality, with 100% in-line monitoring right at the mill
• Non-contact, non-destructive sensors do not interfere with forming, welding and scarfing process
• Reduce operating costs with lower material scrap, customer returns and product liability claims
• Improved mill efficiency with real-time process monitoring, trend reporting, warning and alarms
• Rugged water-cooled sensor

A sensor and image processing system for scanning, inspecting and recording the back side of a first pass weld bead, typically found in large welding projects such as pipeline construction, ship building, pressure vessel manufacturing or large pipe fabrication. Featuring:

• High resolution 2D image and a 3D shape profile generation of the entire weld bead
• Low-profile design fits inside pipes with ID >200mm
• Sensor head includes a high-resolution laser triangulation system and a high resolution 2D on-axis camera with its own specialized lighting
• Intuitive, easy to use software to fully inspect, analyze, annotate and record each weld
• Integrated bead profile inspection tools for advanced defect detection

The Xiris SeamMonitor™ system has been specifically developed to measure the seam alignment and weld seam width on TIG welded tube mills.  Combining a High Dynamic Range (HDR) weld camera that can see a large range of brightness to easily capture the TIG torch, weld arc and weld seam, with sophisticated machine vision measurement software, SeamMonitor™ enables real-time monitoring of the weld seam size, the torch tip location, and the relative offset between the torch tip and its seam.