Vendors That Become Partners: Collaborate on Effective NDT to Ensure High-Quality Products
“One small handful of rejected materials, identified during a run of 30,000 high-precision components, is one handful too many,” asserts John Pechan, Chief Operating Officer at Round Ground Metals® (RGM®). This commitment to quality is the cornerstone of the collaboration between RGM, a producer of close tolerance high quality round rod and bar and Magnetic Analysis Corporation® (MAC®), a global leader in NDT systems for over 95 years. They joined forces to create a fully automated test system that incorporates eddy current and ultrasonic NDT technologies. This system features seamlessly integrated handling and conveyors to test cold-finished carbon, alloy, and stainless bars destined for high-quality parts used in critical components. The massive system – more than 100 feet (30m) long overall – can test bars ranging from 12′ to 42′ (3.66 – 12.80m) long and 0.75″ to 3.5″ (19.05 – 88.9mm) diameter, at speeds up to 150 fpm (45.72 mpm).