Magnetic Analysis Corp. has introduced an eddy current test for detecting cracks and inclusions in Nitinol wire. An alloy made of approximately equal parts nickel and titanium, Nitinol is referred to as a SMA (shape memory alloy). It is often used in critical surgical applications such as stents and heart valves.

Dudley Boden, president and CEO of Magnetic Analysis Corporation, believes the steel industry is at the beginning of a recovery. Activity levels in the OCTG sector are beginning to increase and, despite the obvious challenges presented by the current economic and geopolitical climate, there’s light at the end of the tunnel.

Magnetic Analysis Corp. (MAC) has supplied an ultrasonic/eddy current multi-test system to inspect cold-drawn welded tube used in the production of shock absorbers at a Monterrey, Mexico plant operated by Prosankin (formerly A-4C-Sankin).

Nondestructive testing, commonly referred to as NDT, was first developed in the late 1800s. In the years since, a variety of technologies have been developed, including Eddy Current Testing (ECT) and Ultrasonic Testing (UT), which will be our focus. These two methods often complement one another when used together.

As the oil and gas industry has changed over the years, the quality standards for tube and pipe have gained in importance. Drilling is taking place in more remote locations, often many miles offshore; horizontal drilling capability allows drilling at ever-greater distances; and to find new sources, drilling is going deeper than ever before.

Traditional Ultrasonic Testing • Sound travels into the part, reflecting from a defect – “Flaw Detection” • Reflector size is also determined by signal amplitude – “Flaw Sizing” • Sound travels into the part and returns after a measurable length of time – “Thickness Gaging”.

ELMSFORD, NY, June 11, 2018—Magnetic Analysis Corporation (MAC), a leader in nondestructive testing, is celebrating 90 years of designing and supplying innovative inspection instruments and systems for metal manufacturers throughout the world.

Nondestructive Testing (NDT) has been around for many years, but what we are seeing today is a swift growth in when it needs to be used. More and more makers of stainless steel products are finding they must insist on the highest quality possible raw stock for their production needs.

A recent test system supplied to a producer of titanium tubes for nuclear applications incorporates MAC’s (Magnetic Analysis Corp.) Echomac® FD-6A ultrasonic instrumentation with TACTIC’s (TAC Technical Instrument Corp.) ultrasonic transducer immersion tank, mechanical handling, controls, and “spin the tube” conveyors to provide a complete turnkey installation.

Magnetic Analysis Corp. has recently introduced a new Rotoflux® AC flux leakage tester. The highly sensitive AC Flux Leakage technology is especially well suited to test hot rolled black steel bars and rods that have surface conditions which used to make finding shallow defects very difficult, if not impossible.

Capable of detecting the very small mandated notches dictated by the aerospace, nuclear, and medical industries. Magnetic Analysis Corporation (MAC) has recently supplied an ultrasonic test system to a major finishing processor of bars for medical components.

Magnetic Analysis Corporation is sad to report the passing of our Chairman and long-time President, William S. (“Bill”) Gould on March 14th. Bill Gould succeeded his father as President of Magnetic Analysis Corp. (MAC) in 1964 and remained in that role until 2007, a remarkable 42-year run in which he successfully built MAC from a small, U.S.-oriented eddy current testing company into a global leader in eddy current, ultrasonic, and flux leakage equipment and services.