Fast and Accurate Non-destructive Testing System for Inspection of Canning Tubes

The authors describe the development of an inspection bench for the non-destructive examination of canning tubes. The bench is original in that the internal diameter is calculated from exact measurement of the outer diameter and the wall thickness. The transducers for inspection and control are rotated around the tube. Thus all measurements are made externally to the tube. The result of these inovations is that non-destructive examination can be made in a single pass of the tube, and the assessment is more accurate, economical, and faster than that possible with existing techniques.