Cygnus Instruments Ltd Ultrasound in Subsea & Offshore Maintenance Ultrasound is part of our daily lives and is used in many applications to control, give warnings and provide measurements. In
the subsea and oil & gas industries, where metal corrosion is a constant challenge,
the Cygnus Instruments range of Multiple Echo through-coating thickness gauges have played a major role in providing a solution to this challenge.
The Digital Multiple Echo Technique, for
remaining metal thickness checks through
have to precisely match before a reading
is depth rated to 300 metres. The Cygnus
and 3rd return echoes largely eliminates
stringent ATEX and CSA rating. This
is displayed. This matching of the 2nd
protective coatings was pioneered by
spurious readings which can be a problem
conjunction with a single crystal probe
The comprehensive range of Cygnus
Cygnus 30 years ago. The technique, in (which ensures a straight beam passage of sound) uses three returning echoes. The 1st is ignored as it contains the coating
thickness while the 2nd and 3rd echoes
represent the time taken to travel through just the metal.
Protective coatings up to 20 mm thick are completely ignored, with Deep Coat mode enabled and the 2nd and 3rd echo timings
on instruments without this technology.
gauges includes an ROV Mountable model, two hand-held models for commercial
divers as well as an explosion proof unit for hazardous environments. The ROV
Mountable gauges are available in 3 depth ratings 500, 2000 and 4000 metre. We also offer probe handlers for use with
them on all types of ROVs. The Cygnus
DIVE wrist-mountable underwater gauge
Intrinsically Safe gauge has the most
means thickness measurement surveys can be conducted without the need for hot work permits or expensive plant shutdown.
All Cygnus Gauges are simple to use,
accurate, reliable and extremely portable.
For more information visit: www.cygnus-instruments.com See us at Offshore Europe on stand 3E65
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