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Overview: The VeeScan Eddy Current Wheel Inspection System is designed for efficient and reliable aircraft wheel inspections. It features user-friendly setup, versatile testing capabilities, and robust construction.

Key Features:

User-Friendly Interface: Includes 'Teach & Learn' and 'Save & Recall' functions for easy setup.
Versatility: Capable of testing a wide range of wheels, from helicopter nose wheels to A380 main wheels.
Flexibility: Scans wheels in both directions and can inspect both halves of a wheel simultaneously if the height is 380mm or less.
Construction: Made from heavy-duty aluminum extrusions with removable steel panels for easy servicing.
Control Panel: Offers PDF reporting and can be configured as a stand-alone unit or on a pivot arm.

Technical Specifications:

Instrument: ETher NDE AeroCheck+ with a recommended frequency of 200kHz.
Max Wheel Dimensions: Diameter up to 900mm and height up to 400mm.
Load Capacity: Up to 150kg.
Rotation Speed: 15-120 rpm.
Frame: Extruded aluminum with a rubber-coated steel roller tray.

Operational Benefits:

Speed & Reliability: Automated inspection ensures complete scanning of the required area.
Safety: Features a wheel-clamping system and dual push-button activation for operator safety.
Ease-of-Service: Built with readily available components and offers remote analysis capabilities.

Customer Benefits: The VeeScan provides high reliability and flexibility, making it suitable for various aircraft wheel inspection needs. It integrates leading eddy current technology with the AeroCheck+ for precise and efficient inspections.

Catalog excerpts

EDDY CURRENT WHEEL INSPECTION SYSTEM User friendly, easy initial setup with “Teach & Learn” and “Save & Recall”. Versatile - can test wheels from Helicopter Nose to A380 Main Wheels. Flexible - Scans whole wheels in either direction. Simple PDF reporting: that can be printed, stored, viewed locally or over your network. Manufactured from heavy-duty aluminum extrusions with easy servicing using standard, readily available, branded control automation products such as Schn

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“Our VeeScan offers our clients the choice of the highest degree of reliability in a well accepted industry standard format.” John Hansen, MD At ETher NDE we understand that the key criteria for any Aircraft Wheel Inspection System is the need to guarantee detection of defects, the requirement to operate reliably twenty-four hours per day, 365 days per year. The demand for a simple and user-friendly interface and the business need to maximize speed of inspection and output is key. Balancing these objectives can be difficult, but we believe the VeeScan measures up to the task. VeeScan Pivot Arm...

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CUSTOMER BENEFITS Flexibility: Due to the two axis bi-direction ability, the wheel orientation and direction of scanning can be changed. Traditionally on an automated wheel inspection machine the wheel is inspected rim down and inwards from the rim edge to the barrel. The key advantage is both halves of a wheel can be inspected at the same time (providing the overall height is 380mm (15”) or less). Ease-of-Service: The machine is built from readily available automation components from companies such as Schneider. The on-board software features comprehensive diagnostic and condition reporting...

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SPECiFiCATiONS Specification subject to change without notice. SPECiFiCATiONS Specification subject to change without notice. OPTiONAL: VeeScan 2 YEARS Spare Parts Kit (Part no: KAVEE001) Part Number ETher NDE Q ETher NDE Ltd., Endeavour House, Unit 18 Brick Knoll Park, Ashley Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK Tel: +44 (0)1582 767912 Email: [email protected] www.ethernde.com Document number 5001USA: Issue 8

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