POWER AND VERSATILITY FOR ANY COMPOSITE

All Stress Modes for tripod and gantry integration
Laser Based Nondestructive Testing Equipment
Thermal shearography testing of aircraft radome for disbonds and damage.

Remote Control Camera

Detect defects over a large area with high throughput.

Mode of Operation

Digital, Phase Step and Phase Reversal Real-time Subtraction Modes with user set macros.

Versitile Applications

Use on tripod, lift, gantry and more.

Powerful Image Processing

Real-time imagining of disbonds, delaminations, impact damage and more.

Speed

Increase in Aerospace manufacturing productivity.

Laser Options

5100 – 150 mw Laser 5100e – external Laser up to 10 Watts

VIEWS AND CONFIGURATIONS

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SPECIFICATIONS

Technical Description

The LTI-5100 is a modular, all mode, digital Shearography Camera System featuring complete remote control of camera pan, tilt, zoom, iris, focus and shear vector as well as laser beam X/Y steering and beam expansion. The LTI-5100 consists of the SC-5100 Digital Shearography Camera with built-in or external laser, Remote Control Console, and the IP-5100 Image Processing Computer, all interconnecting cables, 2 Manuals and a One Year Warranty.

Optional Equipment

  • Tripod and Adapter Plate
  • MECAD-100, 200 Vibration Stress Units
  • ACAD-100, 200 Acoustic Stress Units
  • TS-100 Thermal Stress Unit
  • Vacuum Windows and Generators
  • LTI-9000 Vacuum Test Chambers
  • Gantry and Mobile Lift Systems

Shear Camera Dimensions

12.0 x 4.0 x 5.5 in / 30.5 x 10.2 x 14.0 cm

Shear Camera

Digital Phase Stepping Shearography Camera, real-time mode

Sensor

768 x 494 12 bit/30 fps

Power

100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz20 amps maximum (with TES-200)

Operation Modes

All Mode

Shear Vector

Fully adjustable Shear Vector: 0-360 ?/0-3 ?

Measuring Sensitivity

0.05m/ shear distance

Image Calibration

Manual and Auto Cal., real-time readout of FOV, Scale, Shear Vector

Laser Light Source

150 mw, Class IIIa Laser Product

Zoom

F1.0,8 w/2x Converter

Computer and Remote Control Features

Camera Lens: Iris, Focus, Zoom, Shear Vector: X/Y Shear 0-5º, 0-360º Laser: X/Y Steer, Beam Expansion Motion:(Pan350º,Tilt120º) Laser Spot Projector for Precision Image Calibration

Manual Adjustments

Laser Shutter on/off

System Software

LaserNDT 1.8.0

Downloads

Patents: The LTI-5100 is manufactured in the USA under US and foreign patents 6,717,681; 5,257,088; 5,094,528. Additional patents pending. Specifications are subject to change.

Laser Shearography Certifications AIA NAS 410, ASNT SNT-TC-1A, ASTM E2581-07, EN 4179

LTI-5100 Image Analysis
LTI-5100 has Powerful Image Analysis tools for precision defect measurements.
Pressure shearography NDT set up for a Composite overwrapped pressure vessel fuel tank for a Mars spacecraft.
Impact images on COPV tank
COPV impact damage.
Aluminum Honeycomb disbonds
Aluminum Honeycomb disbonds

INSPECTION APPLICATIONS

SHEAROGRAPHY IN ACTION

Shearography detects: Delaminations, Disbonds, Impact damage, Repair defects, Porosity, Cracks, Fiber waves or wrinkles

Heatmap image of disbonds
Disbonds in metal braze bonded coolant channels. Field of View = 10 x 12 in.
NDT image of impact damage
Non-visible impact damage on a carbon fiber laminate aircraft wing panel. Field of View = 8 x 8 in.
Thermal Image of a Composite Overwrap Pressure Vessel or COPV
COPV fiber bridging defects. Tank diameter = 6.4 in.

OUR FULL LINE OF SHEAROGRAPHY NDT SYSTEMS

Shearography can be applied to many applications, if we don’t have a system that works for you, we can custom build one that will.