Pundit ultrasonic pulse velocity and pulse echo tomography
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Assessment of structural integrity and localization of defects and voids in concrete and rock through ultrasonic testing

Structural defects cause serious damages and collapses. Ultrasonic testing provides information on the strength and uniformity of concrete, rock, composites, ceramics, wood, epoxy, refractory materials and can be used to detect and localize voids, pipes, cracks and defects. The ultrasonic pulse echo (UPE) technology extends ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) applications to objects where access is restricted to a single side. Proceq Pundit offers the most versatile range of ultrasonic testing instruments.

Models

Pundit Live Array Pro

Pundit Lab(+)

Pundit 200

Pundit 200 Pulse Echo

Pundit 250 Array
Descriptions The wireless Pundit Live Array Pro tomography scanner is connected with an iOS app to an Apple® iPad. It comes with Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) user support and 3D imaging capabilities. The Pundit Lab is a flexible UPV test instrument designed primarily for operation in laboratories. It supports all traditional UPV test modes. The Pundit Lab+ comes with an extended feature set. The Pundit 200 is a best-in-class UPV test instrument with an extended range of measurement modes. Rugged touchscreen with intuitive user interface for best possible measuring and analysis of the measured data. The Pundit 200 Pulse Echo extends the ultrasonic application to objects where access is restricted to a single side. Major applications are slab thickness measurments and the location of voids and delaminations. Rugged touchscreen with intuitive user interface. New: Pundit® Dry-Point Shear Wave Transducer The Pundit 250 Array is a modular phased array pulse echo instrument incorporating dry-point contact transducers. It features unique real time B-Scans as well as on-site C-scans, P-scans and Volume scans.
Your Benefits

Real-time tomography

Smart A.I. user support and positioning

Increased productivity

Automated combination of the transmitter voltage and the receiver gain for accurate and stable measurements

Open interface, can be integrated into LabView

Pundit Lab+ removes the need for external amplification when used with exponential transducers

Various measurement modes including Line Scan, Area Scan, Data Logging, compressive strength correlations and E-modulus measurement

Automatic surface velocity calculation according to standards

Same instrument can be used with pulse echo transducers

B-Scan is constructed directly on the instrument as the scan is carried out

Can be upgraded to Multi Channel

Same instrument can be used with classic pulse velocity transducers

Full modular system allows to increase the number of channels by simply attaching additional probes

Unique real-time B-scan and panorama B-scan

Same instrument can be used with classic pulse velocity transducers
Measuring Range >1 m depending on concrete quality Up to 15 m depending on concrete quality Up to 15 m depending on concrete quality Up to 1 m depending on concrete quality Ca. 1m depending on concrete quality
Bandwidth 15 to 100 kHz 20 to 500 kHz 20 to 500 kHz 20 to 500 kHz 20 to 500 kHz
Technology Phased array ultrasonic pulse echo Ultrasonic pulse velocity Ultrasonic pulse velocity Single channel ultrasonic pulse echo Phased array ultrasonic pulse echo
Measuring Resolution 1 μs 0.1 us 0.1 us 0.1 us 0.1 us
Plus Voltage UPV  – 125 to 500 V 100 to 450 Vpp – –
Plus Voltage UPE ±150 V – – ± 50 to ± 200 V +/- 150 V
Receiver Gain 1 to 10’000x (0 to 80 dB) 1x, 10x, 100x, AUTO, Pundit Lab+ up to 1000x 1 to 10’000x (0 to 80 dB) 1 to 10’000x (0 to 80 dB) 1 to 10’000x (0 to 80 dB)
Nominal transducer frequency  50 kHz shear wave 24 – 500 kHz 24 – 500 kHz 24 – 500 kHz  50 kHz shear wave
Pulse Shape Square wave Square wave Square wave Square wave Square wave
Pulse Delay 8 ms – 200 ms – – – 8 ms – 200 ms
Number Of Channels 8 (with upgrade option to 16) 1 1 1 8 (with upgrade option to 16)
Applications
Pulse velocity determination x √ √ √ x
Quality assessment and uniformity √ √ √ √ √
Compressive strength estimation x Pundit Lab+ only √ x x
SONREB x Pundit Lab+ only √ x x
Modulus of elasticity measurement x  √ √ x x
Curing status evaluation x √ √ x x
Thickness measurement from a single side √ x x √ √
Crack depth estimation x √ √ x x
Location of delaminations, voids and honeycoming √ x x √ √
Location of hollow pipes √ x x √ √
Location of pipes and tendon ducts beyond the rebar layer √ x x √ √
Assessment of fibre reinforced concrete √ √ √ √ √
Additional Applications

 

 
Features
Instrument Firmware
  • High resolution imaging of thickness variations, delaminations, voids and tendon ducts
  • Cursors for depth and horizontal displacement information
  • Settings directly accessible on measuring screen
  • AI positioning system
  • Automatic back wall detection
  • Automatic pulse velocity estimation
  • Open interface
  • Integrated amplifier gain stage (Pundit Lab+ only)
  • Real time stamp (Pundit Lab+ only)
  • Zoom and scroll for precise A-Scan inspection
  • On board storage and review of waveforms
  • Settings directly accessible on measuring screen
  • Dual cursor for manual A-Scan evaluation
  • Separate cursor to measure signal amplitude
  • Automatic and manual triggering and user adjustable trigger threshold
  • A-Scan update rate up to 25 Hz
  • Gate function
  • Raw data export
  • Settings directly accessible on measuring screen
  • Advanced echo tracking technology helps identifying the main echo
  • Automatic estimation of the Pulse Velocity
  • Raw data export
  • Settings directly accessible on measuring screen
PC Software Browser-based live.proceq.com webtool Pundit Link unlocks the full Pundit Lab+ capabilities PL-Link for analysis and export data to third party applications PL-Link for analysis and export data to third party applications PL-Link for analysis and export of data to third party applications
Display Any compatible Apple® iPad (iOS 9.0 and higher) 79 x 21 mm passive matrix OLED 7” color rugged touchscreen unit (800 x 480 pixels) with dual core processor 7” color rugged touchscreen unit (800 x 480 pixels) with dual core processor 7” color rugged touchscreen unit (800 x 480 pixels) with dual core processor
Memory Up to 512 GB (depending on the Apple® iPad model) > 500 measured values Internal 8 GB flash memory Internal 8 GB flash memory Internal 8 GB flash memory
Connections Wi-Fi connection to Apple® iOS tablet, USB port for Wi-Fi module USB connection to PC USB host / device and Ethernet USB host / device and Ethernet USB host / device and Ethernet
Measurement Modes
  • A-scan
  • Line scan
  • Pulse velocity
  • Surface velocity
  • Data logging
  • E-modulus
  • Compressive strength correlation (Pundit Lab+ only)
  • Crack depth
  • Pulse velocity
  • Surface velocity
  • Data logging
  • E-modulus
  • Compressive strength correlation
  • Crack depth
  • Line Scan
  • Area Scan
  • Pulse velocity
  • Area Scan
  • A-Scan
  • B-Scan
  • Distance
  • Real time B-Scan
  • Panorama B-Scan
Transducers Rugged, compact and lightweight Pundit Array Transducer. Standard: Single handed transducer. Dual handle upgrade for increased control (buttons on both handles, optimize gain settings and trigger a measurement). Upgrade to 16 channels for double the scan width
  • Avaiable Proceq transducers: 54 kHz, 150 kHz, 250 kHz, 54 kHz Exponential, 500 kHz and 250 kHz Shear Wave
  • Connect third party transducers up to 500 kHz with BNC connector
  • Avaiable Proceq transducers: 54 kHz, 150 kHz, 250 kHz, 54 kHz Exponential, 500 kHz and 250 kHz Shear Wave
  • Connect third party transducers up to 500 kHz with BNC connector
  • Dry-contact Pundit Pulse Echo transducer with control buttons, optical feedback, center marker and rulers for easy B-Scan measurements
  • Avaiable Proceq transducers: 54 kHz, 150 kHz, 250 kHz, 54 kHz Exponential, 500 kHz and 250 kHz Shear Wave
  • Connect third party transducers up to 500 kHz with BNC connector
Dry-contact Pundit Array transducer with auxiliary LCD display and control buttons on handles
Standardization
Standards
  • EN 12504-4
  • ASTM C 597-02
  • ISO 1920-7:2004
  • IS 13311
  • CECS 21
  • ГОСТ 17624
  • EN 12504-4
  • ASTM C 597-02
  • ISO 1920-7:2004
  • IS 13311
  • CECS 21
  • RI-ZFP-TU
Guidelines
  • RI-ZFP-TU
  • FCC Part 15: 2010
  • Class A Digital Device
  • RI-ZFP-TU
  • RI-ZFP-TU
  • FCC Part 15: 2010
  • Class A Digital Device
Accessories
Measurement Accessories
  • Upgrade to 16 channel: Pundit Array Transducer (327 30 100), Pundit Array Transducer Extension Kit (376 30 377) and Dual Handle Kit (327 30 370)
  • Upgrade to dual handle: Dual Handle Kit (327 30 370)
  • Pundit Array Transducer Battery Pack Complete (327 30 337)
  • Rechargeable AA NiMH battery set of 6 (327 30 384S)
  • Calibrated tape set of 5 (327 01 071S)
  • 2 S-Wave Transducers, 250 kHz, incl. couplant (325 40 049)
  • 2 Exponential transducer 54 kHz, including calibration rod (325 40 176)
  • Transducer 150 kHz (Two required for operation) (325 40 141)
  • 2 S-Wave Transducers, 250 kHz, incl. couplant (325 40 049)
  • 2 Exponential transducer 54 kHz, including calibration rod (325 40 176)
  • Pundit Pulse Echo Transducer, incl. cable, contact tester and documentation (327 40 130)
  • Upgrade Kit to Pundit 250 Array (327 30 130)
  • Battery complete (327 01 033)
  • Quick Charger (external) (327 01 053)
  • Pundit® Dry-Point Shear Wave Transducer
  • Upgrade Kit to Pundit® 250 Array (327 30 130)
  • 2 S-Wave Transducers, 250 kHz, incl. couplant (325 40 049)
  • 2 Exponential transducer 54 kHz, including calibration rod (325 40 176)
  • Battery complete (327 01 033)
  • Quick Charger (external) (327 01 053)
  • Upgrade to 16 channel: Pundit Array Transducer (327 30 100), Pundit Array Transducer Extension Kit (376 30 377) and Dual Handle Kit (327 30 370)
  • Upgrade to dual handle: Dual Handle Kit (327 30 370)
  • Pundit Array Transducer Battery Pack Complete (327 30 337)
  • Rechargeable AA NiMH battery set of 6 (327 30 384S)
  • Calibrated tape set of 5 (327 01 071S)
  • Battery complete (327 01 033)
  • Quick Charger (external) (327 01 053)
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