Billerica, Mass –September 10, 2007. The automated, on-line version of the Rightrax corrosion/erosion monitoring system from GE Inspection Technologies has now been certified for operation in ATEX zone 2 locations. This significantly extends the potential application of this intelligent monitoring system to areas, which could suffer short-term exposure to explosive gas mixtures.

The GE Rightrax system is designed for permanent installation on pipelines and process plant to provide corrosion and process engineers with accurate and repeatable, on-demand wall thickness measurements. Capable of operation at temperatures up to 120ºC, the Rightrax system provides an ultrasonic, non-intrusive, on-line solution to corrosion/erosion monitoring, especially for remote, difficult access or even dangerous plant locations. .

The basic components of the Rightrax monitoring system are the M2 sensor and the DL1 data logger. The M2 sensor is a multi-element, flexible, self-adhesive ultrasonic transducer array that is permanently bonded to the plant or pipe to be monitored, at critical locations where corrosive/erosive activity has historically taken place or is anticipated. .

The DL1 data logger has many of the functions of a conventional flaw detector but can be operated by unskilled personnel. It is used to interrogate the M2 sensors and can display inspection data in terms of wall thickness or rectified and unrectified A-scans on a built-in LCD screen.