ESCALUS

ESCALUS is designed to provide automatic examinations of turbine blades and roots. The examinations are performed by an industrial robotic system and eddy current probes specifically designed for this purpose.

ESCALUS system consists of:

• robot
• turn cable
• control cabinet
• eddy current probes
• operator´s workstation
• pressurized air supply system
• power, control and signal cables
• protective cell with safety equipment

Inspection scope:

• compressor discs
• compressor housing
• turbines
• flange bolt holes

Key features

• 6 degrees of freedom industrial robot with a rotational table
• remotely operated robotic tool changer
• rotational table optical indexing sensor
• inductive sensors on tool holder stand
• eddy current instrument in 19ˇ rack
• 5 types of eddy current probes:
  • PRO ESCALUS disc surface probe
  • PRO ESCALUS turbine blade pencil probe
  • PRO ESCALUS turbine blade flexible array probe
  • PRO ESCALUS compressor inner cavity array probe
  • PRO ESCALUS bolt hole probe
• automated probe changing and calibration procedure