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DM5E Series Wall Thickness Gage

Wall Thickness Gage

The DM5E series wall thickness gages enables you to accomplish a large number of demanding tasks, especially with remaining wall thickness measurements on components subjected to corrosion and erosion.

The DM5E Series wall thickess gages are smart, simple-to-use ultrasonic thickness gages that offer big ultrasonic performance in a small lightweight package. Compact size and ergonomic shape provide comfortable one-hand use.

 

 

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Features

Three levels

There are three versions in the DM5E Family, which offer three levels of functionality:

The DM5E Basic
The DM5E Series comes in a rugged housing and ergonomically designed with a weight of just 223g, including its AA batteries, which allow up to 60 hours of operation. The basic version is specified to EN 15317 and features an LCD, which is backlit to be visible in all lighting conditions. Instrument operation is carried out with one hand via a user-friendly interface. This is a sealed, watertight and dust-proof membrane keypad, which features a minimum of function keys and arrow keys. Navigation through menus is simple and intuitive. The basic version incorporates a wide range of features including Min/Max capture, B-Scan generation, alarms and differential thickness measurement to allow instant comparison between measured and nominal thickness.

The DM5E
Incorporates DUAL MULTI operating mode. This  invaluable feature provides measuring thickness of metal through coatings. There is no need to remove the coating at the measuring point, saving time and money.

The DM5E DL
Incorporates datalogger supporting grid style data file formats. This is capable of holding up to 50,000 readings. Files can be transferred to a PC by means of a Mini USB Com port or imported directly into Microsoft Excel through a macro. All alphanumeric data for filenames and notes is directly entered via the key pad.

Thickness Measurement Under Coating

Both the DM5E and the DM5E DL offer Dual Multi Measurement. Virtually all components and structures subjected to thickness measurement will have some kind of protective coating. Such coatings, including paint, contribute significant error to thickness measurements of underlying metal walls when using conventional methods. In addition, the removal of coatings, and their subsequent reapplication, involves considerable cost and time. With the field proven Dual Multi feature there is no need to remove any protective coating. It is only necessary to select Dual Multi mode, place the probe in position and take the measurement.

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User-Friendly Operator Interface

All versions of the DM5E have the same user-friendly operator keypad interface. This has a central Mode key, a calibration/on/off key, two function arrow keys to activate and set functional control and four arrow keys for adjusting parameter values and for navigating through the intuitive single level menu. The keypad allows access to all calibration, set-up and measurement display modes of the instrument. With the DL version, a file display mode allows users to create and store thickness reading s in files. All calibration is menu-driven and the operator is guided through every step. There is a built-in calibration reminder, which can be set to remind the user to calibrate after a specified number of measurements or after a given time period.

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New Range of High Performance Probes

A new set of ultrasonic probes has been developed for the DM5E family to provide the instruments with optimized performance, even at very high temperatures. The DA5xx series complies with EN 15317 and includes a 5 MHz standard probe for general purpose applications, a 2MHz version, for high penetration as well as a 7.5MHz fingertip probe. A newly developed 5MHz high temperature probe offers an operating range from -10°C up to +204°C. (Standard probes operate to 70°C)

Flexible Data Processing

The DM5E DL has a built-in datalogger, with a capacity to store up a massive 50,000 reading in grid and linear files. This makes the measurement data available for further processing. Using our UltraMATE software. Measurement data files can be transferred from the instrument to a PC, where they can be stored and, if required, printed out in different fixed format reports. Typically, these can be colour histograms, where ranges of measured values are colour-coded, or colour can be used to highlight the distribution of minimum/maximum limit values exceeded. Data can also be pasted into Windows Clipboard for easy transfer into spreadsheet and word processing applications.

A Range of Measurement Displays

All versions of the DM5E offer a range of measurement displays.

  • Normal: the thickness value appears as large digits in the centre of the display.
  • MIN Scan: a minimum thickness scan that allows the user to run the probe over the wall surface. After the evaluation period, the minimum material thickness measured is displayed.
  • MAX Scan: a maximum thickness scan is exactly the same as a MIN Scan apart from the fact that the maximum thickness measured is displayed.
  • DIFF/RR%: compares the measured thickness with a user-specified nominal thickness. The dimensional difference between the two values is displayed, as is the percentage difference.
  • B-Scan: displays a graphic representation of a B-Scan showing minimum thickness values. The graph is derived by measuring and recording at 1 point per second.

Specifications

Instrument

Operating Principle

Ultrasonic pulse-echo method

Measurement Modes

Depends on Probe and Material, 0.60 mm to 508 mm (0.025” to 20.00”) in IP to 1st BW Measurement Mode, 2.00 mm to 127.0 mm
(0.079” to 5.00”) in Dual-Multi Measurement Mode, the Coating Thickness Range Shall be 0.3 mm to 2.50 mm (0” to 0.098”).

Measuring Resolution

0.01 mm Default - Selectable 0.01, 0.1 mm (0.001” Default - Selectable 0.001, 0.01”)

Material Velocity Range 0.508 to 18.699 mm/msec (0.0200 to 0.7362”/msec)
Material Velocity Resolution 1 m/s (0.0001”/msec)
Units Inch or Millimeter
Calibration One-Point Cal, On-Block and Off-Block, Two-Point Cal
Pulser Excitation Pulse: Spike Pulser
Voltage: 120 V into 50 ohm Load, Using 20 MHz Oscilloscope
Receiver Bandwidth 500KHz to 12 MHz @ -3 dB
Gain Automatic Gain Control
Display Type High-Resolution Graphical LCD, 64 x 128 Pixels, 53.0 mm x 27.0 mm with Backlight and Adjustable Contrast
Update Rate 4 Hz or 8 Hz, User Selectable, 24 Hz Scan Mode Capture Rate
Thickness Value Display NORMAL View Mode 5 Digit, 10.6 mm (0.4”) High
B-SCAN View Mode 5 Digit, 2.55 mm (0.1”) High
Display of Last Reading Solid Filled or Hollow Digits Indicate Coupled or Uncoupled Condition
Setups 9 Standard Setups for Probes
Alarm Settings Minimum and Maximum Alarms, Range of 0.25 mm to 508 mm, 0. (0.010” to 20.00”)
Reading Alternates Between Solid and Hollow When Alarms Are Enabled and Violated
Power Requirements 2 “AA” Size Batteries
Battery Life/Operating
Time
Approximately 60 Hours
Instrument Shut-0ff Selectable ALWAYS ON or AUTO OFF After 5, 10, 15, 30 Minutes of Inactivity
Language Selectable English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Chinese
I/O Connectors Transducer Dual Lemo 00 (coax)
Mini-USB Mini-USB to PC
Temperature Operating -10°C to +50°C (+10°F to +120°F)
Storage -20°C to +60°C (-10°F to +140°F)
Weight 223 g (0.597 lb) Including Batteries
Size 138 mm x 32 mm x 75 mm
Shock IEC 68-2-27 Ea, as per Mil Std 810C Method 516.2 Procedure I with a 15g 11ms Impulse Half Sinusoidal Wave Applied 6 Times per Axis
Sealing IEC529 / IP54, Dust Proof/Dripping Water Proof as per IEC 529 Specifications for IP54 Classification

Data Record Option Features

Capacity 50,000 Readings
File Structures Grid File
Number of Rows 1 to 50,000
Number of Columns 1 to 223
File Naming Up to 24 Character Alphanumeric Name
Optional Software UltraMATE and UltraMATE Lite

Probe/Transducers

DM5E Series Probe / Transducer Specifications

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