NDT cables

NDT Cables is a sister company to matrix electronics, it will be officially launched next monday 02.07.2012. It will be an e-commerce site selling high quality replacement transducer cables to the NDT industry manufactured to ISO9001 quality standards.

NDT Cables is being set up because of the success of matrix electronics, it soon gained a strong reliable customer base, who suggested that a service of this nature would be invaluable to there needs. The research as to exactly what the customers both need and expect in terms of specification and quality has been second to none, suppliers who provide high quality parts have been sourced, skilled and experienced assemblers interviewed.

So the count down is on until the e-commerce site goes live. I would like to take this opportunity to wish NDT Cables a very prosperous future and to hopefully be as succesfull as its sister company Matrix electronics.

ultrasonic testing

non-destructive testing has been around for more than forty years,this is a method of detecting internal flaws of various materials using ultrasonic waves. The use of ultrasonic oscillations to detect internal flaws has become a popular test method, giving results to small tolerances time after time. The principle of ultrasonics is based on the fact that solid materials are good at conducting sound waves, the smaller the wave length is the stronger the interaction effect on the material being tested. The ultrasonic test method is both economical and non-risk, in industries where the safety requirements are higher eg. nuclear and aerospace, radiography and ultrasonic methods would both be used.

matrix electronics

matrix electronics was set up to provide pcb assembly and cable assembly services to the electronic industry. At matrix we provide electronic sub-contract assembly services that include wiring harnesses also known as cable assemblies, wiring looms and cable assemblies, also provided is pcb assembly from small batch prototypes to large batch orders.

We started the company to provide a better quality service for the customer, within only a few weeks of opening our doors we were awarded our ISO9001 certificate

PCB Assembly

electronic components are kitted in stores then they are pre-formed to fit the positions in the PCB, resistors and diodes are usually first to be fitted, paying attention to the coloured bands on the body on the resistor which indicate the value, and ensuring the diodes are inserted with the correct orientation as these have a anode and a cathode.

Intergrated circuits (IC) are usually fitted next ensuring pin 1 is in the correct position, capacitors are usually next paying attention to the positive and negative, the positive leg is usually longer in length and a small cross is printed on the body. Electronic components are fitted into the pcb in this way in height order

ULTRASONICS

Ultrasonic testing is often performed on steel and other types of metal, other materials can be tested but less successfully. Non-destructive testing is used within many industries that include transporation, automotive, and nuclear.

Ultrasonic testing is useful for monitoring pipework corrosion, as the thickness can be monitored without any effect on equipment or anything sited near-by. A couplant is used to pass a transducer over the area to be inspected and short ultrasonic pulse waves are sent into the test piece.

Some transducers can recieve aswell as send the pulse waves,while some will just send the pulse waves and a seperate reciever will be used. The arrival time of the pulse is used to reveal imperfections or flaws