Non-destructive testing

Turntables and positioners are used by facilities to test assemblies or finished items that require, for example, remote visual, ultrasonic or X-ray inspection, to monitor irradiated equipment, test antennae, carry out electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC) testing or undergo radar cross-section examination.

Non-destructive test positioners can:
• speed up the test procedure
• ensure tests are done in a limited space
• help automate test procedures
• increase efficiency

Test laboratories world wide rely on BTI’s expert advice and assistance to design and build turntables and positioners to suit the task.

Operating from a knowledge base of equipment previously supplied, BTI can accommodate equipment under test (EUT), be it large or small, and provide repeated, accurate azimuth positioning with manual, electric-, pneumatic or hydraulic-powered positioners. Test equipment can be designed for installation within a laboratory or open to the elements, with construction and control parameters suited to the test environment. BTI also offers, where appropriate, automated control equipment to interface with other test equipment and with connections to the EUT.

As testing needs and inspection facilities are wide and varied, BTI builds specifically to meet individual customer requirements, the company’s experience enabling a cost-effective, practical solution to be reached, whether it be for a 15 kg capacity lift and lower platform with a rotary indexer or a 12 metre diameter computer-controlled precision indexer for a fighter aircraft.

BTI’s capabilities in this field have resulted in the successful testing of products as diverse as toasters, mobile phones, tanks and heat-seeking missiles, and organisations such as IBM, BSI, BT, BAe Systems, GKN Aerospace, RFI, Hewlett-Packard, Mira, Rainford, KTL, Sheffield University, AWE and various defence-related sub-contractors have all come to rely on BTI to provide the correct equipment for the project in hand.

BTI test equipment is available with the following options:

• Repeated, accurate azimuth positioning with or without rotation limits
• Manual, electric, pneumatic or hydraulic powered positioners
• Automated interfaced and control equipment
• Internal or external use
• Weather, corrosion and environmental protection
• Speed control with soft start and/or stop
• Remote control
• Data connectivity to EUT
• Easy portability for relocation of test equipment
• Security features
• Safety features

The above information is available on an A4 printable PDF brochure along with actual case studies on our Downloads page.