Description

The common standards, such as ASTM E1571, ISO 4309, EN 12927, IMCA LR 004, recognize Magnetic Rope Testing (MRT) as a considerable mean to ensure wire rope integrity.

The magnetic rope testing instrument INTROS enables wire rope inspection by measuring loss of metallic area (LMA) and detecting outer and inner localized flaws (LF), such as broken wires, strands, pitting corrosion. The instrument is suitable for measuring during wire rope production and on-site operation of different applications.

INTROS operates magnetic flux leakage principle. Strong magnets magnetically saturate the rope during testing, and the leakage flux above the rope surface is uniform unit the rope contains no defects. Defects in the rope, e.g. LMA and LF, disturb the leakage flux, and implemented sensors pick such disturbance for processing.