Flexible Probes

Flex transducers are thin, compliant ultrasonic probes that can conform to curved surfaces using fingertip pressure. This enables them to be used on non-flat components to provide improved ultrasound transmission compared to standard hard faced transducers. Flex transducers are made of a thin but durable piezo-electric material that is soft enough to bend and can be shaped to suit curved geometry. By using a soft backing layer, the flexibility of the crystal is retained. The Flex series are available as single element and dual element formats.

Standard Flex transducers are 5MHz or 10MHz at sizes of Ø6mm, Ø10mm or Ø20mm diameter. Flex transducers are ideal for inspecting radius areas of composites and accessing complex geometries in metals, such as weld cap areas or castings. They can be used with any standard ultrasonic instrument.