Cygnus Instruments Ltd company News and Trends items

The Cygnus 4 ultrasonic thickness gauge was used in a survey for a boat in Bristol. The hull of this boat was built in 1912. It started out being 72' long before it was chopped in half and converted into a narrowboat. The paint on the hull is thick and flaky but the Cygnus gauge coped well! Nick Vass MIIMS, Registered Marine Surveyor, also commented “I am very pleased w...

Popular with marine surveyors, the Cygnus 4 ultrasonic thickness gauge was employed in the pre-purchase survey for a Migrant 36 steel cutter. Conducted ashore, the thickness gauging inspection covers the hull, superstructures, keel, and rudder. The hull has been coated with paint above the waterline and with epoxy resin and blue antifouling paint below the waterline. But...

Our Sales Director, Graham Haines offered his support with long term partner Mariso at the 2017 International Underwater Intervention Conference and Exhibition in Xiamen, Southern China. The annual event attracts delegates and visitors from the Chinese Underwater and Offshore Industries. On display was the latest underwater thickness gauging equipment for both diver and ...

Second day at the Asia Pacific Conference for Non-Destructive Testing in Singapore, Cygnus’ latest range of surface ultrasonic thickness gauges and the Intrinsically Safe gauge have received a good level of interest. Our Sales Director, Mr Graham Haines, and Singapore Sales Manager, Mr Gary Seah, are very pleased to meet local NDT professionals and have had many successf...

Cygnus were very pleased to support our long-standing distributor SMG SYSTEM at the KORMARINE 2017 – a major event in the Korea’s marine industry. Graham Haines, our sales director, was delighted to meet local customers and see a lot interests for our ultrasonic ranges of thickness gauges and hatch cover weather-tightness tester.

The Wight Military & Heritage Museum based on the Isle of Wight are restoring a historic, and last of its kind in the world, FV3805 military tank. They will also be adapting the back hatch so that the tank can carry disabled ex-servicemen and women and members of the public. When asked the reason behind the disabled access, Project founder Ed Francis said "I wanted to gi...

Earlier this year, Cygnus Instruments launched their new range of ultrasonic thickness gauges that were designed and manufactured using a twin shot injection moulded enclosure which has a soft but durable TPE outer skin, making them both comfortable and extremely durable, while the inner shell is strong, keeping the electronics totally sealed from the outside environment...

The instrument has three measurement modes: Multiple-Echo to provide extremely accurate measurements while ignoring protective coatings up to 20 mm thick; Echo-Echo for measurements on painted metals but with heavy back wall corrosion / pitting and; Single-Echo for measurements on uncoated surfaces with heavy front face and/or backwall corrosion and attenuative materials...

The new range of thickness gauges is launched following extensive customer engagement, working within industry standards and following careful and exhaustive design reviews. WHAT’S NEW... Cygnus has now incorporated two additional measuring modes in to their latest range of thickness gauges. Single-Echo and Echo-Echo modes, both using twin crystal probes, can assis...

The main aim of the project is to record the long maritime history of Plymouth and the nearby area and in doing so also raise awareness of their historic and varied maritime heritage. By documenting, recording, mapping and publishing this information it will help to ensure these archaeological sites are preserved and appropriately maintained. This is important for a wh...