#Industry News
Non-Intrusively Inspecting Couplings with Airborne Ultrasound
A coupling is a mechanical component used to connect two shafts together and transfer power while providing some degree of flexibility into the system, reducing shock loads and accommodating for inaccuracies in shaft alignment.
They’re an essential component in many mechanical systems and manufacturing environments.
Typically, maintenance and reliability teams must shutdown the plant, disassemble, and perform a thorough visual inspection of a coupling to look for signs of mechanical wear. Having to disrupt production to perform these inspections is made worse by the number of manhours it takes per coupling. Not to mention, couplings are found in good shape all the time, only to have defects introduced to them during reassembly.
