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Ultrasonic sensors and equipment for inspection and/or condition monitoring of structures. We can detect defects hundreds of metres away from a remote test location.
About
Full Matrix Ltd is a Cambridge-based deep tech company dedicated to enhancing the safety and reliability of critical infrastructure such as fusion power plant supply pipes through sophisticated non-destructive testing and condition monitoring technologies. At the core of our offering are EMAT sensors (Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers), which transmit and receive ultrasound without the need for contact or couplant, enabling them to operate in extreme environments like high-temperature or radiation. Complementing the hardware, Full Matrix’s software leverages machine learning to detect defects. We have experience of adapting our technology for a range of different applications and use a combination of numerical modelling expertise and experimental work to create novel solutions.
Key Benefits
Our patent pending sensors excite guided ultrasound which travels along the length of a structure, occupying, for example, the pipe wall in a pipe, allowing full volumetric coverage from a single test location. This could eliminate or reduce the need for the costly process of building up a picture of the entire structure through localised small-scale inspections. Alternatively, permanent installation enables continuous monitoring with enhanced detection capability, potentially eliminating the need for inspection. Our sensors are made to be suitable for high temperature and are radiation tolerant.
Applications
Our technology is readily applicable to any elongated metallic structure such as a pipe, cable, rail or plate. These exist across most industries. It could also potentially be applied to non-metallic structures via use of a metallic coating or changing to a contact approach. Guided wave inspection is used most in the Oil and Gas industry for screening of long length of pipeline for corrosion. We are targeting greener industries with more complex infrastructure such as fusion. We've also recently tested the feasibility of using our technology to inspect the carbon composite core of power conductor cables.