ULTRASONIC IMPACT TECHNOLOGY
BRINGING INNOVATION | BUILDING RELIABLITY | EXTENDING ASSET LIFE
Mecha has partnered with world leading Ultrasonic Impact Technology (UIT) specialists Applied Ultrasonics Australia (AUA) to operate as the sole provider of UIT & Ultrasonic Peening services in Queensland & the Northern Territory.
Ultrasonic Impact Technology (UIT) uses ultrasonic energy to maximise metal improvement and enhancement, greatly extending the metal’s utility. The benefits of UIT can be applied across a range of industries, including oil and gas, maritime, mining, highway infrastructure, defence and aerospace.
The technology is recognised by the US Federal Highway Administration, the US Navy and Coast guard, the International Institute of Welding, Weld Australia and the more than 100 companies who have successfully employed the technology.
ULTRASONIC PEENING PROCESS
The UIT system is an electromechanical process where ultrasonic energy is converted into mechanical energy. When applied to metal fabricated structures, UIT imparts compressive residual stress, mitigates harmful tensile stress, modifies weld toe geometry, and improves grain structure.
UIT can be used as an alternative to TIG Toe Dressing, Burr Grinding or other forms of stress relief to modify weld toe geometry and impact beneficial compressive residual stress. UIT’s Magnetostrictive technology and application is faster, easier to apply and has fewer OH&S issues.
UIT was designed for shop and in field applications. The system is portable and the hand tool can be coupled with a variety of specially designed heads which can accommodate most difficult jobs.
