Experience
SDI is a leading manufacturer of automated ultrasonic inspection systems. It was formed in 1994 by a group of NDT engineers who had been manufacturing automated UT systems for over thirty years, formerly as Staveley Aerospace Systems, Qualcorp, and Automation Industries. SDI operates from a 30,000 sq. ft. business park in Camarillo, California. In addition to sales, design and administration offices, the facility houses a large-scale manufacturing facility and machine shop and a fully equipped applications laboratory. All aspects of product design and manufacturing are carried out in house. In addition to the UT systems, SDI manufactures a range of specialized UT instrumentation and motion control products.


Proven Technology
SDI has an installed user base of over 100 of its 5000 Series immersion tanks with numerous users purchasing several systems. The SDI-5000 series are precision ultrasonic immersion inspection systems used in facilities ranging from colleges and laboratories to harsh industrial environments. System control is achieved using the SDI MasterScan motion control software and the SDI WinScan acquisition and analysis package running on an industrial PC platform under the Windows 2000 operating system. All systems are based on well-proven mechanical modules used in several models. All employ DC servomotors driven by ultra-low noise linear servo amplifiers. This system drive architecture, devised to minimize noise, which might affect the ultrasonic signals, offers considerable advantage, over stepper or switched servo drives.