What is immersion ultrasonic testing?
^{Immersion ultrasonic testing is a non-destructive testing method in which the part and the transducer are submerged in a water tank. The water couples high-frequency sound into the part so an automated scanner can inspect the full volume on a programmed path and record every reading as a C-scan. Encore uses ScanMaster automated immersion systems to find internal discontinuities in forgings and critical components before they are finish-machined.}

How is immersion UT different from contact UT?
^{Contact UT is done by hand with the probe on the part surface, so coverage depends on the operator. Immersion UT is automated: coupling is uniform, scan coverage is programmed and documented, and the result is a recorded file a customer can review with their own auditor.}

What should I send for a quote?
^{A drawing or sketch with overall dimensions, the material and its condition (forging, heat-treat state, surface finish), the specification and acceptance class the part must meet, and the quantity and expected frequency. A photo helps. Use the form for first contact, or email drawings to [email protected].}

What sizes and weights can you handle?
^{Parts up to 48 inches in diameter and 2,200 pounds, handled with a 5-ton overhead crane. If your part is close to either limit, call before you ship it.}

Which materials and product forms do you inspect?
^{Titanium, nickel alloys, steels, and specialty alloys, as forgings, bar, billet, plate, and rough-machined (sonic-shape) components.}

What specification do you inspect to?
^{Yours. Every inspection is performed to the customer drawing, specification, and acceptance criteria, under a written procedure approved by our NDT Level III.}

What comes back with the part?
^{A report that stands on its own: the procedure and technique used, the scan plan and coverage, calibration and reference-standard records, the result, and the certified inspector who signed it, plus the C-scan images and raw data file, an indication report with location and amplitude for every recordable indication, and Level III review where the specification requires it.}

Are you accredited?
^{Encore is a new lab, and accreditation follows operation. The quality system is being built to be audited from the first part. Ask where we are in the process when you call.}

Can we start before you open?
^{Yes. Source approval, quoting, and scheduling can begin now, in parallel with our opening.}

Where are you, and how do parts get to you?
^{2795 Old Richburg Rd, Richburg, South Carolina, on I-77 between Charlotte and Columbia. Parts can be shipped or delivered; handling and shipping details come with every quote.}

What is immersion ultrasonic testing?
^{Immersion ultrasonic testing is a non-destructive testing method in which the part and the transducer are submerged in a water tank. The water couples high-frequency sound into the part so an automated scanner can inspect the full volume on a programmed path and record every reading as a C-scan. Encore uses ScanMaster automated immersion systems to find internal discontinuities in forgings and critical components before they are finish-machined.}

How is immersion UT different from contact UT?
^{Contact UT is done by hand with the probe on the part surface, so coverage depends on the operator. Immersion UT is automated: coupling is uniform, scan coverage is programmed and documented, and the result is a recorded file a customer can review with their own auditor.}

What should I send for a quote?
^{A drawing or sketch with overall dimensions, the material and its condition (forging, heat-treat state, surface finish), the specification and acceptance class the part must meet, and the quantity and expected frequency. A photo helps. Use the form for first contact, or email drawings to [email protected].}

What sizes and weights can you handle?
^{Parts up to 48 inches in diameter and 2,200 pounds, handled with a 5-ton overhead crane. If your part is close to either limit, call before you ship it.}

Which materials and product forms do you inspect?
^{Titanium, nickel alloys, steels, and specialty alloys, as forgings, bar, billet, plate, and rough-machined (sonic-shape) components.}

What specification do you inspect to?
^{Yours. Every inspection is performed to the customer drawing, specification, and acceptance criteria, under a written procedure approved by our NDT Level III.}

What comes back with the part?
^{A report that stands on its own: the procedure and technique used, the scan plan and coverage, calibration and reference-standard records, the result, and the certified inspector who signed it, plus the C-scan images and raw data file, an indication report with location and amplitude for every recordable indication, and Level III review where the specification requires it.}

Are you accredited?
^{Encore is a new lab, and accreditation follows operation. The quality system is being built to be audited from the first part. Ask where we are in the process when you call.}

Can we start before you open?
^{Yes. Source approval, quoting, and scheduling can begin now, in parallel with our opening.}

Where are you, and how do parts get to you?
^{2795 Old Richburg Rd, Richburg, South Carolina, on I-77 between Charlotte and Columbia. Parts can be shipped or delivered; handling and shipping details come with every quote.}

Brand-new ScanMaster automated immersion ultrasonic systems

An NDT Level III on the floor

A team small enough that every name goes on the work

The title Founding Technician, which stays with you as long as the company does