Company:Dolphitech

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dolphitech AS
Native name
DOLPHITECH AS
TypePrivately held company
Industry
  • Electronics design
  • Electronics manufacturing
  • NDT Test Equipment
  • Ultrasonic Test Equipment
  • Matrix Array Equipment
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)[1]
HeadquartersRaufossvegen 40, 2821 Gjøvik, Norway
Number of locations
5 offices (2023)
Key people
Anders Helgeson (CEO)
Eskil Skoglund (Founder & Chief Research Officer)
Fredrik Betts (Global Head of Sales, formerly with ABB)
Jason Smith (Chief Commercial Officer)
Products
Brandsdolphicam
ServicesMaterial inspection, equipment calibration, product design
Number of employees
50 (2022)
Subsidiaries
  • dolphitech UK Ltd.
  • dolphitech USA
  • dolphitech GmbH
  • dolphitech Asia Ltd
Websitehttp://www.dolphitech.com

dolphitech AS is a technology design and manufacturing company founded in Gjøvik, the municipality in Innlandet, Norway, manufacturing Nondestructive testing equipment.

According to the official company introduction, dolphitech AS produce "ultrasonic matrix imaging technology to inspect and detect damage, degradation, and defects in mission-critical assets across various industries, with a leading position in the inspection of composite materials." (including carbon/epoxy laminates).[2]

Markets

Supplying aviation, defence,[3] wind energy,[4] marine, automotive and aerospace[5] industries, their major clients include NASA, Northrop Grumman, Audi, Spirit AeroSystems, Blue Origin, Royal Canadian Air Force, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Gulf Air, Lotus Cars, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.


Products

  • dolphicam, the first ultrasonic NDT test platform from dolphitech[6]
  • dolphicam2, the 10" version of the latest generation ultrasonic NDT test platform from dolphitech
  • dolphicam2+, the 14" version of the latest generation ultrasonic NDT test platform from dolphitech
  • rapid mapper, X/Y axis scanning tool
  • TRM – transducer modules, to compliment the dolphicam2 UT platform
  • Replaceable delay lines, made from Aqualene and Rexolite material
  • Pipe shoes, to enable scanning or pipes varying from 50 mm to 600 mm in diameter

Software Releases

dolphitech's proprietary software release DolphiCam2v1.9.0–388 was published in September 2023.[7] The software runs on Windows ToughPad PCs.[8]

Operations

dolphitech is organised into the following major divisions and subsidiaries:

  • dolphitech AS (Norway), based in Gjøvik, includes R&D, product design, support, etc.
  • dolphitech Ltd. (UK), based at the EpiCentre in Haverhill, Suffolk, includes global training and support hub.[9][10]
  • dolphitech inc. (USA), sales & support in Texas, United States
  • dolphitech GmbH (Germany), sales office in Germany[11]
  • dolphitech Asia Ltd. (Hong Kong), is sales and support for the entire APAC region.[12]

Distribution Network

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dolphicam2 in protective case

The dolphitech international distribution network includes distributors from Algeria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Bulgaria, China, Cambodia, Egypt, Estonia, GCC, Georgia, Holland, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, LATAM, Latvia, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Vietnam and UAE.[13]

International Patents

The company holds almost 100 patents relating to Matrix Array Ultrasonic testing, different to Phased array ultrasonics in that it uses a Piezoelectric sensor to capture over sixteen thousand individual data-points every microsecond, giving a high resolution and live 3D scans.

Research papers include technology impacting wind turbines[14] and automated robots for inspection purposes,[15] as well as project with EADS.[16]

List of International Patents Held by dolphitech AS
ID Title Inventors Publication Date Cite
WO2023275196A1 Positioning System for determining a position of a scanning apparatus Skoglund, Eskil; Hagen, Gunnar Kvesetberget; Syljuasen, Oyvind 2023-01-05 View
US10503157B2 Remote non-destructive testing Skoglund, Eskil; Endrerud, Jan Olav 2019-12-10 View


See also

  • Ultrasonic
  • Non-Destructive Testing

References

  1. ↑ Quested, Tony (2020-11-02). "Norwegian Ultrasonics Company Opens in Cambridge". https://www.businessweekly.co.uk/news/hi-tech/norwegian-ultrasonics-company-opens-cambridge-cluster. 
  2. ↑ Thorn, Thomas D. S.; Liu, Yi; Yao, Xudan; Papageorgiou, Dimitrios G.; Robinson, Paul; Bilotti, Emiliano; Peijs, Ton; Zhang, Han (2023-02-01). "Smart and repeatable easy-repairing and self-sensing composites with enhanced mechanical performance for extended components life". Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 165: 107337. doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.107337. ISSN 1359-835X. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359835X22005188. 
  3. ↑ Jones, Tyler P.; Thorvaldsen, Tom (2016-01-08) (in en). Experiences from ultrasound testing – Olympus Omniscan MX and DolphiCam CF08/DF16. ISBN 978-82-464-2635-8. https://ffi-publikasjoner.archive.knowledgearc.net//handle/20.500.12242/1162. 
  4. ↑ "Curtiss-Wright and dolphitech team up on predictive wind turbine maintenance service" (in en-US). March 26, 2021. https://www.windpowerengineering.com/curtiss-wright-and-dolphitech-team-up-on-predictive-wind-turbine-maintenance-service/. 
  5. ↑ Richardson, Mike (2022-03-14). "Dolphitech reveals composite inspection study – Composites in Manufacturing" (in en). https://composites.media/dolphitech-reveals-composite-inspection-study. 
  6. ↑ "DOLPHITECH DOLPHICAM USER MANUAL Pdf Download". https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1896066/Dolphitech-Dolphicam.html. 
  7. ↑ "THOR Release Notes". 2023-09-21. https://dolphitech.sharepoint.com/sites/Portal/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FPortal%2FShared%20Documents%2FPortal%2F0096%20Thor%20Release%20notes%5Fv5%2Epdf&parent=%2Fsites%2FPortal%2FShared%20Documents%2FPortal&p=true&ga=1. 
  8. ↑ Endrerud, Jan Olav (2014-07-01). "NDT for non-experts". Reinforced Plastics 58 (4): 44–46. doi:10.1016/S0034-3617(14)70184-5. ISSN 0034-3617. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034361714701845. 
  9. ↑ "Ultrasonics technology leader Dolphitech establishes new UK base". 2020-12-10. https://www.bindt.org/News/December-2020/ultrasonics-technology-leader-dolphitech-establishes-new-uk-base/. 
  10. ↑ "Norwegian materials testing company DolphiTech, second company to take space at The EpiCentre" (in en-GB). 2020-11-06. https://www.epicentrehaverhill.co.uk/norwegian-materials-testing-company-dolphitech-second-company-to-take-space-at-the-epicentre/. 
  11. ↑ "Dolphitech Germany GmbH – Amtsgericht München – HRB 278119". 2023-09-21. https://www.unternehmensregister.de/ureg/result.html;jsessionid=818658D2D1043840273DDDFF7AD64D09.web04-1. 
  12. ↑ Arkell, Thomas (2023-05-17). "467. Dolphitech Asia Limited 3279786 17-05-2023 – HKCR". https://www.cr.gov.hk/docs/wrpt/RNC063_2023.05.15-2023.05.21.pdf. 
  13. ↑ Betts, Fredrik (2023-08-01). "dolphitech International Distributor Network". https://dolphitech.com/contact/. 
  14. ↑ Domenech, Luis (2021) (in EN). Top Coat Anti-Erosion Performance Analysis in Wind Turbine Blades (1st ed.). MDPI. pp. 475. ISBN 978-3-0365-1014-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=JRJAEAAAQBAJ&dq=dolphitech&pg=PA475. 
  15. ↑ Shah, Yatish T. (2024) (in EN). Advanced Non-Thermal Power Generation Systems (1st ed.). CRC Press. pp. 37. ISBN 978-1-032-55281-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=65XXEAAAQBAJ&dq=dolphitech&pg=PA37. 
  16. ↑ "EADS & DolphiTech are cooperating in the development of non-destructive testing equipment". Indian Defence Review. 2011-12-13. http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/eads-dolphitech-are-cooperating-in-the-development-of-non-destructive-testing-equipment/. 


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