Ultrasonic Ray Tracing Software

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: ULTRASONIC RAY TRACING SOFTWARE
2. Awarding Authority: TWI Ltd, Granta Park, AEMRI (Advanced Engineering Materials Research Institute), Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AL. Tel: 01223899000. E-Mail: purchasing@twi.co.uk (Purchasing Department).
3. Contract type: Supply contract
Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.
4. Description: This ray tracing software package will enable ultrasonic beampath modelling for a wide range of industrial applications including pipeline girth welds. The software package must enable beampath modelling of industry standard techniques including phased array, Time of Flight Tip Diffraction and ultrasonic testing. In addition it must allow for modelling of zonal discrimination technique (tandem mode inspection) on J-bevel pipeline girth welds.
If you would like to receive the document pack for this tender please contact purchasing@twi.co.uk
The awarding authority is one of the world’s foremost independent research and technology organisations, with expertise in solving problems in all aspects of manufacturing, fabrication and whole-life integrity management technologies.
Established in Cambridge, UK in 1946 and with facilities across the globe, the company has a first class reputation for service through its teams of internationally respected consultants, scientists, engineers and support staff, whose knowledge and expertise is available to its Industrial Members as and when they require.
This specification has been produced as part of an initiative known as AEMRI (Advanced Engineering Materials Research Institute), which is funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) using European Regional Development Funds (ERDF). The awarding authority seeks to create a unique facility housing a critical mass of equipment, expertise and resources. The awarding authority provides an environment to test and prove the limits of performance of advanced materials. Through the use of advanced modelling and simulation methods, full, large-scale mechanical test structures will be designed and built upon finite element analysis (FEA) calculations. Advanced, automated non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques will be developed with the aim of saving the industry time and production costs as well as minimising the risk of catastrophic structural failures.
The awarding authority will deliver the objectives of the project through the following four technical strands:-
Modelling and Simulation of High Performance Materials and Structures.
Advanced Robotic Inspection of Complex Geometry Structures.
Inspection Systems for Very Large Structures for the Green Energy Sector.
Nuclear Fabrication Research Centre.
5. CPV Code(s): 48000000, 48100000, 48900000, 72268000
6. NUTS code(s): UKH, UKH1, UKH12, UKL, UKL1, UKL17
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
AEMRI-30-URTS
WA Ref:62534
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders: 27.2.2017 (17:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information/documentation regarding the above contract notice please visit
12. Other information: Estimated award date
20-03-2017
Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
EN
Additional Information
(WA Ref:62534)
Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: This specification has been produced as part of an initiative known as AEMRI (Advanced Engineering Materials Research Institute), which is funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) using European Regional Development Funds (ERDF).
TKR-201726-EX-897194