André Lang

We have used the probe handler W1 on a few projects in the North Sea and Baltic Sea with our ROV Panther XTP and it has proved to be a very useful and productive tool allowing us to carry out a UT reading within seconds whether it was probing a flat surface or a rounded surface, due to its design it is the perfect handle for subsea UT probing.

D.Miller

I received the Cygnus 1 in 1987 and used it continuously for 10 years on submerged pipelines, without any problems. After that period it was mainly used for ship board survey inspections of hull thickness testing which is still in use today with the same set of batteries. I cannot praise this piece of equipment enough as it has given unbeatable service in extremely hostile environments without failing at any time. I would recommend this unit to anyone looking for a reliable ultrasonic thickness testing unit.

Lester

Nice

Hashem Bakeer

Reliable, accurate and easy to operate

Nick Vass

I am very pleased with our Cygnus 4 ultrasonic thickness gauge. It works very well, it's reliable, easy to use and feels like a good quality piece of kit that is well worth the price.

Nick Vass

Very good and very pleased

Rafael Medina

Believe it or not in the company that I belong to, we have an old one Cygnus 2 (single crystal) since 1990 or less, we compare to other devises that we have and confiability of Cygnus is incredible, there are certain surface that other can not measure. And our Cygnus has not the possibility to calibrate but when we test with the test block always is correct.

Fernando Raúl Ladino

Cygnus 2 Hands free is very suitable for UT inspections at hullworks.

Ben Evans

Haven't had it long (9 months) but seems reliable and robust, despite being an older model (MK3)

Ammar Mowahed

Item was used with total satisfaction, we shall keep in touch for further purchases soon.

Wagner Campagnaro

I'm pleased to inform you that this month I completed the one hundred and twentieth vessels inspection and I'm entirely satisfied with the Cygnus Hatch Sure equipment.

Orçun ÇELİK

Device is working very well, we have used many devices but this one is far ahead from others.

Jim Phillips

We approached Cygnus in late 2016 as a result of discovering areas of corrosion in our vessel Lord Nelson in an area specific to the design allowing for disabled access - the watertraps. These areas act to prevent the ingress of water into the vessel given that we can't have door sills due to the flat sill required for wheelchairs. Given the age of Lord Nelson, now over 30 years old, it was agreed that to have our own NDT test instrument, while not negating the need for formal Lloyds' testing, would allow us to keep a check on corrosion and give us a level of confidence as and when areas were discovered. Cygnus kindly offered advice and supplied a Cygnus 4+ Ultrasonic Multi-Mode Thickness Gauge kit including both single and dual crystal probes. Despite our own relative inexperience in such testing, the results we obtained were confirmed by professional spot testing and proved easy to achieve, the device being simple to calibrate and use, with both probe types.

Dimitrios G. Yiannoudakos

We tested the New Cygnus UTM Instruments 2+ and 4+ using single & twin crystals probes. Tests carried out in our premises and in real working conditions on a 15 years old cargo ship of 10.000 M.Tns. In our premises we used the following samples, which have been obtained from ships; cropped plates and we use them in our premises for practice purposes. 1.New Coated Steel Plate 10.0 mm. 2.Extremely corroded on both sides Steel Plate, with thickness variation from 4.6 mm to 9.7 mm. Taken gaugings were verified with Outside Callipers. 3.Gray Cast 12.0 mm. 4.Aluminium 6.0 mm. On the Cargo Ship we focused our tests on the non-coated Inner Bottom Plating of 16.0 mm original thickness. We got about 100 gaugings which varied between 15.8 mm to 14.4 mm. All readings, in both tests, were obtained instantly and it should be mention that the new measuring experience with MSI System gave to us a real confidence that the reading we see is the real remaining thickness on that spot. Apart the user-friendly, high analysis coloured LCD screen and the very easy menu we consider quite important to mention that once we took the instrument in our hands we got an immediate impression of the unit being very rugged. Its tight case together with the strong cable and its twin lemo locking connector allow the operator to focus only to the gauging without worrying at all about the machine.

J D Howard

I have used the gauges extensively, often in awkward places where the gauges often take a beating, as well as occasionally getting wet; but the Cygnus gauges have proven to be robust and reliable. The 4+ meter is very light and easy to carry and has the option to use single crystal or twin crystal transducers, which allows me the ability to measure through thick coatings in deep coat mode, as well heavily corroded metals. When taking measurements with this meter I have found it to be accurate with repeatable results. The 4+ gauges we use at JDH allow us to see a clear, simple A-Scan as measurements are taken - which in turn allows us to verify measurements. I can also log my measurement [together with the A-scans] and easily transfer them into reports for clients, which is very beneficial. I am pleased to say that I have always received excellent service from Cygnus Instruments and I will continue to use their products, as I know I have a reliable, robust tool that I can genuinely trust.