U p d a t e s a b o u t t h e P r o d u c t s a n d S e r v i c e s o f M a g n a f l u x

June 2006

Materials

Spotcheck and Zyglo

Penetrant Pens
The perfect no mess solution for the application of either Fluorescent or 
Red Dye Penetrants!
Magnaflux is pleased to introduce a new and unique way to inspect small parts or
small areas without the mess and penetrant overspray associated with aerosol cans.
Zyglo and Spotcheck Penetrant Pens contain the same proven Magnaflux materials,
but in easy-to-use pens. They are a sure bet in making it easy inspecting reworked
parts, where only a small area needs to be processed.
Ideal for testing small parts and areas
Solvent removable
Ultra high sensitivity (Zylgo)
No Mess
For more information on the convenient
and practical Penetrant Pens, contact
Magnaflux at 847-657-5300 or on the
web at www.magnaflux.com.

 potcheck Pen
S
Contains Spotcheck SKLSP1 Red Dye Penetrant
(Solvent Removable)

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Contents
Materials
New Penetrant Pens
Z yglo Pen 
Contains Zyglo ZL-37
Fluorescent Penetrant
(Ultra High Sensitivity)

Accessories
Solutions to Tool Steel
Rings Issues
Daraclean
New ASTM Revision
Daraclean
New Powder Detergent

Spotcheck application shown.

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ACCESSORIES

NEW From Daraclean

A Heavy-Duty and Economical
Powder Detergent
We are pleased to introduce a brand
new, heavy-duty powder detergent
named DARACLEAN LC5.
LC5 is a heavy-duty, cost effective, powder detergent for use with
most metals and hard surfaces. This
new product has proved successful in removing dirt, grease, grime,
oil, waxes, and buffing compounds.
Using powerful chemical action,
oils and solids are broken down and
pulled free from part surfaces while
inhibitors prevent surface pitting
and corrosion. LC5 brings all these
benefits together in an economical
powder form.
For further information on this
new powder detergent, contact
Daraclean at 847-657-5300 or on
the web at www.magnaflux.com.

ACCESSORIES

New ASTM Revision Reflects

Trend Toward Aqueous Cleaners
The latest revision of ASTM E-1417 included an update of Section 7.1.1,
reflecting the ongoing trend moving away from solvents for cleaning. The
new wording clearly puts aqueous-based cleaning on an even level to the
traditional solvent cleaning and vapor degreasing.

by David Geis

Solvent cleaning remains the simplest method for preparing a surface for
penetrant inspection. However, there can be several disadvantages, such
as flammability, VOCs, health and safety hazards, high material costs, and
high disposal costs. All of these issues disappear when using an aqueous
cleaning process. When changing over from solvent to an aqueous process,
there are new factors to consider:

DARACLEANPRODUCTMANAGER

Parts must be washed, rinsed, and dried

Regular laboratory checks of cleaner concentration
Base material compatibility with cleaner
Specification compliance
In addition, aqueous pre-cleaning needs to be setup up correctly to ensure
a successful inspection. When alkaline cleaners are not sufficiently rinsed,
residues can mask surface flaws and degrade the dyes in both visible and
fluorescent penetrant. Adequate rinsing is necessary to ensure all the soils
and cleaner are removed. Rinsing with RO or DI water would be preferred
to obtain a residue-free surface for inspection. Water remaining on the
surface will prevent the penetrant from entering small cracks, so the part
must be thoroughly dry before applying penetrant. Likewise, flash-rusting
can mask small flaws and prevent the penetrant from wetting the surface,
so an aqueous cleaner that includes corrosion inhibitors is recommended.
As always, pre-cleaning should be performed according to the specific
guidelines set by the cognizant engineering organization or governing
specification for the inspection.

ASTM E-1417-05
Section 7.1.1 (Rewritten to include alternate cleaning methods.)
One or more appropriate cleaning methods such as solvent cleaning,
vapor degreasing, ultrasonic cleaning, aqueous-based cleaning, or methods agreed upon with the cognizant engineering organization shall be used
for the removal of oils, greases, and waxes, and as the final step before
penetrant examination. If etching is required, the parts shall be appropriately cleaned, then etched and delivered to penetrant examination.

Magnaflux Offers Solution to Tool Steel Rings Issues

The following is an open letter sent by Magnaflux to Committee K
and Committee E07 regarding tool steel ring performance issues
that have been reported to us by several customers:
Subject: Tool Steel Ring
This letter is being written to bring
attention to an issue regarding Tool
Steel Test Rings (Ketos Rings) and their
adherence to the requirements of the
AS-5282 specification. When this specification was first developed in the late
1990s the machinery used to create the
table of predicted indications was a one
phase FWDC output unit. At this time
Magnaflux recognized a potential problem, as the original intent of using the
Tool Steel Rings to analyze sensitivity of
dry powders required the use of a 3 phase
FWDC machine. Three phase and single
phase FWDC machines perform differently, particularly at low amperage levels.
The issue at hand is the difference of magnetizing current available
between single phase FWDC units and
three phase FWDC units, especially in
the 0 1000 amp output range. Below
you will find two pictures. Each picture
shows three rings, one manufactured by
Magnaflux and the other two by different manufacturers. In one picture the
rings were processed using a single phase
FWDC MPI unit. In the other picture
the rings were processed using a three
phase FWDC MPI unit. In all cases the
rings were processed at 500 amps using
the same MPI bath. The differences in
the rings performance are apparent. The
one phase FWDC unit produces sharper,
more distinct indications.

1 PH FWDC @ 500 Amps

by Phyllis Doyle
AccessoryPRODUCTMANAGER

The results from this evaluation identify a problem with current

specifications regarding Tool Steel Test
Rings. 500 amps delivered by a single
phase FWDC MPI unit is not necessarily equivalent to 500 amps delivered by
a three phase FWDC MPI unit. The
Ketos Rings we have evaluated that have
been manufactured by our competitors
do not meet the letter of the overriding
specifications at low amperage levels, yet
they are being shipped as certified Ketos
Rings. Magnaflux has recognized this
issue in our own Ketos Rings, and have
taken the correct action of stopping shipment of Ketos Rings until this issue can
be resolved.
The good news regarding the AS5282 specification is that it has led to the
production of more consistent Tool Steel
Test Rings, which are also more similar in
performance. In addition, it appears that
Rings have become much more consistent from batch to batch. However, the
issue regarding magnetizing current is an
issue that we feel must be resolved.

Offered Solution:
Magnaflux recommends that the tables
in ASTM E-1444 and AS-5282 be
used as a guide, and that Ketos Ring
performance should not be specifically
held to these parameters. Actual ring
performance needs to be monitored on a
day to day basis (taking into account the

3 PH FWDC @ 500 amps

type of machine being used to provide

magnetizing current). Customers should
then simply monitor any changes to the
performance of the Ketos Ring within
the controlled environment (amperage
setting, bath quality, bath timing, etc.)
of a specific magnetic particle inspection
machine or system. In this way the
Tool Steel Ring will become a useful
tool similar to the PM-5 Panel utilized
today to monitor complete system
functionality of Penetrant Inspection
systems.

Magnaflux Position:
During the course of attempting to fully
understand this issue, Magnaflux suspended the shipment of Ketos Rings to
our customers. The only issue we have
identified with the performance of our
Rings is at the 500 amp level. In ALL
other aspects the rings have met or
exceeded specification requirements. All
rings produced by other manufacturers
that we have evaluated have yielded the
exact same results.
Because Magnaflux understands
changes to specification language will
take time, and because we know our rings
are the same or superior to the other
rings on the market, we have resumed
the Ketos Ring shipments. This letter
accompanies each ring as an explanation
regarding the 500 amp level issue facing
the entire industry.

Magnaflux
Trade Show
Schedule
Magnaflux will participate in several
industry trade shows during the year. We
look forward to showcasing our capabilities in penetrant and magnetic particle
inspection and aqueous cleaning for both
NDT and industrial applications.
Below is our trade show calendar for the
balance of 2006:
May 31, June 1 & 2 
WeldMex 2006
Monterrey, Mxico Booth #800
June 14 -16 
International Flat Panel Display Expo 2006
Taiwan, Republic of China Booth
#1131
August 30 - September 1 
2006 RPM Trade Show (AERA - Engine
Rebuilders Association)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana Convention Center Booth
#1309
October 16 19 
Air Transport Association NDT Forum
Fort Worth, Texas
October 31 November 2
American Welding Society
Atlanta, Georgia - Booth #23049
November 5 10
NDT 
Asia Pacific Conference - Auckland,
New Zealand Booth #15
November 6 9 
11th China Intl Exhibition on Quality 
and Testing
November 28 30
Power-Gen 
Orlando, Florida Booth #540

CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DIRECTORY

General Number: 847.657.5300 Fax Number: 800.421.1569 Extensions below: 847.657.XXXX
Web Page: www.magnaflux.com

Customer Service

Equipment Department

Susan Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5347

Iris Colon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5302

Inside Sales Manager

rogers@magnaflux.com

Carol Skordalos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5371

Customer Service Rep.
cskordalos@magnaflux.com

Nancy Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5349

Intl Customer Service Rep.
nancy@magnaflux.com

Mark Martella. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5348

Customer Service Rep.
martella@magnaflux.com

Al Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5358
Customer Service Rep.
joseph@magnaflux.com

General Manager
Steve Groeninger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5335
grenny@magnaflux.com

Materials Department
Bob Dixon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5346
Materials Business Unit Manager
bdixon@magnaflux.com

Phyllis Doyle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5314

Distributor Manager
doyle@magnaflux.com

David Geis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5328

Daraclean Product Manager
dgeis@magnaflux.com

Noemi Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5331

Regional Sales Manager, Intl
noemigonz@magnaflux.com

Kathie Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5330

Marketing Coordinator
green@magnaflux.com

Cheri Stockhausen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5378

Technical Service Specialist
cheri@magnaflux.com

Kevin Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5376

Materials Product Manager
walker@magnaflux.com

Technical Service Specialist

colon@magnaflux.com

Paul Dunnwald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5356

Equipment Business Unit Manager
paul@magnaflux.com

Marcin Sekscinski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5362

Sales Engineer
marcin@magnaflux.com

Ray Berry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5345

Applications Engineer
berry@magnaflux.com

Sales
Tim Harz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847-274-2211
National Sales Manager, Northeast Territory
tjharz@magnaflux.com

Ken Boden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847-274-2786

Regional Sales Manager, Southeast Territory
boden@magnaflux.com

Suzanne Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847-274-2878

Regional Sales Manager, Southwest Territory
oliver@magnaflux.com

Kimberly Hayes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714-822-6037

Regional Sales Manager, West Coast
hayes@magnaflux.com

Jon Beasey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248-249-2448

Regional Sales Manager, Ohio Valley
jon@magnaflux.com

Accounting
Felipe Morales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4082
Controller
fmorales@magnaflux.com

Cheryl Tantillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4150

Accounts Receivables
tantillo@magnaflux.com

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Materials
potcheck
Daraclean Receives
Rolls-Royce
S
and Zyglo
Approval Pens
Penetrant

Accessories
Aqueous Cleaner Chemistry
Solution to Tool Steel Rings
Genuine Magnaflux Yokes
Issues

Daraclean
MPI 2000 Achieves UL/CSA
ASTM
Revisions Reflects
Certification
Trend Toward Aqueous
Recommended Accessories for
Cleaners

Daraclean
New Heavy-Duty and
Economical Powder Detergent

Zyglo Penetrants