Defense and Ammunition

Aiming For Maximum Safety and Reliability Where it Matters

Everything used in military equipment must meet the highest standards of reliability and durability. For ibg, this applies to metal and ceramic components, including ammunition components, axles, balls, bearings, and valves, and Z-connectors. To meet these requirements, even under extreme conditions, such as high pressure, temperature fluctuations, and mechanical impact, each part must be inspected and verified using state-of-the-art NDT technology. The speed, precision, and consistency of these tests helps ensure that every component performs reliably in critical situations, minimizing the risk of defects, flaws, or incorrect material properties.

Applications of Eddy Current Testing in Defense Technology (Heat Treatment Verification, Microstructure, Crack & Grinding Burn, Surface Defects)

  • Artillery barrels and gun tubes
  • Armored panels and structural components for armored vehicles
  • Axles, drives, gears, shafts, and related components
  • Bearing balls and rings
  • Engine parts and turbine components
  • Missile skins and bomb casings
  • Critical steel and aluminum subassemblies
  • and many others

Built for Defense Standards. Engineered for Operational Reliability.

Customers in the artillery and defense sectors benefit from faster inspection speeds, enhanced reproducibility, and seamless integration into existing quality processes, while remaining aligned with relevant standards such as MIL-STD, NATO standards, ISO, and ASTM. Early defect detection through automated, advanced, non-destructive eddy current testing with ibg’s proprietary iPMFT technology for inline inspection minimizes risks and costs, reduces downtime, and strengthens operational reliability across defense systems.

From Surface to Core, Catch Every Flaw Before It Reaches the Field with ibg

  • Detect surface and near‑surface cracks in hardened metal components
  • Identify grinding burn and associated microstructural damage of defense components
  • Reveal pores, inclusions, and other small material inhomogeneities 
  • Detect heat‑treatment failures and inconsistencies
  • Monitor hardness and case‑depth variations, e.g. linked to process drift
  • Screen for subtle process‑related flaws (e.g., vibration‑ or parameter‑induced defects)
  • Enable early‑stage rejection of NOK parts using iPMFT and ibg's good-part-teaching

ibg NDT's Controllers and Systems in Artillery and Defense

  • Instruments/controllers for different/mixed requirements
  • Coils and probes for a wide range of applications and geometries
  • Automation solutions from robots to complete systems
  • Special systems for Ammunition 
  • AND software, such as for the prediction of case depth, designed for the lab and 100% inline testing 

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