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Törnbloms Kvalitetskontroll (TK), is a company specialized in crack detecting.
TK has many years experience of "eddy current", EC.
Products developed by TK are marketed under the brand name DELTATEST.
TK's EC-technics is unique and refined to increase the performance.
The new generation DELTATEST system, is an advanced on-line crack detection system including a unique eddy current measuring equipment. The emphasis has been given on the evaluation of the measuring signal directly at the source, instead of subsequent computerized signal evaluation.

The new measuring system can be used in several applications, such as testing of:

The DELTATEST-measuring system was originally developed for detecting surface defects in hot (>800 °C), continuously-cast slabs, on line, in steelworks.
DELTATEST can exhibit more than 10.000 hours operation experience, of detecting surface cracks in hot slabs, during the actual casting operation.
During these tests availability of the measuring systems was 100% !
The system is based on a robust sensor unit, and the entire measurment procedure is performed without contact with the hot slabs surface.
Both longitudinal and transversal cracks are detected.

With the goal to increase the suitable applications and offer the market equipment with higher performance, TK started the development of a new measuring device based on eddy current in 1997.
Prototypes are availible for demonstration at TK.
Testresults are found under the subtitle "performance".

The new generation DELTATEST, is developed for crack detection on both flat and round/curved surfaces at a working temperature of 0° to > 1000°C on both magnetic and non magnetic material.

The new patented eddy current technique used in D eltatest differs substantially from conventional technique.
Characteristic for Deltatest is;

  • High sensitivity
  • Excellent disturbance immunity
  • High supression of lift off variations
  • High speed execution
  • Increased performance on stainless alloy
  • Increased performance on hot surface, >Curie temp

The performance of the new generation Deltatest is radically increased compared to previous techniques.
During the development such progress were made, that it is considered to be a technical break through . Now the possibility to detect very small cracks on both cold and hot materials (>Curie temp) has become much greater.
Increased performance by more than ten times has made all the former patents owned by TK out of date.
This significant improvement is based on three different inventions.
At the same time the field of application is widend to include more or less all applications where crack detecting is necessary.

Examples of surface defects detected by DELTATEST;

  • Cracks
  • Flakes
  • Slivers
  • Inclusions
  • Pores


TK has exclusive rights of the product DELTATEST.
DELTATEST is an advanced, reliable and profitable product with a large market potential.
Before the introduction of DELTATEST, TK is looking for potential customers as well as companys interested in partnership where we don´t have the adequate sales channels.