X-Ray Pipeline Crawler – ToronXPC™ Series

Features of Torontech ToronXPC™ - Series X-Ray Pipeline Crawlers

• Five-Model Series — Complete Pipe Diameter Coverage: The ToronXPC™ series covers pipe diameters from 159 mm (6.3 in) to 1,400 mm (55 in) across five dedicated models, ensuring that the correct crawler geometry and X-ray tube power level are matched to every pipeline diameter — from small-bore distribution mains to large-diameter transmission lines.
• 360° Panoramic Cone-Beam X-Ray Exposure: All models are equipped with a panoramic cone-beam X-ray tube that delivers a full 360° circumferential exposure angle, enabling single-shot full-circumference weld radiography. This eliminates the multiple repositioning steps required by external or semi-panoramic methods and dramatically reduces total inspection time per weld.
• High-Voltage X-Ray Tube — Up to 300 kV: The 100A model delivers up to 300 kV output voltage for penetration of up to 42 mm of steel — the highest power in the series — while smaller models provide matched power levels (100–200 kV) for their respective pipe diameter and wall thickness ranges, ensuring optimal image quality at every application.
• Outside-Pipe Remote Exposure Control: Exposure initiation and timing can be controlled from outside the pipe, keeping all personnel outside the radiation exclusion zone during energization. The 24-second pre-exposure delay provides additional time for zone clearance before X-ray emission begins.
• Continuously Adjustable Exposure Time (1–300 s): The exposure duration is continuously adjustable across the full 1–300 second range, giving radiographic technicians full control over exposure parameters to accommodate different film speeds, digital detector sensitivities, wall thicknesses, and source-to-detector distances without hardware changes.
• ±3–5 mm Weld Centerline Positioning Accuracy: Precise onboard positioning ensures the X-ray source is placed within ±3 mm (100E model) or ±5 mm (100A–D models) of the target weld centerline — meeting the geometric accuracy requirements of ASME Section V, API 1104, and ISO 17636 for valid panoramic radiographic exposures.
• Up to 5 km Single-Deployment Crawling Range: All models support a maximum single-deployment crawling distance of 5 km on a full battery charge, enabling inspection of long pipeline strings — including multiple welds in a single entry — without the need to retrieve and recharge the crawler between welds.
• Two-Wheel and Four-Wheel Drive Options (100A and 100B): The heavy-duty 100A and 100B models feature selectable two-wheel drive (up to 27° grade) and manually activated four-wheel drive (up to 40° grade), providing the traction necessary to inspect inclined pipeline segments including hillside crossings, river crossings, and above-grade ramps.
• Wide Crawling Speed Range — 12 to 18 m/min: The crawler drive system operates across a speed range of 12–18 m/min (100E) or 15–18 m/min (100A–D), enabling rapid transit between weld locations to maximize inspection throughput while maintaining controlled, smooth deceleration and precise positioning at each weld station.
• Extreme-Environment Operating Range — −40 °F to 158 °F: Rated for operation across an ambient temperature range of −40 °F to 158 °F (−40 °C to 70 °C) and relative humidity up to 90%, the ToronXPC™ series is built for all-season field deployment in the most demanding pipeline construction and integrity management environments — from Arctic tundra to desert and tropical conditions.
• Robust, Field-Ready Mechanical Construction: All models are designed for the physical demands of pipeline construction environments — the crawler structure withstands the loads of repeated pipe entry and retrieval, contamination from weld scale and pipe debris, and the mechanical stresses of traversing internal pipe geometry at operating speed.