In May 2018, ElectraWatch was acquired by Austal, a shipbuilding platform that designs, constructs, and supports revolutionary defense and commercial vessels. ElectraWatch focuses on nondestructive sensitization solutions for a variety of coatings and materials, specializing in probe devices that measure aluminum sensitization. ElectraWatch has developed a DoS Probe for quantitative nondestructive sensitization of Aluminum, a heat treatment mitigation (HTM) module for portable nondestructive module designed to locally reverese sensitization in aluminum alloys, and an alternate immersion machine (AIM) that uses a linear actuator for implementing accelerated corrosion testing. In addition, the firm has worked on a nondestructive Coating Health Monitoring (CHM) solution for large painted structures, pipelines, and military applications. CHM devices are strategically placed in areas which are difficult to access, monitor, and maintain. These wireless remote sensors can be read from up to 470 feet away with a PDA that displays the current condition of the coating in the area of each sensor. The CHM system can be integrated into existing Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) software or used as a stand alone system. Benefits of a CHM system include reducing inspection costs and allowing early detection of coating degradation so preventative maintenance can be performed before corrosion can jeopardize the structural integrity of the equipment.
