Another main advantage of this system is the cost. As only a single probe is used for the measurements, then the required equipment is limited. The ultrasonic part of
the system, including the data acquisition and control components, costs in the region of a few thousand euros, which is negligible when compared to the cost of other P/M inspection tools. On the contrary, the most expensive part of the system is the industrial robot, but the software has been designed in such a way that it can be easily
adapted to any robot type. This flexibility allows to either use an existing robot if they have one or to adapt a second hand robot. The accuracy required for the inspection is relatively low when talking about industrial robots, so a medium spec robot is suitable for this application.