#ndt The all new Hawkeye® V2 Videoscopes contain a brighter, higher resolution, more durable camera, delivering sharp, clear photos and videos in a wide range of demanding inspection applications. The new, larger 5" LCD screen provides detailed close-up views, has a 2X zoom function, mirror image capability, and easy-to-use intuitive controls. We’ve designed a new articulation [...]
#ndt On 23 March 2017, over 60 delegates, comprising designers, manufacturers, materials experts and regulators from the automotive industry and non-destructive testing (NDT) community, gathered to participate in a workshop on NDT requirements for automotive composites, held at The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry, UK. The workshop was the brainchild of Professor Robert Smith, immediate Past President [...]
#ndt An ultrasonic phased array system is described for online inspections of welds or condition monitoring of parent material at elevated temperatures of up to 350oC. Wedges are built from plastics resistant to high temperature degradation, and equipped with a cooling jacket around the array. A model of the ultrasonic beam skew pattern due to thermal [...]
#ndt The creation of Saarland's first public research institute will be celebrated for the 45th time in March 2017. Although established long ago, Fraunhofer IZFP has remained young and modern, which can be seen in a new strategic alignment that is shifting the institute's focus from traditional nondestructive testing services to leading-edge self-learning sensor and monitoring [...]
#ndt Despite the German phase-out from nuclear power, this technology still plays a major role in Europe. Due to this fact, it is all the more important for Germany to be able to assess the condition of international nuclear power plants. In a nuclear power plant (NPP) an average of 25,000 cables with a total length [...]
#ndt Eddyfi brings major functional and productivity improvement to its industry-leading Magnifi data acquisition and analysis software. As a world leader in electromagnetic inspection technologies, Eddyfi is proud to launch the latest upgrade of its data acquisition and analysis software—Magnifi® 4. With this new version, Eddyfi confirms its commitment to the efficiency of its software. With [...]
#ndt Applied Technical Services was founded May 4, 1967 and was initially operated out of J. F. Hills’ basement. By 1987, ATS opened its first branch office in Greenville, SC and since has expanded to 27 offices in 14 states with over 750 employees, including its SuperLab in Marietta, GA. ATS has expanded our services throughout [...]
#ndt Inspectioneering Founder and Chief Editor, Greg Alvarado, recently had the privilege to sit down with Clay White, Director of Mechanical Integrity for Phillips 66 (Downstream), and discuss the world of fixed equipment reliability in the refining and petrochemical industry. Clay has nearly 35 years of experience in fixed equipment reliability in this industry, specifically in [...]
#ndt PRAGMA is proud to introduce the new PAUT 32/128 Instrument Cartridge. The PAUT 32/128 is a new cartridge for advanced phased array and mono/TOFD inspections. It features 32 active channels, multiplexing over 128 elements, 200-Volt pulsing, up to 3000 focal laws, and many other advanced features. The cartridge features an I-PEX connector with standard pinout, [...]
#ndt Seikowave welcomes a new Director of Sales, Steve Siever, who is based in Houston, Texas. Steve is a 24 year veteran of sales and marketing to the oil & gas market. During the past 8 years, Steve focused on composite repair systems for the rehabilitation of piping systems onshore and offshore in North America and [...]