#ndt Four collisions involving US Navy ships this year have resulted in the deaths of 17 sailors and the injury of several more, along with millions of dollars in equipment damage. Several senior officers have lost their jobs as a result. The worst of these accidents occurred in high-traffic areas in Asia: the USS Fitzgerald collided [...]
#ndt Chinese aircraft manufacturer Yuneec has taken aim at the industrial and commercial drone markets with a new hexacopter based on its consumer-grade Typhoon H aerial platform. The H520 features new mission planning software and a range of upgraded cameras, including one with a 1-inch Sony Exmor sensor. The H520 airframe itself doesn't appear to differ [...]
#ndt Sky-Futures, a UK provider of drone-based industrial inspection technology has launched a partnership with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui") of Japan. The partnership will see Mitsui expand the use of drone-based remote sensing, industrial inspection and 3D asset management visualisation to its global network of Mitsui companies and clients initially in the energy, marine and [...]
#ndt Congratulations to Mx Industrial and its entire staff. ISO-17025 is the single most important standard for calibration and testing laboratories around the world. Accredited laboratories who achieve accredidation have demonstrated they are technically competent and able to produce precise and accurate test and calibration data. Mx Industrial is one of the few laboratories whose scope [...]
#ndt The availability of high quality and accurate Ultrasonic Testing (UT) data is often the cornerstone for FFS and RBI decisions, and it is becoming increasingly important for those applications. Therefore in the industry's best interest, API implemented a Qualification of Ultrasonic Testing Examiners certification program to assist in defining the minimum criteria for assessing the [...]
#ndt Sharper Shape Inc. has announced this week that their new Automatic Detail Inspection (ADI) service has successfully completed field trials and is now available for immediate commercial use by electric utilities. The ADI service is available as a complete end-to-end inspection package, or companies can use their own aircraft and personnel, utilizing Sharper Shape’s ADI [...]
#ndt Laser Design CyberGage®360, Automated 3D Scanning & Inspection System Adopted by Proto Labs in their State-of-the-Art Metrology Lab CyberGage360 Selected for Enhanced Inspection in Metrology Lab to Reinforce Commitment to Quality Laser Design, Inc., a subsidiary of CyberOptics (NASDAQ: CYBE), and premier provider of ultra-precise 3D scanning systems and services, announces the adoption of the [...]
#ndt Independent Study by Haag Engineering Verifies the Precision and Efficacy of Using Kespry Industrial Drones for Measuring and Inspecting Roofs Leading Industrial Drone Maker Is First to Receive Industry Seal-of-Approval for Accuracy, Adds to Momentum Following Announcement that Farmers Insurance Selected Kespry MENLO PARK, Calif. – August 22 2017 – Kespry, the leading aerial intelligence [...]
#ndt EMS firm Cirtronics Corp. has selected Nordson DAGE for its Quadra 5 flexible X-ray inspection solution. Nordson DAGE is a division of Nordson Corporation. "We're excited to add the Quadra 5 to our manufacturing inspection capabilities. Adding the Quadra 5 provides us with additional flexibility in selecting the optimum inspection method to meet each customer’s [...]
#ndt Laserpas, an international Remotely Piloted Airborne System (RPAS) operator, has announced the completion of its first project in Romania. The company’s unmanned system was used to survey 308 kilometers of power lines. The project team discovered 50 kilometers of undocumented lines and other inaccuracies in data, as well as various security threats. Working for the [...]