Yearly Archives: 2017

#ndt The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced today that its Pipeline Safety Research and Development (R&D) Program is accepting proposals for research awards for research focusing on pipeline threat prevention; pipeline leak detection; pipeline anomaly detection/characterization; underground natural gas storage; and liquefied natural gas. PHMSA's R&D Program awards [...]

#ndt Fluorescent stains spatter the floor and surfaces throughout a room illuminated by a black light. A man in an opaque blue mask and a black apron hovers over a bath foaming with neon liquid. He reaches into the concoction, and pulls out an dripping metal gear for inspection. The Airmen of the 437th Maintenance Squadron [...]

#ndt Members of Intertek AIM’s Engineering Services team will present technical papers at this year’s ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels & Piping (PVP) Conference at the Hilton Waikoloa Village in Waikoloa, Hawaii on July 16-20, 2017. For those attending the ASME 2017 PVP Conference it will be the outstanding international technical forum. Participants can expect to expand [...]

#ndt According to an article by Phys.org, the U.S. Department of Transportation says that there is a $808.2 billion backlog of investment spending for bridges and highways, including $479.1 billion in critically needed repairs. More than two-thirds of the nation’s roads and nearly 143,000 bridges are classified in "dire need" of repair or upgrades. One way [...]

#ndt OTTAWA, July 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Contextere is pleased to provide details on a recent investment made by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT). The $1.1 million USD investment will allow contextere, an emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) software company based in Ottawa, Ontario, to design, develop and deliver an intelligent personal agent for aerospace and defense maintenance [...]

#ndt As part of its MRO Lab Adaptive Innovations program, AFI KLM E&M is trialing an automated aircraft inspection system using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), aka drone. They're faster, simpler and cheaper to use. Now read on... New applications in a wide range of industrial sectors are continually being found for drones. The aircraft maintenance [...]

#ndt Grand opening events for Airbus and Dassault Systèmes sites at Wichita State University were held Thursday, April 27, commemorating the official residency of the global corporations on Wichita State's Innovation Campus development. "This is the beginning of a new era at Wichita State University – an opportunity for students to work alongside experienced professionals, gaining [...]

#ndt GB Inspection Systems Ltd is proud to announce their latest offering with the development and introduction of the unique LIMBO® TOFD ultrasonic transducer, Patent pending GB 1709625.6. Unique Features and Benefits of the LIMBO® TOFD *  Low Profile - Only 10mm high allowing easy access to previously inaccessible areas which are currently untestable using [...]

#ndt Inspectors are increasingly required to produce an API-653 Annex G Tank Bottom Examiner Qualification Record before scanning tanks. Keep yourself and your team ahead of the competition by signing up for our 40-hour Training Course. Our MFL course complies with the API 653 Annex G certification requirements. The curriculum consists of three rotating classroom styles: [...]

#ndt e2b calibration, an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration that offers onsite aircraft jack proof load testing and nondestructive aviation equipment testing, is now offering aviation maintenance education on its calibration.aero website. "We've served the aviation and aerospace industry for nearly a decade," said e2b calibration CEO Bill Henslee. "The educational content offered on calibration.aero helps aviation [...]