#ndt Following initial meetings at Subsea Expo 2017 TSC Inspections and Goshawk Technologies finally met to put drone technology to the test, with the aim to successfully prove the concept of deploying ACFM® technology by specialist UAS for aerial inspection. Using weld inspection plates mounted at the height of 3-4 metres, the Goshawk team demonstrated with [...]
#ndt This year saw the introduction of the First World Congress on Condition Monitoring 2017 (WCCM 2017). The congress was organised by the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) in co-operation and partnership with the International Society for Condition Monitoring (ISCM). Professor Len Gelman, Chair of the organising committee for the congress, commented: "These two leading [...]
#ndt The GEKKO has molted! The latest release of GEKKO 2.0 improves productivity and ergonomics. Keeping up with innovations in PAUT and TFM, M2M also includes in this release hardware and software features requested by NDT inspectors in the field. New features include: Updated front face with a clickable scroll wheel More sensitive, multi-touch screen Faster [...]
#ndt Innovation Polymers offers the latest in dry coupling polymers. The latest applications include coupling pads for ultrasonic flow control and monitoring, as well as other uses in the NDT industry. Our Materials Aqualene™ Industry standard optimal coupling ACE™ Low temperature wheel applications Aqualink™ (supersoft, very Clear, conforming) AquaSilox 100 (High temperature) AqualSilox 200 (Oil resistance [...]
#ndt Industrial lighting leader, Larson Electronics, has just released an LED inspection drop light that is both waterproof and vapor proof, and constructed and certified to prevent water or moisture from seeping into the handle or light head when used in wet locations. This handheld lamp is offered in red, blue, green, amber and white light [...]
#ndt A consortium of organizations has set out to tackle one of the most enduring challenges in the North Sea: the non-destructive testing (NDT) of corroded pipes under insulation and engineered temporary pipe wraps. The group – which includes TRAC Oil & Gas; the University of Strathclyde; and CENSIS, the Scottish Innovation Centre for Sensor and [...]
#ndt Enterprises and service providers can now augment their industrial drone-based inspection solutions with artificial intelligence through the Brains4Bots™ software development kit (SDK), launched today by Neurala, maker of The Neurala Brain, a deep learning neural networks platform that is making smart devices such as cameras, drones, appliances and self-driving vehicles more intelligent, interactive and useful. [...]
#ndt Thirteen experts from across Asia and the Pacific have received certification in the use of nuclear techniques in industrial testing following an IAEA course in Malaysia last month. The IAEA-led training gave participants from eight countries in the region the opportunity to obtain certification in industrial non-destructive testing (NDT) in accordance with international standards. The [...]
#ndt Imperium is hosting an online webinar featuring the Acousticam i700. The webinar takes place on September 6th, 2017 at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. You can see the AcoustoCam i700 perform rapid inspection for corrosion mapping, weld defects, and aerospace composite damage. Areas of review: Code Compliance Simpler and higher resolution than phased array Needs [...]
#ndt What are your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (a.k.a. metrics) for your Fixed Equipment Mechanical Integrity (FEMI) program(1)? Does your KPI list consist primarily of the tired old list of overdue inspections that are successfully tracking zeros month after month, year after year? Perhaps it’s time to freshen it up. You’ve probably heard that old saying [...]