#ndt The Structural Integrity Technical Group of The Welding Institute (TWI) and the UK Forum for Engineering Structural Integrity (FESI) recently addressed a topic that is currently of substantial research and industrial interest by jointly holding a full day’s Constraint Effects in Fracture seminar. The event focused on how to take advantage of constraint issues when [...]
#ndt TWI Ltd has recently launched a new Joint Industry Project to explore and validate detection methods for high temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA). Inspections will be carried out on a carbon steel pressure vessel – operated in a regime calculated to induce accelerated HTHA – and designed to simulate the real world operations and challenges associated [...]
#ndt A new era of inexpensive video borescopes is upon us with the introduction of Extech's BR250-4. With a 10m working length and 4.5mm diameter, the non-articulating borescope reaches a price point unheard of until recently, with a suggested list price of $349. Extech’s Video Borescope Inspection Camera with a 4.5mm camera provides a glare-free close-up [...]
#ndt The Product Inspection Group of METTLER TOLEDO, the largest manufacturer of product inspection systems for the food and pharmaceutical industries, hosted a Grand Opening event for their customers and trade media on July 12 – 13th, 2018. The 265,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space in Lutz, Fla. is the new Product Inspection Headquarters [...]
#ndt Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in digital X-ray imaging technology, will showcase its Go-Scan™ Portable Digital Radiography System at the Digital Imaging and Ultrasonics for NDT 2018 ASNT Topical Conference, taking place July 24 to 26, in Mashantucket, CT. Teledyne DALSA will exhibit with its sister company, Teledyne ICM. Teledyne DALSA’s [...]
#ndt Plato-3 is the latest control and monitoring system for MPI bench units and power packs Johnson & Allen are proud to announce the launch of the Plato-3 System. Plato-3 is a control and monitoring system for MPI bench units and power packs with an emphasis on data recording and traceability. Plato-3 can be fitted on [...]
#ndt Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ-NDSN), a leading supplier of precision technologies for the application of powder coatings, announced today the launch of a new accessory for its Encore manual powder coating spray gun range. The new product – named Encore nLighten LED Kit* - is a fast, convenient, and safety-approved way to instantly project a powerful beam [...]
#ndt The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) today announced the launch of the Nevada Drone Center of Excellence for Public Safety (NDCOE). The mission is to save lives and reduce air hazards from drone incursions by empowering a shared safety vision with the FAA's integration of drones into the commercial air traffic system. Located in [...]
#ndt Fast and reliable, PAUT technique has dramatically improved the probability of detection of defects inside a weld and became over the years a code compliant replacement solution to the radiographic testing. Nowadays, FMC-TFM technologies can improve even further defects characterisation when used in conjunction with code compliant PAUT solutions. Ultrasonic Testing (UT) methodology has been [...]
#ndt Element Materials Technology (Element) has today announced the acquisition of Orbit Industries, Inc. (Orbit) in the United States, further strengthening the Group’s leadership position in non-destructive testing (NDT) for the aerospace industry. Headquartered near Cleveland Ohio, Orbit is a Nadcap and ISO 17025 accredited laboratory that also operates out of four other satellite inspection facilities [...]