The New York Times (NYT) recently reported airplane manufacturers "often [value] production speed over quality" and this "frenzied pace" has led to aviation safety concerns. Manufacturers' production goals should not be in competition with aviation safety. The Federal Aviation Association (FAA) has approved the use of remote connectivity technology, which can be used in the aircraft [...]
DEKRA Laboratory for Technical Textiles and Films tests membrane structures on site in its capacity as monitoring body and for the preparation of expert reports. The membrane stress measuring device (MSM II), which was specially developed by the laboratory, checks the prestress in tensile membrane surfaces after assembly or as part of recurring inspections, thereby helping [...]
Terra Drone Corporation and KDDI Corporation announce a breakthrough in asset management by launching safe, fast, and cost-effective infrastructure inspection services using drones. The solution uses drones with high-resolution cameras to monitor the structural health of industrial systems, such as, wind turbines, telecom and transmission steel towers, smokestacks, and bridges. The data management and report generation [...]
Global industry leaders of inspection, maintenance and cleaning robotics for capital-intensive infrastructure gather in Rotterdam. The second edition of the World Conference for Inspection and Maintenance Robotics will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The conference and exhibition are organized by the SPRINT Robotics Collaborative, an end-user driven, not-for-profit foundation. The initiative gathers a global community [...]
In 1980, after a piece of masonry fell from a building and killed a passerby, New York City passed Local Law 10/80, requiring periodic inspection of building façades and exteriors for all buildings taller than six stories. This law evolved into Local Law 11/98, and eventually became the Facade Inspection Safety Program, or "FISP" (1-RCNY 103.04), [...]
With Cola Gourmet, enjoying wholesome, chef-prepared meals couldn’t be easier. Simply browse through our online menu to select the items you’d like. Once we receive your order, we’ll get to work preparing your dishes. We’ll then deliver your custom-made meals directly to your door for you and your family to enjoy! And because all of our [...]
Applying computer-aided techniques to musicology is a relatively new field, but one that has great potential for studying instruments. The main challenge for this approach is to characterize instruments that cannot be easily studied physically due to internal parts. CT scanning and modeling an instrument solves this problem and allows for better understanding of the special [...]
A critical part of any ASTM E428 or E127 Flat-bottom Hole (FBH) Block Set is the plot / graph of the ultrasonic responses from the FBHs. The graph shows the relationship between metal travel distance (MTD) and signal amplitude (for distance amplitude sets,) or hole diameter and signal amplitude (for area amplitude sets.) Any good set [...]
Every year, millions of people flock to amusement parks seeking the thrill and adrenaline of their favorite roller coasters. With over 400 amusement parks and attractions in the United States alone, amusement parks in North America rack up over 300 million guests annually.* Even though the chances of getting seriously injured on a ride at an [...]
DÜRR NDT, one of the world's leading providers of non-destructive testing (NDT) systems for radiographic testing, inaugurated its new software development headquarters in Malaysia on April 2, 2019. With the new location and extended team of software developers, it will be possible to react even faster to the changing and constantly increasing demands of the NDT [...]