The new BondCheck is a multi-mode bond testing flaw detector providing high speed bond inspection in pitch-catch or resonance modes, or mechanical impedance analysis (MIA), with excellent defect sensitivity. Inspection applications include those where carbon and metal honeycombs need to be inspected for delaminations, disbonds and core damage as well as small defect detection and dry [...]
Teledyne Imaging, a Teledyne Technologies [NYE:TDY] company and global leader in machine vision technology, is pleased to introduce the newest models in its Genie™ Nano Camera Link™ series – the CL M4160 and C4160. Engineered around Teledyne DALSA’s proven camera platform, and featuring Teledyne e2v’s 16M Emerald image sensor, these new models deliver affordability, ease of [...]
Nanotronics, the inventor of a platform that combines AI, automation, and sophisticated imaging for industrial inspection, has announced that Vadim Pinskiy, VP of R&D at the Brooklyn-based manufacturing and microscopy company, presented at the upcoming O’Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference which took place in San Jose from Sept. 9 to 12. Vadim’s session, "Development and application of [...]
Valence Surface Technologies (Valence), the largest independent provider of aerospace product finishing services, has received Safran Nacelles approval for chromic acid anodize, HPTR 0150 (HPTR 0066), and paint application, HPTR 0015, at its Valence Los Angeles facility (formerly known as Coast Plating, Inc.). Safran is one of the world's leading manufacturers of nacelle assemblies for commercial [...]
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the FLIR T860, the latest addition to the high-performance T-Series family. This new thermal camera is the first to feature onboard Inspection Route software, ideal for streamlining inspections of critical assets, including power substation components, distribution lines, manufacturing equipment, or facility electrical and mechanical systems. By running a pre-planned [...]
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the launch of the FLIR identiFINDER® R425, the next-generation of its field-trusted R400 handheld radionuclide identification device (RID). The identiFINDER R425 provides responders with increased sensitivity, flexible power management, and advanced communication features that enable them to safely locate and measure radioactive sources with confidence. A new single cubic [...]
In the summer of 2014, a crew of National Geographic’s Discovery Channel program made an amazing discovery in the jungles of the El Mirador Basin, deep in the heart of Guatemala. Using traditional LiDAR, a research team had discovered what looked like ancient buildings, buried deep in the forest. This year, they contacted LiDARUSA to rescan [...]
SeekOps Inc., a company which develops and fields advanced sensor technology to detect, localize, and quantify natural gas emissions through integrated drone-based systems, has secured funding from two strategic investors as part of its Series A-1 fundraising. These investors include the OGCI Climate Investments fund (OCGI CI), and Equinor Technology Ventures (ETV), the venture arm of [...]
Reza Zoughi, a research and teaching leader in nondestructive evaluation, has joined Iowa State University as the director of the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation and the Kirby Gray (Battelle) Chair in Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Zoughi replaces Peter Collins, Alan and Julie Renken Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, who led [...]
MISTRAS Group (MG) – a leading, "one source" global provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to maximize the uptime and safety of critical energy, industrial, and public infrastructure – is pleased to announce the acquisition of New Century Software, a leading provider of pipeline integrity management software and services to energy transportation companies. Founded in [...]