The WHY of Industrie 4.0 and the WHY of NDE 4.0. The purpose. For me WHY is always a key question - however I think it is always one of the hardest - and most likely the answer will change over time. This weeks video is my attempt to answer this question and more importantly to [...]
Apellix™ Now Piloting Drone-Based UT Inspections Jacksonville, Florida...April 28, 2020 - Apellix, protecting the world’s built and industrial environments through technology, is proud to announce they are now identifying pilot projects for ultrasonic wall thickness (UT) inspections of above-ground storage and terminal tanks. Using semi-autonomous drones, Apellix performs UT wall thickness measurements on tanks as high [...]
Carestream’s Non-Destructive Testing organization today announced its partnership with California-based Creative Electron Inc. for the NDT product portfolio. Launched in 2008, Creative Electron manufactures and distributes high performance, off-the-shelf and custom X-ray inspection systems, made in the United States. These systems are used for quality assurance, material conformity and counterfeit detection in a wide range of [...]
Tokyo – Leading Classification Society ClassNK has released its "Guidelines for Non-destructive Inspection by Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing". Phased array ultrasonic testing is an advanced non-destructive inspection technology that enables the visualizing of flaw detection results and the digitizing of the record-keeping process. It has higher detection performance for defects in materials and welded joints compared [...]
Prior to 2015 no reliable non-destructive test method existed for measuring the collapse pressure of deepwater pipeline joints, which are typically around 12 m (39.3 ft) long. Historically, the industry has favored testing a few specimen joints to destruction, then combining the results with the best available structural design techniques and a substantial safety factor to [...]
Dye penetrant (DP) testing, often referred to as a fluorescent penetrant inspections (FPI), is an important method of nondestructive testing of materials that occurs when a fluorescent dye is applied to a non-porous material surface to detect micro-fractures, delamination, seams and other defects with an ultraviolet light. ViewTech Borescopes is debuting the VJ-3 Ultraviolet (UV) video [...]
Nadcap accreditation is globally recognized as a company’s commitment to excellence and a trusted symbol of compliance. GOM’s service provider Physical Digital in the UK is the world’s first company to be awarded with Nadcap accreditation for measurement and inspection using 3D Structured Light (3DSL) scanners. To meet the standard, they have invested heavily in developing [...]
Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, CO, announced today availability of the Black Swift E2™ UAS, an American-made, advanced unmanned aerial system (UAS) specifically designed for automated industrial and structural inspections. Its advanced navigation enables the Black Swift E2 to conduct highly accurate, up-close inspections of infrastructures (Figure 1), even in [...]
Perform mass screenings of elevated body temperatures (EBT) in high-traffic public places such as businesses, refineries, factories, and events. MFE is dedicated to providing you with the very best tool or solution for the job with a focus on dependability, customer service, and safety. With safety in mind, we are proud to announce the launch of [...]
Parts life, Inc. has retained the American Institute of Nondestructive Testing as its’ responsible NDT Level III and NDT training provider. "Retaining the American Institute of Nondestructive Testing as our Responsible NDT Level III and for additional employee training is a great strategic move for us." Said Rohit Bhalla, Parts Life COO. "The depth of knowledge [...]