Eddy current technology has long been used in nondestructive testing (NDT) for wind turbine tower welds, drivetrains and a wide range of spot inspections in O&M programs. It’s a fast, accurate, chemical-free method for detecting surface and sub-surface indications that are too small to see with the naked eye, including cracks, pits, corrosion and damage due [...]
PTI is pleased to announce that the Center for Disease and Radiological Health (CDHR/FDA) named ASTM Test Method F3004-13 (Airborne Ultrasound Technology) as a consensus standard for the evaluation of seal quality. This is another breakthrough in recognition of the performance and value of this non-destructive technology developed by PTI. April 1, 2020 Re: SR200003 Standard [...]
In an interview by Oil & Gas Innovation, Lucinda Crosthwaite-Eyre, Cygnus’ Managing Director, speaks about our leading market position in fields such as Ultrasonic Thickness Gauging, Leak Detection and Flooded Member Detection. Best known in the oil and gas sector for Cygnus ultrasonic thickness gauges, Lucinda explains how we employ these technologies in particularly hard to [...]
Amidst the ongoing Coronavirus situation, Cygnus is happy to share more good news: we’ve grown our Marketing Team and from 1st May, Chih Ju Wei stepped up to become our Marketing Director. Chih Ju has a Masters in Management with Marketing and further degrees in Business and Digital Marketing. She has been tirelessly applying herself to [...]
Built on the award winning HotSense™ ultrasonic platform, and powered by the proprietary HPZ piezo-ceramic, Ionix is launching a new dual element thickness gauging transducer, HS582i, for use across a wide temperature range, operating up to +550 °C (1022 °F). The probe can be used to measure remaining wall thickness from 1 to 500 mm with [...]
With patience and flexibility, the Cygnus Operations Team is continuing to function – while upholding all COVID-19 safety measures. And, incredibly, all product continues to be dispatched on time. Counter to all the leaps forward we have made in smoothing and improving our processes since 2017, we are now willingly and eagerly building inefficiencies back in [...]
MFE is proud to announce the production of our new thermal high-temperature screening system, the MFE EBT Screener. This new equipment conducts mass thermal screenings for elevated body temperatures in high-traffic, public places. "We’re ready to help get people back to work," Dylan Duke, Vice President of MFE Enterprises, Inc. said. "This equipment is a hands-free [...]
Synopsys are running a webinar this May 20th on how to identify part defects using the image-based methods available in Simpleware software. The webinar will show a workflow using a machined simple hole plate (typically used for CT calibration) to explore a number of tools suitable for NDT. Topics will cover automated segmentation and correction, surface [...]
Cygnus Instruments is proud to announce that the Cygnus 1 IS Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge now has IECEx Zone 0 Certification. In 1996 the IECEx was established through the initiative of the Ex industry and with support from certification bodies in the UK, France, Canada and Germany. The principle reason for the creation of the IECEx was [...]
DRIVE NDT, a software solution developed by AAP NDT and DÜRR NDT, for the first time unifies the entire NDT workflow, including all test procedures in a single system: from order entry, the assignment of inspectors, equipment, instructions and standards, to test report generation, approval and archiving. Centralized administration permits the targeted control of all workflows [...]