Olympus’ new DC series (DC1–DC5) dual element transducers provide inspectors with a complete corrosion monitoring toolbox for pipeline and tank integrity. Optimized for corrosion and thin materials, the transducers work with the NDT instruments and ultrasonic inspection procedures used in the oil & gas, energy and mining industries. Depending on the application, any one or a [...]
ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting) has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement to offer an innovative ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) solution that supports the expanded use of composite materials on offshore assets to extend service life. Developed to test the heat shield on the Orion space capsule, this is the first proven nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technology [...]
Italian CMM manufacturer Fratelli Rotondi has announced a partnership with Homberger Robotica – the Italian technical partner of DOOSAN robotics for collaborative robot applications. Fratelli Rotondi has a long-standing experience in measuring technologies and started working in 2020 with DOOSAN Robotics developing applications in the metrology sector starting with part loading of traditional CMM up to [...]
Teledyne Imaging will exhibit at the upcoming Vision China (Shanghai), in Hall W1, W1-1800, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from March 17-19. Visitors to the combined Teledyne Imaging booth can expect to see a broad range of leading-edge line and area scan sensors, frame grabbers, vision systems, software, and smart cameras targeted at vision [...]
Windsor’s AIS Technologies Group has been awarded a provisional patent for creating a mobile vision inspection system using smartphones and incorporating artificial intelligence. The Mobile Vision Solution (MVS) system is suitable for use in a multitude of industries and is 60- to 70-per-cent less expensive than the fixed-camera inspection systems currently being used. "What is the [...]
International property & casualty insurer Chubb has launched a pilot program in Colombia using aerial drones to conduct inspections a 22-hectare industrial complex of a policy holder. Chubb intends to identify risks in the external structures of the insured companies and develop comprehensive event mitigation plans to avoid losses. With social distancing and quarantines, drone inspections [...]
Continuous progress in scientific fields places ever higher demands on the tools used in various research application areas. To meet these increased requirements XIMEA has integrated the newest technologies improving the parameters important for the scientific community. This progress started with the introduction of the newest Scientific CMOS (sCMOS) sensors by Gpixel company, assembled mainly under [...]
Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies [NYSE: TDY] company and global innovator of imaging solutions, announces a new technology and industrial collaboration with Yumain (Dijon, France), a leading AI vision solution provider serving a broad range of industrial applications. Together, the companies will develop cutting-edge bio-inspired vision solutions that can enable innovation in industrial applications. The recent [...]
Unit 2 of the Leningrad II nuclear power plant in western Russia has entered the final stage of pilot operation - a 15-day programme of tests at nominal capacity. On successful completion of these tests, the VVER-1200 unit will be stopped for inspection of its equipment and, following regulatory approval, will then be put into industrial [...]
The industrial usage of X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) is a relatively recent development. The technical demands, and the costs of acquisition and operation of the equipment, meant that for many years this method of quality control was the preserve of only the largest companies with the deepest pockets. Other companies had to make do with substantially [...]