The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) is pleased to announce that it has agreed a robust certification process with an EU27 Recognised Third-Party Organisation (RTPO) for the certification of NDT personnel. This process is fully compliant with CEN/TR/15589 Route B requirements and allows BINDT/PCN to issue certification that is acceptable under the European Pressure Equipment [...]
As a provider of engineering and maintenance services to nuclear power and petrochemical plants, Onet Technologies’ inspectors need portable and efficient ultrasonic testing (UT) equipment. And when inspecting complicated in-plant piping systems, the more multifunctional and compact their instruments are the better. Onet Technologies already relies on Olympus’ portable OmniScan MX2 flaw detector. However, our NDT [...]
Imagine stick-on cameras that can see inside tubing or monitor structures like bridges for weak points and needed repairs. That is the vision of some researchers for terahertz (THz) imaging, which could potentially transform nondestructive inspection and quality control in factories and other industrial settings. Now, researchers in Japan have moved a step closer to that [...]
Building upon the adoption of Rapid Ultrasonic Gridding (RUG) to the inspection space, Gecko has added additional Automated Ultrasonic Testing (AUT) and Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) enabled by custom designed robotic platforms to cover the breadth of ultrasonic non-destructive testing needs. Responding to increased market pull for comprehensive inspections, Gecko Robotics announced new Advanced Ultrasonic [...]
Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the general availability of Amazon Lookout for Vision, a new service that analyzes images using computer vision and sophisticated machine learning capabilities to spot product or process defects and anomalies in manufactured products. By employing a machine learning technique called "few-shot learning," Amazon [...]
The UK Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) is further expanding its partnership with manufacturing technology leader Renishaw, through the addition of state-of-the-art connected metrology solutions. This new agreement is critical to the DMC’s on-site machining and inspection capabilities, delivered via precision engineering specialist Produmax. The partnership will see Produmax’s machining and inspection services linked into the DMC’s [...]
The interconnectivity of quality inspection equipment with the infrastructure of modern smart factory environments is becoming increasingly critical. ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions opened its Wixom, Michigan Quality Excellence Center to demonstrate that interconnectivity with a modern work environment and state-of-the-art setting enhances insight into quality assurance for customers. The new facility has been honored by the [...]
The new Pipe Robot SIGMA HD-LR is the ultimate tool for inspecting long pipes in one go due to its optimum dimensions. It works on a range of pipes starting from 14" in diameter. The pipe crawler can cover a distance of 6,560 feet due to the LiFePO4 battery that allows reducing the thickness of the [...]
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (March 9, 2021)—Zetec Inc., a global leader in nondestructive testing (NDT) technology, today introduced the ElbowFlex™ scanner for quick, manual ultrasonic inspections of pipe elbows in oil and gas, petrochemical, manufacturing and other industrial applications. ElbowFlex is the perfect tool for measuring wall thickness and detecting flow accelerated corrosion on elbows with diameters ranging [...]
March 1, 2021, SIGNAL HILL, California-NDT Solutions LLC (NDTS) is pleased to announce the acquisition of assets from EC-NDT LLC in Federal Way, Washington. These resources will further our product availability and service capabilities to the Nondestructive Testing global marketplace. EC-NDT has built a reputation for their knowledge and top-quality Eddy Current products and will be [...]