Plane Wave Imaging (PWI) is an advanced firing mode used by Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT)instruments that achieve the high-resolution of Total Focusing Method (TFM) imaging at ultra-fast scanning speeds. In many cases, Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) can also be improved through PWI implementation, optimizing data quality for challenging inspections at the same time as efficiency. What [...]
AddUp, a global metal additive manufacturing OEM offering multi-technology production systems, well known for its FormUp® and BeAM 3D printers, has entered a development and license agreement with the Swedish 3D visualization and data fusion software company Interspectral. AddUp’s FormUp® 350 includes one of the most advanced monitoring suites available on the market, based on three [...]
Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, and SAE International jointly presented the 18th Nondestructive Testing Innovation Award at the Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Forum today. The award was presented to a team comprised of representatives from Collins Aerospace, Delta Air Lines, Vibrant Corporation and the United States Air Force for [...]
The TÜV Rheinland North America laboratory in West Unity, Ohio has reached the first milestone in its 12 month history by performing 500,000 inspections of automotive parts, including pitman arms and steering knuckles. This has been achieved thanks to the work of our certified magnetic particle inspection (MPI) technicians. This lab was opened in September 2021 [...]
Two West Virginia University engineers are developing new technologies for coal waste storage facilities that will detect and prevent potential failures like leakage of hazardous materials into the environment. Guilherme Pereira, associate professor in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department and adjunct associate professor in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Ihsan [...]
Giatec®, world leader in concrete testing technologies, announces SmartRock® Pro, the latest addition to their award-winning product lineup, at World of Concrete 2023. This first-of-its-kind technology is a fully self-calibrating concrete sensor, making it the world’s most powerful innovation in concrete strength monitoring. "On a construction site, you never know what changes will come your way; [...]
Over the last few years, data-driven artificial intelligence has delivered impressive results in applications such as recommendation engines (e.g., books and movies), playing games, facial recognition, text translation, text synthesis, and fraud detection. This type of AI uses vast data to train the system. In many applications, a large amount of data is readily available such [...]
PALFINGER Megarme has been accredited for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) on classification projects until 2025. Receiving this specific certificate confirms that PALFINGER fulfils the international requirements to perform NDT inspections. To prove the outstanding quality of its products and services, PALFINGER is strongly committed to obtain all necessary approvals and certifications. Recently, the world-leading certification company DNV [...]
New Richmond, WI and Benbrook, TX – NDT Solutions and NDE Labs are proud to announce a strategic partnership to deliver a single point of contact for all non-destructive engineering and testing services. With over 50 years of combined non-destructive inspection (NDI) experience, this alliance positions the two companies at the forefront of Industry 4.0. Together, [...]
Allied Resources Group (ARG), the holding company for a family of technical service providers, welcomes its newest team member, Pete Howe, Executive Vice President of Technical Services. Spanning an impressive career in the energy industry, Howe joins the ARG executive leadership group having served in various high-level technical and strategic roles. Leaning on his engineering and [...]