Professional divers are all too familiar with the challenges subsea environments present. The latest model of the Cygnus Underwater, an incredible advance on its predecessor, has a host of smart new features, specially designed to operate seamlessly in severe, hostile conditions, simultaneously accomplishing greater accuracy and usability. Measuring through coatings, and now, heavy corrosion The most [...]
Garching, Germany, September 16, 2025 – Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH, manufacturer of system solutions for remote laser welding, has expanded its range of functions to include optical coherence tomography (OCT) for automated weld seam inspection. The fully inline-capable solution enables contactless detection and classification of seam defects in real time – without affecting cycle times or welding [...]
Dust explosions can cause severe damage and fatalities. When ignition sources enter hazardous areas, heat and pressure may trigger explosions—an ongoing risk across any industries that store, handle, or process materials. In coal mines, when rock is crushed and damaged in transportation, it disperses dust. What’s more, coal mining releases methane gas which collects in coal [...]
The reliability of integrated circuit (IC) packaging largely depends on its mechanical integrity. Structural defects such as poor adhesion, voids, micro-cracks, or delamination may not be immediately visible in electrical performance but can significantly reduce device lifespan and cause premature failure. Source: NDT
Ricardo Emanuel Vaz Vargas, Senior Professional at Petrobras, has been named the winner of the 2025 ASME Hermann Rosen Award for Pipeline Innovation. The announcement was made during the official award ceremony held at the ROSEN booth at the Rio Pipeline Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 10, 2025. The ASME Hermann Rosen Award [...]
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada (July 21st, 2025) – AMETEK, Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of FARO Technologies, a global leader in 3D measurement and imaging solutions. FARO will join Creaform and Virtek as part of AMETEK’s Ultra Precision Technologies Division. Together, FARO, Creaform, and Virtek now offer the most comprehensive, powerful, and trusted [...]
With its original roots in the NDT of ships’ hulls, Cygnus Instruments has now worked in the marine industry alongside ship surveyors and commercial divers for over four decades. As a result, their knowledge of the industry and its challenges is second to none. Today, Cygnus is a world-renowned maker of easy-to-use, highly accurate ultrasonic testing [...]
A-Scan is a testing method that displays ultrasonic echo signals in a waveform format, with the horizontal axis representing the time or depth of sound wave propagation and the vertical axis representing the amplitude of the echo signal. When ultrasonic waves encounter defects (such as delaminations or voids) or interfaces inside a material, reflected signals are [...]