Reza Zoughi, a research and teaching leader in nondestructive evaluation, has joined Iowa State University as the director of the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation and the Kirby Gray (Battelle) Chair in Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Zoughi replaces Peter Collins, Alan and Julie Renken Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, who led [...]
MISTRAS Group (MG) – a leading, "one source" global provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to maximize the uptime and safety of critical energy, industrial, and public infrastructure – is pleased to announce the acquisition of New Century Software, a leading provider of pipeline integrity management software and services to energy transportation companies. Founded in [...]
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the FLIR T860, the latest addition to the high-performance T-Series family. This new thermal camera is the first to feature onboard Inspection Route software, ideal for streamlining inspections of critical assets, including power substation components, distribution lines, manufacturing equipment, or facility electrical and mechanical systems. By running a pre-planned [...]
Industrial services provider Bilfinger and deep tech start-up Akselos have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement Akselos’ breakthrough Digital Twin technology for complex assets in the offshore and process industries. A digital replica of a large and complex asset’s civil structure ensures a near real-time assessment, based on its current integrity status. These cutting [...]
SOCOTEC, a leading European company of testing, inspection and certification services, #1 in technical control in the construction field in France, has acquired US-leading Vidaris, Inc., a multi-disciplinary consultancy, to build its American platform SOCOTEC Group, a major player in risk management and asset performance optimization, announced that on July 22, 2019 it had acquired ArchEng, [...]
AE Industrial Partners, LP ("AEI"), a private equity firm specializing in Aerospace, Defense & Government Services, Power Generation, and Specialty Industrial markets, announced today that it has acquired Triman Industries, Inc. ("Triman" or the "Company"), a unique distribution, supply chain and repair management business providing a broad range of highly engineered products and services to the [...]
Patches coated with nanoparticles from candle soot found to generate ultrasonic waves that can be used to monitor the structural integrity of buildings. Many industrial buildings, including nuclear power plants and chemical plants, rely on ultrasound instruments that continually monitor the structural integrity of their systems without damaging or altering their features. One new technique draws [...]
QC Laboratories has used their DÜRR NDT HD-CR 35 for pipe weld inspections, aerospace components, scheduled aircraft maintenance checks and forensics, has almost eliminated wet film developing at one location and is pursuing the same course of action at their other offices. QC Laboratories, Inc. is a industrial commercial testing laboratory incorporated in 1965, with two [...]
The Multigauge 6000 Drone Thickness Gauge from Dorchester based Tritex NDT is specifically designed for mounting onto drones for high level inspections. The gauge uses multiple echo to completely ignore coatings up to 20mm thick and the single crystal probe ensures accurate readings on curved surfaces, such as storage tanks, pipelines and in the marine industry. [...]
Sauber Engineering AG, Synopsys Inc., the AM Network and CADFEM are organizing a free technology day in Hinwil, Zurich. The efficient use of additive manufacturing requires a rethink in design. After all, additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented levels of design freedom. However, these new freedoms also bring with them new risks. Thermal distortion, residual stresses, imperfections [...]