Gamma Aerospace LLC produces big parts: stringers and struts, doors and access panels, seat tracks, spars, and more, some longer than a pickup truck. In fact, if it’s used to construct a commercial airliner, helicopter, or military aircraft, chances are good that it came from Gamma. But the Mansfield, Texas manufacturer makes plenty of small parts [...]
GE Digital (NYSE: GE) today announced the general availability of enhanced Compliance Management features in its Asset Performance Management (APM) Integrity software for the oil and gas, chemical and power industries. Developed in collaboration with one of the largest U.S. petroleum refiners, Compliance Management is a major development of GE Digital’s inspection data management capability, an [...]
SGS's testing and calibration laboratories in Finland, SGS Fimko Ltd., are amongst the first to gain accreditation from FINAS, the Finnish Accreditation Service, in accordance with the revised ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard. Accreditation is used to reliably state the competence of an operator, the credibility of the certificates it provides and is based on international criteria. It [...]
Sigma Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGLB) ("Sigma Labs" or the "Company"), a provider of quality assurance software under the PrintRite3D® brand, announced today that it will work with Airbus (NASDAQ: EADSY) to complete a Test and Evaluation Program of Sigma Labs' new PrintRite3D® version 5.0 hardware and software followed by a validation phase on a powderbed fusion [...]
The ability to "see through" a solid object was once thought to be a tool of the future, or a power belonging to Superman–but the technology is here today, and more widespread and accessible than you may have thought. Until recently, the technology of CT imaging was only available for use in medical settings. Over the [...]
Hardness measurement is a way to practically determine the degree of vulcanization of a rubber sample. One of the most important and commonly used measurements for non-destructive hardness testing is the IRHD (International Rubber Hardness Degree). International testing standards specify a primary load of 5 seconds and then a secondary load of 30 seconds. H W [...]
The Story Behind the Protective Rubber Case When we launched the EPOCH® 6LT ultrasonic flaw detector in June 2017, our goal was to deliver an ultra-portable instrument. And weighing in at only 1.95 lb (890 g), we felt like we succeeded. With almost all the functionality of the EPOCH 650 flaw detector, the 6LT was designed [...]
Element Materials Technology (Element) has invested over $3m in Computed Radiography (CR) equipment and training to expand its aerospace NDT testing capabilities across the UK and the USA. The Group’s laboratories in Hillsboro, OR; Houston TX; Rancho Dominguez, CA in the USA and Dudley and Sheffield in the UK have acquired CR systems from Fujifilm and [...]
Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS), a leading third party engineering firm specialized in material testing and geo engineering has tied up with Pune based Durocrete Engineering Services Pvt ltd (DESPL). This strategic partnership will help DESPL increase its scope of work and scale up operations in India while providing access to a platform for growth in [...]
At the GIFA trade fair, which took place from June 25 to 29 in Düsseldorf/Germany, everything revolved around computed tomography (CT) for a wide variety of testing and inspection tasks in the foundry industry – from precise laboratory systems for research and development to quality control at the production line and inline solutions during production. It [...]