#ndt We often think about all the aircraft involved in delivering cargo, bombs and personnel on the battlefield. The people behind the scenes are often forgotten. These Airmen are responsible for making sure the tools and equipment needed to repair aircraft are accessible and working properly. The 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Sortie Support Flight is made [...]
#ndt New inline-inspection applications are being developed for industry thanks to advances in high-speed, low-coherence interferometry, a high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) imaging technology. Precision bore holes, for example, must adhere to strict geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), including straightness, cylindricity, circularity, taper, distortion, runout, roughness characteristics, semi-transparent coating thickness, or defect characterization. Also, features on the insides [...]
#ndt Unmanned aerial systems—drones—have quickly found their place in the power sector. But as the industry moves out of test cases and experiments, and into full implementation of drones, it is facing a whole new set of challenges and opportunities. The power sector—one of the world’s most rigid industries—is in the midst of a profound transition. [...]
#ndt There are numerous situations that can lead to premature structural issues or the degradation of a bridge. For example, tiny stress cracks that aren't visible to the naked eye could form, and unless caught, could cause a disastrous collapse. Another example might be improperly mixed grout that is used inside the post tension tendons that [...]
#ndt Tracerco, part of Johnson Matthey plc, has been awarded Lloyd’s Register (LR) recognition for its acclaimed subsea CT scanner, Discovery™. The Qualification Trials of Discovery™ were conducted in a simulated subsea environment at Tracerco’s HQ in Billingham, UK and successfully determined the depth limit for reliable POD (Probability of Detection) and typical sizing tolerances for [...]
#ndt Industrial Inspection & Analysis, Inc. (IIA) USA – a leader in providing inspection, testing, and engineering services for the energy and manufacturing industries – has acquired Timco Engineering, Inc (Timco). With this acquisition, IIA adds all of Timco’s highly regarded product safety testing and certification services with strategic locations in the U.S. and China. Timco [...]
#ndt It is with great pleasure that Danatronics Corporation welcomes Mr. Larry Gochnauer as our Sales Manager. Larry comes to us with more than three decades of world-wide NDT sales and marketing experience with his major emphasis on hand-held ultrasonic products, making him the perfect fit for our growing product line. Larry has a great track [...]
#ndt Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Products Group of Companies, a major re-seller and distributor of NDT and aviation equipment and supplies, announced today that it has acquired substantially all the assets, intellectual and proprietary property including the trademarks of Infinitex Corp. Infinitex Corp. is a New York-based company leading the field of ultra-filtration technology with its pioneering [...]
#ndt Zetec Inc. will introduce a revolutionary new product for the nondestructive testing (NDT) industry at the NDTMA Annual Conference February 13-15 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The inspection innovation will be on display at the Zetec booth (#10) and will be ideal for applications in aerospace, oil and gas, and power generation. "Our new solution is [...]
#ndt North Star Imaging (NSI) is inaugurating a new Inspection Services & Applications Laboratory in Marlborough, Massachusetts. On February 13th, parties interested in digital X-ray and Computed Tomography (CT) are invited to visit this new facility to witness CT demonstrations done on the X5000™, NSI’s most versatile system. "North Star Imaging is extremely excited about this [...]