SkySkopes Opening Training Academy in Grand Forks for UAS pilots

By |2017-01-11T04:18:00+00:00January 11th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

#ndt GRAND FORKS, N.D. — SkySkopes, a national leader in unmanned aircraft system flight operations, has established a training academy at the University of North Dakota Center for Innovation. The academy is geared toward anyone with a desire to learn more about unmanned aircraft and the overall industry, whether they are currently a hobbyist or an [...]

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Versatol Patents Chimney Inspection with UAVs

By |2017-01-11T04:06:00+00:00January 11th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

#ndt Industrial chimneys require regular inspection to assess their structural integrity. Normally a person will examine the exterior or enter the stack by rope access. This operation requires a scheduled or unscheduled shutdown and poses a safety risk for the inspection team. Drones, or UAVs, up until now have only been used to examine the exterior [...]

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Detection Technology Makes Large Part Inspection Easy with Modular X0Scan M Series

By |2017-01-11T03:52:00+00:00January 11th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

#ndt Detection Technology, a global leader of X-ray imaging solutions, makes quick and accurate inspection of large-scale objects easy by debuting X-Scan M series. The modular linear detector arrays (LDA) are scalable to different inspection system lengths up to over four meters with one controller and a single Gigabit Ethernet interface. Even longer scanners can be [...]

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Commercial Drones Take Off at CES 2017

By |2017-01-11T03:39:00+00:00January 11th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

#ndt As you might expect from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), how professionals are and will be using the products and technology on display at the show isn’t exactly a focus. Instead, gadgets, driverless cars and products of questionable utility are the emphasis for the vast majority of exhibitors and attendees, and for good reason. Close [...]

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Commercial Drones Take Off at CES 2017

By |2017-01-11T03:39:00+00:00January 11th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

#ndt As you might expect from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), how professionals are and will be using the products and technology on display at the show isn’t exactly a focus. Instead, gadgets, driverless cars and products of questionable utility are the emphasis for the vast majority of exhibitors and attendees, and for good reason. Close [...]

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Amec Foster Wheeler Creates Training Simulator for ITER Reactor

By |2017-01-10T17:16:00+00:00January 10th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

#ndt Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been appointed to carry out design development work on an integrated plant simulator for the ITER nuclear fusion reactor. The company will draw up technical specifications and implementation plans for the simulator along with three subcontractors: the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), Fortum, and VTT Technical Research [...]

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U.S. Refiners Face Severe Labor Shortage

By |2017-01-03T16:42:00+00:00January 3rd, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

#ndt After years of running flat out, U.S. Gulf Coast refiners are lining up repairs to plants in 2017 - but facing a severe labor shortage that could delay work, drive up costs and raise accident risks. Fuel producers such as Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC.N: Quote) and Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N: Quote) have delayed routine work [...]

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Lab Testing Celebrates Retirement of Two Employees

By |2017-01-02T16:16:00+00:00January 2nd, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

#ndt The employees of Laboratory Testing Inc. helped two long-time coworkers celebrate their retirement at the company’s holiday luncheon last week. Gary Doerfer, Chemistry Technician, officially retired in June 2016, but continues to work at LTI one week each month in the Chemistry Lab. The Director of Quality, Frank Peszka, will retire at the end of [...]

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Kanfit Aerospace Manufacturing to Offer In-House NDT Services

By |2017-01-02T16:13:00+00:00January 2nd, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

#ndt Kanfit Ltd. announced today that as part of its strategy to provide turnkey, one stop shop services, it now offers in-house Non-Destructive Tests (NDT) and ultrasonic inspections for the detection of defects and irregularities on composite components. Kanfit is a leading manufacturer of primary and detailed parts, sub- assemblies and ready to mount assemblies made [...]

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Lloyd's Register Acquires RTAMO Ltd.

By |2016-12-30T04:34:00+00:00December 30th, 2016|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

#ndt Lloyd's Register (LR), the global engineering, technical and business services organisation, has acquired RTAMO Ltd, a software enabled consultancy based in Aberdeen which provides cutting edge data-driven solutions designed to reduce maintenance costs for asset owners. Murray Douglas, Lloyd's Register's Strategic Project Director said: "At this critical economic time of low oil prices, asset owners [...]

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