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Deeptech startup Planys Technologies, which provides cutting-edge technologies for infrastructure asset integrity monitoring, announced it has raised $1.6 million as part of its ongoing pre-Series A funding. The round saw participation from global investor network Keiretsu Forum, LetsVenture, Shell, existing investors such as ONGC Startup Fund, Ranjan Pai’s MEMG Family Office, Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder, Infosys alongside [...]

Inge-Mark is a small service company based in the Province of Santander in Colombia. Founded by Omar Garza in 2014, Inge-Mark was initially based in Barrancabermeja. Four years ago, the company moved to Bucaramanga, 100 km further to the east. The company specializes in radiographic testing of welds. "Our main tasks are field inspections of welds on [...]

JIREH releases contact point corrosion scanner EDMONTON, AB, CANADA: JIREH is pleased to announce a two probe scanner developed for pitch-catch techniques such as phased array inspection of corrosion under pipe support (CUPS). The STIX – 2 PROBE PA-CAT provides a complete AOD (axial, outside diameter) and COD (circumferential, outside diameter) solution for PA-CAT inspection. Designed [...]

TÜV Rheinland, a global leader in independent technical services, has announced the opening of its newest testing services laboratory in West Unity, Ohio (USA). Specializing in nondestructive and destructive testing services for industry sectors including automotive, aviation/aerospace and infrastructure, TÜV Rheinland of North America’s (TRNA), northwest Ohio facility is well-equipped to provide a full range of [...]

Percepto, pioneering autonomous inspection with industrial robotics, announced today the launch of its upgraded 2022 Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring (AIM) platform and its new Air Mobile drone. Recently listed in TIME magazine's 100 Best Inventions of 2021, Percepto offers the only end-to-end solution powered by AI to collate and streamline all visual data for accurate actionable [...]

MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nanotronics, developer of nSpec®, the world’s most advanced robotic microscope for industrial inspection, today unveiled nSpec Macro Standalone at SEMICON Europa, the largest European electronics platform connecting industry leaders across the entire design and manufacturing supply chain. This latest addition within the nSpec® portfolio enables automatic capture and analysis of images to detect and quantify [...]

Today the value of drone thermal imagery is being demonstrated in a number of compelling ways. For instance, according to DJI’s Drone Rescue Map, 776 people over the course of 444 rescues in 36 countries worldwide have been saved by drone technology, many of which were equipped with thermal cameras. Adoption of thermal technology in applications [...]

Register today for the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT)’s Aerospace Workshop and Aerospace Event taking place from 5-7 April 2022 at the BAWA Centre, Bristol, UK. Aerospace technique validation and standards workshop The Aerospace Workshop will take place on 5 April 2022 and is organised by the BINDT Aerospace Committee and the BINDT West of [...]

Software can control conventional industrial microscopes that use an Olympus microscope camera. WALTHAM, Mass., (January 19, 2022)—PRECiV™ software enables users in production, quality control and inspection to make precise, repetitive 2D measurements and obtain results that comply with the latest industrial standards. With robust data sharing and security features, PRECiV software makes microscopy workflows faster and [...]

Olympus recently donated OmniScan™ flaw detection equipment to LeTourneau University to support the next generation of nondestructive testing (NDT) inspectors. Olympus phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) specialists Curtis Dickinson and Rob Frashefski traveled to the campus in Longview, Texas to offer students in-person instruction. The class they visited, Nondestructive Evaluation and Testing, is a senior level [...]