Quebec, November 15, 2021 – It has been nearly 25 years since the commercial launch of Teletest®, the first Guided Wave Ultrasonic Testing (GWUT or GWT) or Long-Range Ultrasonic Testing (LRUT) instrument designed to efficiently screen long pipes, including buried pipelines, for corrosion. With the technology and supporting expertise acquired by Eddyfi Technologies in 2017, significant [...]
Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of the NDC Technologies business, a leading global provider of precision measurement solutions for in-line manufacturing process control, from Spectris plc (SXS: LSE). The acquisition expands Nordson’s test and inspection platform into new end markets and adjacent technologies. The all-cash transaction, subject to customary [...]
Iris Automation’s Casia detect and avoid computer vision system is a leading candidate for equipping drones to avoid other aircraft. The system, which uses off-the-shelf cameras, has been extensively flight tested during the last three years. brought to you by Element Aerospace In the USA the FAA allows waivers and exceptions for drones to operate beyond [...]
Edmund Optics®, leading global manufacturer and supplier of optical components, has announced the relocation of its regional South Korea office to a larger facility in the Mapo district of Seoul. This expansion into one of Korea's largest metropolitan areas is necessary to accommodate growing business demands. The new 2,841-square-foot (264-square-meter) office will accommodate more employees and [...]
NEWS RELEASE | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | November 1, 2021 Pine Environmental is Now Selling Electromagnetic Tube Inspection Probes for Eddy Current, Remote Field, & Near Field Electromagnetic tube inspection has rapidly become a routine NDE method for providing reliable and rapid condition assessments of process exchanger tubing. In conjunction with our short-term and long-term instrument [...]
Ionix has launched a range of new HotSense™ ultrasonic testing probes following the successful release of its HS582i 5 MHz 8mm dual probe in 2020. The range is capable UT inspections up to 550 ºC, with increased wear resistance. Two new variants, the HS2122i and HS5122i, offer a lower frequency and larger tip diameter format of [...]
Zetec Inc., a global leader in non-destructive testing (NDT) technology, has published a new webinar on an innovative approach to measuring wall thickness and detecting flow accelerated corrosion (FAC) in pipe elbows used in oil and gas and other industrial applications. The 20-minute webinar highlights an inspection technique using a powerful integrated phased array ultrasonic testing [...]
Dr. James Barshinger, Chief Technology Officer of Sensor Networks, Inc., (SNI) is pleased to announce the company’s expanded capabilities into the design and manufacturing of high-element-count 1.5 and 2D matrix array UT transducers. Their new, advanced manufacturing processes have been refined, allowing efficient and orderly management of up to 1,000 elements in a rugged & robust [...]
Phased array technology is well established for the inspection of new welds during fabrication. In recent years, operators have moved away from outside radiography for critical weld inspection and are using phased array as the primary volumetric NDT method for quality assurance. Advanced ultrasonic methods are free from hazardous material, remove safety concerns and are able [...]
Zetec Inc., a global leader in nondestructive testing solutions, will feature its latest eddy current testing (ET) and phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) inspection technologies as well as present two new technical papers at the 2021 ASNT (American Society for Nondestructive Testing) Annual Conference in Phoenix from Nov. 15-18. Zetec product experts and engineers will be at Booth 222 to demonstrate the company’s [...]