All over the world, pressure vessels are being pressed into service beyond their design lifetimes. Advances in machine learning can lead to the deployment of increasingly reliable non-destructive testing (NDT) to inspect pressure vessels. The NOMAD study, a four-year research project to investigate NDT of reactor pressure vessels, is nearing its conclusion this month. Pressure vessels [...]
Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has celebrated the opening of a new laboratory and testing facility in Regency Park close to Port Adelaide, the hub for Australian naval shipbuilding in South Australia. The facility was officially opened by the Premier for South Australia, the Hon. Steven Marshall MP in a [...]
The 2021 Robotics & AI Industry Showcase is just around the corner. James Kell, Innovation Specialist at Rolls-Royce and member of the Robotics Growth Partnership, updates us on the robotics project he alluded to at the 2019 Showcase, that is set to improve costs, time and safety in after-market aerospace engineering. Back in 2019, the National [...]
Industrial CIPP is proud to announce that state-of-the-art video inspections are now available. Dallas, TX (PRUnderground) May 14th, 2021 Industrial CIPP is proud to announce that state-of-the-art video inspections are now available. Thanks to software and tech improvements, these inspection methods are versatile and reliable. With the benefit of flexible technology and CIPP methods, commercial pipelines [...]
Tritex NDT have for many years been manufacturing ultrasonic thickness gauges and are now established as one of the leading companies offering multiple echo gauges. Multiple echo technology means that thickness measurements can be taken through 6mm thick coatings, only the metal substrate is measured. It doesn’t matter whether the coating is paint, epoxy or bitumen, [...]
The OLYMPUS CIX100 cleanliness inspection system’s latest software update includes a new microscope mode, providing component manufacturers with an all-in-one imaging solution for particle analysis and microscope inspections. The CIX100 system is a turnkey solution dedicated to technical cleanliness inspection with a guided workflow, analysis tools and integrated industry standards. An optimized autofocus routine and optional [...]
Hawthorn Composites (Xenia, Ohio, U.S.), a division of Spintech Holdings Inc. that specializes in manufacturing of low-cost composite moldings and assemblies, reports that it successfully achieved AS-9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certifications on March 19, 2021. Hawthorn Composites combines low-cost raw materials (dry fiber and liquid resin), resin infusion techniques, automated dry fiber preforms and over braiding [...]
American Banknote Corporation (ABCorp), one of the longest-standing manufacturing service providers, announces the addition of new 3D print capabilities at its Boston-based Center of Excellence. "We are pleased to announce the addition of automated inspection from SolutionIX, and industrial dyeing from Girbau, to complement ABCorp's lineup of cutting-edge technology in our Boston, MA-based Additive Manufacturing Center [...]
A project at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has developed a novel shortwave infrared (SWIR) imaging platform that could be valuable in several diverse applications. SWIR radiation, from around 1000 to 1400 nanometers, typically consists of photons reflected back from an object, rather than emitted by it in the manner of longer-wavelength IR thermal [...]
ZEISS plans to expand its national coverage in the US for its Industrial Quality & Research segment by acquiring Capture 3D. Headquartered in Santa Ana, California, Capture 3D is the leading US partner for GOM 3D non-contact measuring solutions. With this acquisition customers will benefit from a seamless integrated experience to get the best measuring solutions [...]