Episode 19 with Martjin Budding In this episode, Emilie chats with Martijn Budding, an NDT instructor and engineer at TiaT Europe in Roosendaal, the Netherlands. Martijn is passionate about NDT, bringing people together, and sharing his knowledge, so we knew we needed him on the show. Listen in to hear Emilie and Martijn discuss the inspection [...]
Sensor Networks Inc. (SNI) announces the 3rd generation Permanently Installed Monitoring System, microPIMS® Intrinsically Safe. This star-network topology system leverages SNI’s success and experience in non-invasive corrosion/erosion monitoring with this network of ultrasonic sensors. Intrinsically safe, fully wireless, and non-intrusive, it operates using long-range sub-gigahertz LoRaWan® wireless connectivity. Each microPIMS sensor can be programmed to take [...]
DroneDeploy has acquired Rocos, a New Zealand-based robotics software company. The acquisition will enable DroneDeploy customers in construction, energy, agriculture, and more to deploy and orchestrate both aerial and ground robots on their job sites. This acquisition will make physical workflow automation possible, creating more efficient and safer workplaces. "Companies are undergoing a digital transformation accelerated [...]
Aeva (NYSE: AEVA), a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, today announced a strategic collaboration with Nikon Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of metrology and inspection equipment for the industrial automation and metrology markets. The companies will focus on bringing Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) 4D LiDAR with unique micron-level measurement capability to high [...]
Radalytica (Olomouc, Czech Republic) has developed the unique robotic imaging system "RadalyX", which combines collaborative robots with state-of-the-art x-ray imaging sensors to significantly expand and improve nondestructive testing (NDT) for composite parts. "The photon-counting detectors are produced by Advacam s.r.o., our partner company that began as a startup from a university," explains Martin Josifek, sales manager [...]
Caley Ocean Systems and IMES International (previously part of Seanamic Group) have merged with Pryme Group today to create a business with broad capabilities supplying products, services and solutions to the energy, defence and other industrial markets. Caley Ocean Systems has 50 years’ experience of designing, manufacturing and testing offshore handling systems used in launch and [...]
DÜRR NDT looks back in 2021 on 15 years of innovations and milestones in industrial digital radiography. Founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Dürr Dental SE, DÜRR NDT developed within a very short time to become one of the market-leading manufacturers of imaging plate scanners for non-destructive testing (NDT) with the product launch of its [...]
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 75% of the world’s aviation fleet was grounded at the peak meaning that fewer than 7,500 aircraft remained airborne. Some estimates state are that it will take a minimum of two-and-a-half years post the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic for the grounded 75% to take to the skies once more. As [...]
Edmund Optics®, leading global manufacturer and supplier of optical components, has partnered with Jenoptik to enhance global access to their F-theta lenses, which focus lasers in high-precision materials processing and laser scanning applications. Stefaan Vandendriessche, Director of Laser Optics Product Development at EO, stated, "EO is excited to offer state-of-the-art, F-theta lenses for the most advanced [...]
Surface Corrosion Consultants Ltd., Europe’s largest coating inspection company, has announced they launched a new UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) service to monitor and inspect corrosion for our clients across the UK and Europe. The new service will offer long-term solutions such as reduced overheads and operations costs, as well as a host of health and safety [...]