Most recently Nissin teamed with Lake X-Ray and DÜRR NDT to install 4 X-ray cabinets fitted with the DRP 4040 NDT flat panel detector. The cabinets are compact yet provide ease of part placement and high production. Nissin produces about 30,000 parts per day at this facility in Georgia. The 4 Lake X-Ray / DÜRR NDT [...]
UAVs with a higher level of autonomy can make civil engineering inspections safer, faster and more accurate, plus they support the monitoring of infrastructural changes over time. The increasing development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or ‘drones’) with a higher level of autonomy can reduce human error and assist in safer, faster and more [...]
Sarcos Robotics ("Sarcos"), a leader in the development of robotic systems that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, and Pine Environmental Services LLC, a professional services company providing equipment for environmental monitoring, nondestructive testing (NDT), visual inspection, and continuous emissions monitoring (CEMS), today announced an agreement in which Pine Environmental will become an official distributor [...]
Eddyfi/NDT announces today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zetec, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ROP). The transaction is expected to close at the end of the year and is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals. Founded 50 years ago, Zetec is a major player in the non-destructive industry, [...]
Using robots to make offshore infrastructure inspection and repair safer is moving a step closer following the injection of £2.5 million of further funding from UK Research & Innovation (UKRI). Founded in 2017 and led by Heriot-Watt and the University of Edinburgh, the ORCA Hub which also includes Imperial College London, University of Liverpool and University [...]
ZEISS introduces new computed tomography system with ZEISS METROTOM 1 - Getting started with complex CT technology is extremely easy with ZEISS METROTOM 1 - ZEISS METROTOM 1 enables a smooth end-to-end workflow, from the set-up of the scan to the analysis with GOM Volume Inspect - ZEISS METROTOM 1 is a compact device that fits [...]
* Project group aims to develop a state-of-the-art platform for robotic inspection * Consortium consists of 14 high-profile tech and inspection service providers and asset owners As part of its commitment to addressing the issue of aging civil and commercial infrastructure in Europe, Waygate Technologies Robotics (WTR) announced that it has taken a leading role in [...]
National Technical Systems, Inc. ("NTS"), the leading independent provider of qualification testing, inspection, and certification solutions in North America, received the prestigious ACG Orange County Innovation Growth Award. Every year in May, the chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) in Orange County recognizes and honors a select group of companies who have demonstrated outstanding [...]
The construction industry is responsible for consuming around 50% of the steel produced globally, given its strength and ability to be shaped into a myriad of different building components such as beams, channels, columns, and sections that support high loads without excessive sagging. It is essential that these building components and other prestressed steel constructions, for [...]
A 30-year program that made flying safer through continued innovations in airplane inspection, maintenance and airworthiness research has ended its tenure at Sandia National Laboratories. The Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Assurance Center, or AANC, operated by Sandia for the FAA, is moving to the National Institute of Aviation Research at Wichita State University to combine with [...]