Cyclife expands its engineering capabilities in UK with the acquisition of Aquila Nuclear Engineering Ltd Cyclife, the EDF subsidiary in charge of international dismantling and radioactive waste management services is pursuing its development in Europe by acquiring complementary engineering capabilities provided by Aquila Nuclear Engineering Ltd. A key player in the radioactive waste management field through [...]
Coronavirus has progressively determined manufacturers to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) into their production processes. As per the survey, 76% of manufactures have accepted advanced technologies like Artificial Intelligence, data analytics, and cloud computing. Also, 66% of executives who use AI in their everyday tasks have expressed that their dependence on innovation is expanding every day. With [...]
Andrea Argüelles, Penn State assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics, was selected as the 2021 American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ANST) Young NDT Professional Recognition award recipient. Bestowed by the ASNT to one recipient a year, the award highlights initial career contributions in nondestructive testing — a critical component of quality control and safety checks [...]
Drone software company DroneDeploy unveiled a suite of new products, allowing customers to virtually walk through construction sites, capture and process data across miles of pipelines or electric transmission lines, and control walking inspection robots from across continents. At its virtual DroneDeploy Conference 21, held in October, the company released the following products: its Walkthrough for [...]
Pix4D, the market leader in photogrammetry solutions, has just made the viDoc RTK rover available for purchase in the USA and Canada. Already available in Europe, the German-designed rover attaches to the latest iOS devices to bring RTK accuracy to terrestrial scanning on iPhones and iPads. The viDoc rover and PIX4Dcatch solution can replace the need [...]
Edmund Optics®, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of optical components, recently announced the appointment of Dr. Ekaterina (Katya) Golovchenko as Senior Vice President of Technology and Development. This newly created position is part of a series of aggressive technology-related investments aimed at delivering greater optical innovation to meet the demands of an increasingly complex market. [...]
Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) is pleased to announce that SenrigaN, a nondestructive inspection solution, has been included in the "Inspection Support Technology Performance Catalog (Draft)" (Performance Catalog) of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Government of Japan. Previously, Konica Minolta offered services using SenrigaN on a trial basis, and has now decided [...]
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has selected Carestream NDT’s INDUSTREX HPX-1 Plus Digital System to replace their previous computed radiography scanners. RCAF’s multi-system purchase of Carestream’s Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) equipment ensures they have advanced computed radiography (CR) assets for future deployment requirements. Ideal for aerospace applications, the HPX-1 Plus Digital System is a full-width computed [...]
Atlas Evaluation & Inspection Services (AEIS) has completed inspection and testing for New Jersey Department of Transportation’s new Wittpenn Bridge, a vertical-lift bridge that extends New Jersey Route 7 over the Hackensack River. The bridge represents the state’s first orthotropic bridge deck, a lightweight structural steel deck plate featuring longitudinal ribs and transverse floor beams under [...]
Waygate Technologies has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2021 Company of the Year Award for industrial computed tomography (CT). This is the fourth time Frost & Sullivan has honored Waygate Technologies with a Best Practices Award for global leadership and pioneering solutions in this segment. The independent international market research and consulting firm helps companies improve products [...]