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Overcoming the Adverse Effects of Galvanized Steel Weather Jackets

There are several ways of mitigating the effects of galvanized steel on pulsed eddy current inspections.

Marco Michele Sisto Vincent Demers-Carpentier Maxime Rochette Marie-Eve Myrand-Lapierre Andreanne Potvin Florian Hardy

October 17, 2017

Pulsed eddy currents (PEC) are a versatile nondestructive testing (NDT) technique uniquely suited to detect corrosion under insulation (CUI).

Using array coils on a traditional probe design

Faster, Better NDT: The Advantages of Eddy Current Arrays

Multi-coil arrays take eddy current technology many steps further.

Lance Maggy

August 1, 2017

When I was 19 years old, my first paying job in the nondestructive testing (NDT) industry was inspecting a weld repair on a water intake pipe at the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant in New Hampshire.

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Sonaspection Launches NDT Training School at U.S. Facility

June 22, 2017

Sonaspection International has opened an NDT training centre at its manufacturing facility just outside of Charlotte, in Concord, N.C.

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NDT to Play Crucial Role in Weight Reduction of Automobiles

May 24, 2017

Manufacturers are sure that NDT can play a crucial role by optimizing manufacturing cycle times where composites are used as a weight reduction solution in high-volume car manufacture.

An example of tubing subject to ultrasonic testing.

Nondestructive Testing of Implanted Medical Device Materials

Detecting defects in medical devices before they are implanted is critical to ensure the safety and reliability of such devices.

Richard Goodwin Phil Trach

April 1, 2017

Nowhere is the need for material integrity more obvious than in medical devices that are implanted into human beings. A failed device inside an aircraft or power plant may, under some circumstances, cause a problem.

NDT HEADLINE

Creaform and Sonatest Announce a New Global Distribution Partnership

October 20, 2016

Sonatest now distributes Creaform’s Pipecheck Analyze pipeline integrity assessment software worldwide to complement its ultrasonic testing instruments.

The Use of Industrial Robots for NDT Applications

An efficient use of articulated robotic arms for NDT is still a work in progress.

Maz Chahbaz

September 1, 2016

Nondestructive testing is the preferred quality control technique for many manufacturers from different domains ranging from industrial to aerospace.

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Seeing is Believing: X-ray Computed Tomography for Quality Control

Industrial X-ray CT is a 3-D measurement technique with many advantages.

Herminso Villarraga-Gomez

June 1, 2016

X-ray computed tomography (CT) is an important industrial tool that enables us to see not only external surfaces but also internal features of an object without cutting or disassembling the sample.

High-Demand Jobs Fuel NDT School Growth

April 1, 2016

BAXTER, MN — Nondestructive Testing (NDT) is one of the leading high demand jobs that is showing growth year over year. The American Institute of Nondestructive Testing is an NDT school located in Baxter, Minn., that has currently moved into a new 6,400 square-foot building.