Kirby has a background in NDT. He founded his own business, NDT Solutions, and built it into a leader in advanced ultrasonic testing equipment, with clients including Airbus, Boeing, Ford and Volvo, before selling it in 2005.
MTC is a Nadcap accredited special processor, providing a complete range of NDT testing services and related chemical processing, primarily servicing the aerospace industry, with a unique niche service focused on titanium critical rotating parts.
After consulting with numerous NDT experts and inspectors, Magnaflux is expanding their line of LED UV lamps for non-destructive testing with the ST700 overhead inspection LED UV light, which is specifically designed to eliminate or prevent some of the most common challenges around UV illumination in fluorescent NDT testing.
Joannie Chin, Ph.D., a materials scientist and the deputy director of the Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD, USA, will serve on the ASTM International board of directors. Chin will complete the term of her former colleague, Laurie Locascio, who resigned from the board after taking a new professional position.
The expanded Element Group will operate under the leadership of president and CEO, Charles Noall, alongside a newly-formed executive team which blends testing expertise and experience from both Element and Exova.
The laboratory will test metallurgical, physical and chemical analysis of materials in a multitude of sizes and scenarios. Testing of the material for use in robotic arms in space requires an innovative solution as material quality is of a fracture-critical nature. The facility created a tailored approach for the client as the requirements were so specialized.
