Articles Tagged with ''surface inspection''

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Still the One: The Enduring Attraction of Magnetic Particle Inspection

MPI can be applied to many industries and uses, ranging from roller coasters and nuclear power plants to aviation and aerospace.
Clifford Murphy
July 8, 2018

Each day, facilities across the globe turn to nondestructive testing (NDT) to verify the reliability of parts or materials without causing damage. One of the most popular of these methods is magnetic particle inspection (MPI)—a form of NDT that uses magnetism to detect surface and near-surface defects, cracks, seams or stress points in ferromagnetic materials before parts and materials are placed into service.


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Custom Surface Finish Gages for Hard to Reach Places

When standard devices can’t provide expected results, a better solution is to custom design a gage to suit the specific application.
Alexandre Dufour
February 1, 2018

Beginning some 30 years ago, portable surface finish gages—some small enough to fit in a shirt pocket—brought a new level of part control to the manufacturing floor.


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