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Test & Inspection

A Guide to Mechanical Testing of Paper and Plastic Packaging Materials

A simple tensile test can be used as a quality control measure to ensure the materials meet internal criteria, or for comparison purposes.
Meredith Bernstein
July 3, 2021
In the year since the COVID-19 pandemic began upending our lives, one change among many was the huge uptick in the global consumption of paper and plastic products. Ecommerce saw rapid expansion in 2020 as restaurants shifted to a takeout model and consumers opted to shop online from the safety of their homes instead of visiting a crowded store.
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Aerospace | NDT Service

Why Service Matters When Purchasing an NDT Inspection System

Selecting a service plan should go hand in hand with the system purchase.
YXLON International
July 1, 2021
When it comes to selecting an industrial nondestructive test (NDT) inspection system, quality managers invest considerable time researching systems and considering the impact of every available feature on their business.
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Other Dimensions | Hill Cox

Plain Ring Gage Calibration

Short Range Comparison Techniques are the Most Popular for Calibrating Plain Rings.
Hill Cox
June 15, 2021
This column is the fourth in a series of overviews on gage calibration to give you some idea of what is involved at this level of measurement. A book could probably be written on each subject and not do the job very well so I will continue keeping it simple to avoid completely ruining your day.
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NDT | Leak Testing

E-Mobility Gives Automakers a Host of Leak Detection Challenges

EV battery cells, battery packs, electric motors and other systems modified for EV applications all require leak testing to assure both quality and safety.
Thomas Parker
Thomas Parker
June 9, 2021
The rapid and unexpected growth in the production of alternative drive systems is presenting automakers and their suppliers with a host of leak-detection challenges to ensure vehicle safety and quality.
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NDT | Back 2 Basics

The Most Common Misunderstandings about Magnetic Particle Testing

When in doubt, always check with a certified Level III or contact your NDT product supplier.
June 9, 2021
Generations of NDT professionals have used the magnetic testing method, and along the way, a handful of common misunderstandings have developed. This article explores these common and incorrect assumptions about magnetic particle inspection and how to combat these misunderstandings.
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NDT | Training

Remote Visual Inspection an Important Part of the NDT Toolbox

Remote Visual Inspection has Provided Key Inspection Data While Maintaining Safety for its Operators.
Gregory James Weaver
June 7, 2021
Remote visual inspection (RVI) is a nondestructive testing (NDT) technique used for the visual inspection of an object where the person performing the inspection operates a piece of equipment from a distance. Most of the inspection applications used for quality purposes are carried out using three main types of equipment:  borescopes, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), and crawler robots. Find out more about their uses and advantages.
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NDT | Back 2 Basics

The Basics of Digital X-Ray Inspection

Conventional Radiography Will Continue to Have a Pace in NDT, but Digital Radiography is the Future
George Hopman
June 7, 2021
Digital radiography is the future. Read about the most common modalities, computed radiography (CR) and digital detector array (DDA) radiography, that are replacing traditional film-based inspections.
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TEST & INSPECTION

Changing Face of Additive Manufacturing Inspection

As Manufacturers Embrace Increasingly Complex Materials and Processes, Their Inspection Methods Evolve with Them.
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Genevieve Diesing
June 1, 2021
As additive manufacturing (AM) applications are more widely adopted, processes and material specifications, testing and inspection requirements are all gaining importance. 
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High QA, Verisurf Announce Integration Partnership

May 19, 2021
The partnership is designed to streamline shop floor quality inspection workflows.
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PolyWorks|Modeler™ 2021 Automatic Surfacing Solution

May 11, 2021
InnovMetric announced that PolyWorks|Modeler 2021 introduces a new automatic surfacing tech-nology.
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