BARTLETT, IL-Herrmann Ultrasonic Inc., the North
American headquarters of the Herrmann Group, announces several leadership
developments. Thomas Herrmann, formerly general manager of Herrmann Ultrasonics
Inc., returns to Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG to assume the
position of CEO sales and finances. He remains president and CEO of
Herrmann Ultrasonics Inc.
BILLERICA, MA-With the incorporation of its
X-ray applications laboratory from Cincinnati into its Lewistown, PA, facility,
GE Inspection Technologies now offers three modalities of nondestructive
testing at one in-house location. GE invested more that $350,000 in 2006 in its
Lewistown laboratory.
How can a company move forward if it does not know where it is? In general terms, any audit is a snapshot in time of how an organization is complying and performing to a set of requirements. If uncomfortable when hearing the word audit, then ponder this: Some organizations actually request audits-not from their customers but from their internal nondestructive (NDT) inspectors and managers. These companies have a different perspective of an NDT audit. They believe in being proactive, which is the key to not only a successful audit but the foundation of a successful organization.
Thermography is a well-established technique for predictive and preventative maintenance (P/PM), where the inspector uses the infrared (IR) camera in a passive mode to measure the steady state surface temperature of a component during its normal operation.
Ultrasonic thickness gages have progressed since their early development in the 1960s. The first thickness gages were large and bulky. However, they used the same conventional longitudinal, or compressional wave, techniques still in use today. Thickness gages are used in a wide variety of industries including automotive, manufacturing, refineries, power plants, process control, transportation, and oil and gas.
Hardness, as applied to most materials, particularly metals, has been defined in many ways by physicists, metallurgists and engineers. These definitions range from a “conglomeration of properties of a material more or less related to each other” to the commonly accepted idea of “resistance to permanent indentation.” These varied definitions point out the complexity of truly defining hardness so that it satisfies all the criteria associated with the characteristics of hardness.
Olympus NDT has published an “Understanding Phased Array Technology” poster, designed by field experts to present phased array technology in a concise and clearly illustrated manner.
Dr. James Truchard, CEO, president and cofounder of National Instruments, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), widely considered the highest honor given in the engineering profession.
Test Equipment Distributors (TED), a provider of nondestructive testing equipment and services to the automotive, aerospace and other industries, has named Mike Hamel president.
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