Items Tagged with 'weld inspection'

QA/QC is essential in the automotive industry due to rapid product cycles and complex systems. Automakers must meet strict standards while enhancing quality, cost, and lead time, leading many to adopt advanced, data-driven approaches over traditional inspection methods.

Manufacturers struggle with product quality and throughput due to increasing assembly complexity from automation, connectivity, and electric vehicle parts. Process engineers face challenges like strict documentation, short cycles, and safety concerns, emphasizing the need for more efficient manufacturing and quality inspection.

Xiris Automation announced the release of its NIR (Near Infrared) Weld Camera System with a remarkable 140+ dB High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging capability with advanced NIR illumination that can be synchronized to the camera.

Ethics in Nondestructive Testing (NDT) are vital, as inspectors' decisions directly impact safety. Unethical practices, such as skipping inspections, using forged documents, and misusing inspection stamps, can lead to serious consequences and compromise industry integrity.

Shortly after the launch of the D-DR 1025B NDT, the D-DR 1043B NDT joins the family of bendable X-ray detectors for industrial radiography.

Ultrasonic technology has been used for testing ERW welded pipe at various points in the manufacturing process for many years. 

Friction stir weld (FSW) inspections in aerospace manufacturing are challenging for ultrasound technicians not necessarily because they require specialized computations or complex techniques but because scanning with conventional probe setups can be so time consuming.

It’s been nine years since a heat exchanger burst at an oil refinery in Anacortes, WA, fatally injuring seven workers and bringing renewed attention to the risks of high-temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA).

Fast and reliable, PAUT technique has dramatically improved the probability of detection of defects inside a weld and became over the years a code compliant replacement solution to the radiographic testing.