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CERTIFICATION SERVICES DIVISION

NEW PCN ATO/AQB & EXTENSIONS TO SCOPE

Sonovation is a new BINDT Accredited Training Centre and PCN Authorised Qualifying Body that has been established in The Netherlands following a comprehensive and successful audit conducted by the Certification Services Division of BINDT.

Sonovation is able to offer NDT training and PCN examiantions in Oosterhout for:

PCN/GEN Appendix C4 - Ultransonic Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) testing of linear butt welds in ferritic steel - Levels 1 & 2.

Extension to scope granted to:

Lavender International NDT Penistone Sheffield.

PCN GEN Appendix C3B - Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM) testing of ferritic welds - Levels 1,2 & 3.

The South West School of NDT extends its scope of Accreditation and Training Services. 

The South West School of NDT extends its Scope of Accreditation and Training Services.With a long history of training and examinations in the Aerospace and Defence sectors, the Cardiff based South West School of NDT, now provides a more diverse range of services covering general industry.

Following the recent extension to their scope of approval with PCN Welding Inspector, the School is pleased to announce the addition of PCN Magnetic Particle Inspection and PCN Liquid Penetrant Inspection to their services for “Pre and In-service” sectors.

The School has recently developed a “Thermography for Aerospace applications” course in response to client requests, and this has now been added to their list of scheduled courses. This successful course and examinations package has been developed under EN 4179 in a modular structure to allow maximum tailoring for client needs. The courses run for several large aerospace companies during 2009 have covered both Composite Materials and Coatings.

With a strong and growing team of Level 3 trainers and examiners, the school is prepared for the growing needs of immerging technologies and additional Industry sectors.