News

20/06/2018 Lavender International Director retires after overseeing succession plan
Jill Thompson, a Director at Lavender International NDT, has announced her retirement from the business after a successful career overseeing the organisation’s succession plans and promoting diversity in the workplace and the engineering sector as a whole.

18/06/2018 Tax, legal and counselling helpline for members of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
Through its relationship with Hospital & Medical Care Association (HMCA), a major provider of membership benefits exclusively to associations and members, BINDT is able to offer its members a legal, tax and counselling helpline.

15/06/2018 New Vice President appointed for FlawTech
FlawTech, a world leader in flaw specimen manufacturing technology based in Concord, North Carolina, USA, providing flawed specimens to the global NDT industry, has announced the appointment of Ricky L Morgan as its new Vice President.

14/06/2018 Attendance exceeds expectations for BINDT three-day aerospace experience 2018
The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) hosted its biennial Aerospace Workshop, Aerospace Event and exhibition from 10-12 April 2018 at the BAWA Centre, Filton, Bristol, UK.

13/06/2018 Smart leak detection for oil and gas pipelines
FLIR Systems has published an application note that describes how IntelliView, a Canadian specialist video analytics company, has developed a smart camera solution based on a FLIR thermal camera to remotely and automatically monitor oil pump stations for leaks.

12/06/2018 Ashtead Technology adds bracelet pipe scanner to rental fleet
In response to an increased demand for the ability to inspect pipes of smaller diameter, Ashtead Technology has added the Phoenix Bracelet Scanner and the latest custom phased array probes to its fleet of rental NDT instruments.

11/06/2018 VisiConsult expanding on a global scale
VisiConsult X-ray Systems & Solutions GmbH is expanding its international coverage through new additions to the representative network and the opening of new subsidiaries.

07/06/2018 New advanced ultrasonic NDT training course available
IMechE Engineering Training Solutions (ETS) is launching a new course for critical defect sizing using ultrasonic phased array, to be delivered at the Engineering Training Centre in Sheffield, UK, with course dates set to be available from this summer.

06/06/2018 Computed tomography for process control in manufacturing
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) company Sintavia has installed a Nikon Metrology computed tomography (CT) system at its facility in Florida, USA, to help control the AM process. The company is a global leader in the technology, providing a high-end design-to-production sub-contract service to customers in the aerospace, automotive and oil & gas sectors, among others.

05/06/2018 Manufacturing Technology Centre becomes Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence partner
ASTM International has announced that the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), based in Ansty Park, Coventry, UK, is joining ASTM International’s recently-announced Centre of Excellence in Additive Manufacturing. MTC will be the first non-US founding partner and is supported by leading research organisations across Europe.

04/06/2018 Eddyfi Technologies confirms acquisition of M2M
As a world leader in advanced non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection technologies, Eddyfi Technologies has confirmed the acquisition of M2M, a renowned developer and manufacturer of phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) instruments for NDT.

01/06/2018 Sercal sponsors next generation of automotive engineers
Promoting non-destructive testing (NDT) methods to young engineers has always been important to Matt Day, Non-Destructive Testing Equipment Sales and Business Development Manager for Sercal.