News
28/06/2019 HewSaw Sweden invests in online system
HewSaw Sweden, a manufacturer of sawing machines, has installed the HewSaw R200 1.1 at VIDA Wood Nössemark in Sweden.
28/06/2019 New portable vibration calibrator design
Meggitt, a market leader in sensing and monitoring systems for extreme environments, has launched a newly designed Model 28959G portable vibration calibrator for field validation of vibration sensors.
28/06/2019 Movus launches wireless condition monitoring tool
Movus, a developer and provider of the FitMachine Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solution, has launched an advanced and cost-effective certified condition monitoring technology in a bid to reduce maintenance costs.
27/06/2019 Apprenticeships in Scotland
BINDT has successfully worked with a number of UK employers to develop three NDT Trailblazer Apprenticeship Standards, which are currently in use in England, as can be seen in Table 1.
27/06/2019 Transforming the future of NDT
2019 marks the 100-year anniversary of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), which was first established to support women in engineering following their roles within the industry during the First World War.
27/06/2019 Coordinate measuring system
Built in Castle Donnington, Derbyshire, by LK Metrology, the high-precision Altera range of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) has been coupled with Renishaw’s REVO-2 scanning system and multi-sensor technology to offer manufacturers a powerful five-axis solution for inspecting the dimensional accuracy and surface finish of components.
26/06/2019 ZF introduces condition monitoring for thruster systems
ZF Marine Krimpen introduced its Condition Monitoring System during the Maritime Industry Exhibition in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, in May 2019.
26/06/2019 New predictive maintenance system
Grace Engineered Products has announced the GraceSense Predictive Maintenance System. This technology helps users find failures before they occur. A complete end-to-end solution featuring wireless sensors, configurable hardware architecture and a user interface, the predictive maintenance system is designed to curb unplanned downtime and provide a swift return on investment.
25/06/2019 Introducing TWI lecturer Neil Harrap
Neil Harrap, TWI’s Advanced NDT Lecturer and Examiner, has a wealth of experience behind him, having worked for industry, the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Air Force.
25/06/2019 Collecting thermal data at high speeds
FLIR Systems has published a new guidebook for military scientists, engineers and ballisticians interested in using thermal imaging for long-range measurement and projectile tracking.
25/06/2019 WES announces UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering 2019
In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day 2019, the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) has announced the winners of the Top 50 Women in Engineering: Current and Former Apprentices (WE50). Now in its fourth year, the WE50 continues to showcase the extensive female talent across the sector, this year focusing on women currently serving as apprentices or those who have previously undertaken an apprenticeship.
24/06/2019 Automated data analysis software
Zetec Inc, a global leader in non-destructive testing (NDT) solutions, has introduced RevospECT® HX Pro, a commercially available automated inspection analysis software for heat exchangers in the power generation, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industries.
20/06/2019 SpotBot Cellular now certified for distribution in more than 30 countries
SpotSee, a global provider of shock, vibration and temperature monitoring through low-cost connectivity and data, is now certified to distribute its impact-monitoring device, SpotBot Cellular, in the USA, as well as Brazil, Canada, China, the European Economic Area (EEA), Japan, Mexico and South Korea.
20/06/2019 Stress Engineering receives OTC award
Stress Engineering Services (SES) Inc, the consulting engineering services company, has received an Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Spotlight on New Technology (SONT) Award for its condition-based maintenance (CBM) of drilling riser systems.
19/06/2019 New research reveals recruitment challenges faced by engineering construction industry
New research into the engineering construction labour market has revealed the challenges facing employers in this vital sector of the UK economy.
18/06/2019 Nominations invited for 2019 Practitioner Award
The Practitioner Committee of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) is inviting nominations to be considered for the 2019 Practitioner Award.
17/06/2019 Condition monitoring system market forecast to 2025
A newly released study at Up Market Research, titled: ‘2019-2025 Global Condition Monitoring System Market Report’, provides data, information, a brief analysis, company profiles, statistics for past years and forecasts for the next few years. This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares and growth opportunities of the condition monitoring system market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions.
14/06/2019 Investment boost for Ashtead’s NDT rental fleet
As demand grows for the latest non-destructive testing (NDT) equipment, Ashtead Technology has ramped up investment in new items for its rental fleet.
13/06/2019 Laser ultrasonics
With a strong expertise in laser-based ultrasound technologies, Sound & Bright offers a wide range of systems for various applications, from the laboratory to industry.
12/06/2019 SKF announces SKF Pulse condition monitoring tool
SKF has introduced the SKF Pulse, which combines a hand-held sensor with a mobile app, allowing users to monitor rotating equipment and machine health to predict issues and improve reliability before operations are impacted.
11/06/2019 New ultrasonic refurbishment service launched by Sercal
In April 2019, Sercal NDT launched a new section on its website offering the refurbishment of legacy ultrasonic flaw detectors and ultrasonic thickness gauges.
10/06/2019 Wireless condition monitoring sensor
Plant reliability specialist AVT Reliability® has launched the latest in its new suite of intelligent condition-based monitoring and maintenance products, the wireless Machine Sentry® MSF-1 triaxial vibration and temperature sensor.
07/06/2019 Onyx working with Portuguese wind farms
Predictive maintenance technology provider Onyx InSight is installing its monitoring platform across 730 MW of wind farms operated in Portugal by Iberwind.
06/06/2019 Wood wins US$1 billion UK nuclear design and engineering contract
Wood has secured a new contract worth up to US$1 billion (approximately £784.3 million) to provide engineering design services to Sellafield Ltd over the next 20 years.
05/06/2019 Thermal camera with analytic software solutions
FLIR Systems has partnered with MathWorks® to offer MATLAB software solutions for its research and development (R&D)/science-grade thermal camera users.
04/06/2019 Schaeffler and Mitsubishi Electric announce global strategic partnership
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co KG have announced a global strategic partnership as part of the e-F@ctory Alliance network. Since 2010, both companies have been partners in the e-F@ctory Alliance, which is part of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation’s e-F@ctory concept. This concept supports companies with measures within the framework of the digital transformation, such as the integration of machine and plant data into manufacturing execution systems (MESs) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
04/06/2019 FLIR completes strategic investment in DroneBase
FLIR Systems and DroneBase Inc have announced that FLIR has made a strategic investment in DroneBase, a global drone operations company that provides businesses with access to one of the largest unmanned aerial surveillance (UAS) pilot networks. The investment establishes FLIR as the exclusive provider of thermal product solutions and as the official small UAS thermal imaging training provider for the DroneBase enterprise pilot network through the FLIR Infrared Training Center (ITC).
03/06/2019 UK consortium wins Innovate UK grant for research and development on NDT in metal additive manufacturing
A consortium comprising ETher NDE (St Albans), Sonemat (Coventry), Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies (Moira), Innvotek (London), Brunel Innovation Centre (Abington) and TWI (Abington) has won a grant to develop technology to inspect metal additive manufactured parts during the manufacturing process. The technology uses electromagnetic methods (electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) and eddy current (EC)) to detect defects and to monitor residual stress in additive manufacturing (AM) and is abbreviated as EM-ReSt.
