News
15/05/2018 Lavender International NDT backs ‘Year of Engineering’
Lavender International NDT has announced its backing of the government’s Year of Engineering, as it continues to raise awareness of engineering, and specifically NDT, to young people by providing hands-on demonstrations to local schools and colleges.
14/05/2018 TWI Canada offers CSWIP certification using Zetec phased array UT platform
TWI Canada has long been at the forefront of training and certification in the non-destructive testing (NDT) industry. With demand for skilled NDT technicians on the rise, both in the country’s oil & gas industry and for supporting CANDU nuclear reactor refurbishments, the organisation is now using the Zetec TOPAZ phased array ultrasonic testing (UT) platform and UltraVision® 3 software in its CSWIP certification training programme.
11/05/2018 Airbus launches advanced hangar inspection drone
At MRO Americas, Airbus is demonstrating for the first time a drone-based, innovative maintenance tool – Airbus’s Advanced Inspection Drone – for use inside a hangar, which accelerates and facilitates visual checks, considerably reduces aircraft downtime and increases the quality of inspection reports.
10/05/2018 VisiConsult develops free NDT X-ray app with extensive features
VisiConsult has developed a free smartphone app ‘NDT X-ray Toolbox’, which is designed to make the daily work of NDT technicians and X-ray users easier.
09/05/2018 New advanced UT software course
In addition to the new data analysis certification courses for phased array (PA) ultrasonic testing (PAUT) and time-of-flight diffraction (TOFD), TWI is launching a new non-certification course for advanced UT software.
08/05/2018 Zetec to host webinar on eddy current array technology in aerospace
Zetec Inc will host a one-hour webinar on how the latest advancements in eddy current array (ECA) technology can improve the accuracy, speed and cost-effectiveness of non-destructive testing techniques in the aerospace industry.
04/05/2018 Acoustic emission testing market – global forecast to 2023
The acoustic emission testing (AET) market is expected to be worth US$349.9 million (approximately £246.8 million) by 2023, from US$245.8 million (approximately £173.4 million) in 2018, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.32% between 2018 and 2023.
03/05/2018 HBM moves to world-class testing facility
HBM, a market leader in the field of test and measurement, has announced its relocation to Millbrook Proving Ground, Europe’s leading facility for vehicle testing.
02/05/2018 North Star Imaging appoints Metrology Product Innovation Manager
North Star Imaging has announced that Valentina Aloisi has been hired as its new Metrology Product Innovation Manager.
01/05/2018 New partnership with TWI fills skills gap with NDT apprenticeships
Independent training provider Skills Training UK has teamed up with TWI (The Welding Institute), a global leader in technology and engineering, to provide specialist apprenticeships training in the materials testing sector, helping to address a growing skills gap and encourage more young people into the industry.
