News
22/10/2015 Bloodhound SSC revealed in London’s Canary Wharf
The Bloodhound SuperSonic Car (SSC) is on course to become the world's fastest and most advanced land vehicle and is the product of eight years of research, design and manufacturing, involving over 350 companies and universities. On Friday 25 September 2015, the Bloodhound SSC made its world debut in London's Canary Wharf, with 8000 visitors attending what turned out to be one of the STEM events of the year.
20/10/2015 Baugh & Weedon and ETher NDE welcome new sales manager
Baugh & Weedon and ETher NDE have announced that they are welcoming Martin Sutton to the Sales Team as Area Sales Manager and European Sales Manager.
19/10/2015 NDT Resources appoints Technical Director
NDT Resources Ltd, a newcomer to the NDT
recruitment market, has announced that Paul Morgan has been appointed as
Technical Director. Paul brings a wealth of experience in the field of
non-destructive testing.
16/10/2015 What is new in infrared training?
The Infrared Training Centre (ITC) has just confirmed its course schedule through to the end of the year and it introduces several customer-led modifications and enhancements.
16/10/2015 Martin’s space-hopping challenge
BINDT member Martin Mienczakowski, Research Associate in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of Composites at the University of Bristol, is planning an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the furthest distance travelled on a space hopper in 24 hours, to raise awareness and vital funds for the Stroke Association.
15/10/2015 2016 project underway for FSN Racing team
Formula Student is Europe’s most established
educational motorsport competition, run by the Institute of Mechanical
Engineers (IMechE). The competition gives students real-world
engineering experience as they conceive, design, build, cost, present
and compete in static and dynamic events with their single-seat racing
cars.
14/10/2015 Creaform opens offices in the US and South Korea
Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D engineering services, has announced the opening of its US-based corporation and offices in Costa Mesa, California, as well as offices in South Korea, thanks to the facilities of its parent company AMETEK Inc.
13/10/2015 Silverwing supplies Rapid Motion Scanners for contracts in Turkey
After 15 months of negotiation, Enkon, a Turkish-based NDT contractor, has recently purchased two Silverwing RMS systems to aid with securing contracts in both Turkey and Iraq. Enkon is planning a campaign of non-intrusive corrosion mapping of pressure vessels and oil storage tanks, which will enable the field operations to manage this risk and provide reliable data for repair or replacement of plant during planned shutdowns.
12/10/2015 Successful rope access weld inspection customer event
Oceanscan, GE Inspection Technologies’ channel partner in Aberdeen, recently held two customer workshops focusing on the inspection value of GE’s Mentor EM and Mentor Create for rope access weld inspection.
09/10/2015 TWI announces Technical Open Day
TWI has announced an opportunity for its Industrial Member companies and industry partners to visit its new buildings and facilities in Cambridge on Wednesday 21 October 2015. The TWI Technical Open Day will be held in conjunction with the European Welding Federation WeldCup.
08/10/2015 Lavender International training in association with Ultramag
Lavender International has announced that it has developed an association with Ultramag in Southampton to deliver PCN training and exams.
07/10/2015 Labquip signs distribution agreement with GE Inspection Technologies
GE Measurement & Control and Labquip NDT Limited of Sussex have signed a distributor agreement for the GE Inspection Technologies product line. Erik Jansen, the North Europe Channel Manager for GE Inspection Technologies, said: “We are happy that the experienced and customer-focused team at Labquip will now offer GE’s Inspection Technologies NDT solutions to customers in the southern UK.”
06/10/2015 New welding apprenticeship standards receive government approval
The government has approved two new welding apprenticeship standards developed by a group of companies, including The Welding Institute.
05/10/2015 Carestream NDT enhances Industrex imaging software
Carestream NDT has launched Industrex v4.2 Sp1, its most powerful imaging software, designed to enhance the award-winning HPX-PRO and HPX-1 CR systems with improved image management, increased productivity and its latest Lite customer viewing software.
02/10/2015 Mistras Group awarded structural integrity monitoring contract for Gabbard wind turbines
Mistras Group Limited has successfully completed the design, manufacture, installation and first year’s operation of structural health monitoring systems on 32 offshore wind turbines in the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm. This customised solution was developed by Mistras engineers located in both the UK and the USA to confirm the structural integrity of the subsea monopile on each of the 32 turbines. The contract was awarded following the development and subsequent trial of monitoring systems on an initial five turbines over an 18-month period.
01/10/2015 GE to open NDT technology solutions centre in the UK
GE’s Inspection Technologies business is to open a technology solutions centre in the UK, to provide customers with a facility to test GE’s non-destructive testing technologies and solve their specific inspection problems. The new Technical Solutions Centre (TSC), the first in the UK, will be located in Ratby, near Leicester, just 1.5 miles from the Groby manufacturing site of GE Measurement & Control.
