Carestream NDT partners with American Institute of NDT to offer Advanced Industrial Radiographic Training Academy
22/10/2020
Two leaders in the non-destructive testing (NDT) industry are joining forces to provide new hands-on training for NDT technicians and companies who want to optimise their use of digital radiography (DR).The American Institute of Nondestructive Testing (AINDT) recently acquired a 21,600 sq ft facility in Baxter, Minnesota, USA, that will feature a new Carestream NDT digital imaging training centre. Carestream is equipping the centre with the latest digital imaging technology for the digital radiography classroom and laboratory, which will be designated as the Advanced Industrial Radiographic Training Academy. The training classes began in August 2020.
The Academy will offer personalised training on new Carestream NDT technology so that technicians can become proficient in both digital and computed radiographic techniques, terminology and software navigation. These courses will provide students with the understanding needed to evaluate, qualify and implement digital technologies into production environments.
Carestream NDT computed radiography (CR) and DR classroom training will be offered six times each year in 24-hour and 40-hour formats. These courses surpass the instructional outline and criteria specified in the ASNT Recommended Practice SNT-TC-1A, ANSI/ASNT CP-189, ASNT Standard Topical Outlines for Qualification of Nondestructive Testing Personnel (ANSI/ASNT CP-105), ASME and NAS 410 (Non-Film).
“The company has taken this step to more fully support its customers, with highly accessible training in what is an increasingly competitive marketplace for every NDT application,” said Marty Graen, Worldwide General Manager for Carestream NDT. “This collaboration will leverage the best of both organisations. While we have delivered world-class training in the past, this will
enable us to provide the infrastructure our customers need, including refresher training, full-time Level III instructors, complete certification databases and online training for around-the-clock access to critical knowledge. In addition to these benefits, the partnership enables Level III instructors to go on site to teach customers in their environments.”
Don Booth, Founder and CEO of AINDT, advised that this new training programme is ideal for people already working in NDT who want to upgrade their skills and transition from film to digital radiography: “Industry standards have changed and continue to evolve and NDT technology is going digital. Bottom line: it’s all about the final image, and Carestream NDT technology offers high-resolution image advantages for accurate analysis and file sharing to companies and technicians. This training includes learning how to use Carestream’s newest NDT equipment and emphasises how to use the powerful Carestream NDT Industrex V5.2 software.
“Another big highlight of the partnership with Carestream is that once someone pays for a class they can access support from AINDT instructors and the associated online material specific to Carestream NDT products as they need it throughout their career, which is a first in the industry.”
Non-destructive testing personnel who participate in classes at the Academy will learn from both Carestream NDT professionals and AINDT’s top-tier instructors, all of whom are certified to Level III in a wide variety of inspection modalities that serve the petroleum, pipeline, energy, transportation and engineering industries, whether in house, on site or out in the field.
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