Energy storage devices such as lithium-ion batteries play a crucial role in electromobility and energy transition. In order to optimise battery production, sensors are required to monitor the production line, including thickness measurement sensors.
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GE and Microdrones have entered into a worldwide licensing partnership, where Microdrones will bring the GE industrial drone line to market globally, providing professionals access to powerful aerial surveying technology that will enable them to work more efficiently, accurately, safely and profitably.
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Global industrial and automotive supplier Schaeffler is launching its OPTIME™ condition monitoring system in the USA and Canada. OPTIME is an efficient, easy-to-use and low-cost solution designed specifically for the comprehensive condition monitoring of all balance of plant assets across entire manufacturing facilities.
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Lloyd’s Register (LR), a global provider of professional services specialising in engineering and technology solutions, has announced the sale of 100% of its Business Assurance & Inspection Services division, including cyber-security business Nettitude, to Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
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Acoustic Consultants, KP Acoustics, is restructuring its business. The acoustic consultancy will now sit within the holding group, KP Acoustics Group, which also includes KP Monitoring and KP Acoustics Research Labs.
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Toshiba Corporation has announced an updated solid-state light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device that achieves the world’s smallest volume, robust vibration and wind resistance while maintaining a maximum detection range of 200 m, plus what it claims is the highest resolution of any sensor of similar size.
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The FLIR A500f and A700f Advanced Smart Sensor ruggedised thermal cameras feature high-temperature detection for extreme environments paired with on-camera analytics and alarm capabilities and are said to be ideal for industrial early fire detection or outdoor condition monitoring applications.
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Olympus Stream™ image analysis software now leverages the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to bring next-generation image segmentation to industrial microscope inspections.
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Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business and a world leader in industrial non-destructive testing (NDT) solutions, is expanding its videoprobe portfolio for remote visual inspection.
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LK Metrology has released the latest version of its measurement, programming, analysis and reporting coordinate measuring machine (CMM) software. Now called Camio 2021, the software has been significantly improved in numerous key areas, helping to increase inspection productivity, improve the quality of data collected and gain better insight into the components being measured.
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Norra Timber’s Sävar sawmill in Sweden has chosen to install SPM Instruments’ latest and most high-tech online system, Intellinova Parallel EN, after a successful pilot test.
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The Wenzel Group has been at the forefront of measurement technology for over 50 years. Wenzel is synonymous with high-quality machines manufactured from the finest materials while delivering customer-focused technical solutions and premium levels of customer service. With an installed base of over 10,000 machines worldwide, Wenzel has subsidiaries and agents in more than 50 countries to provide after-sales service support to its customers.
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A new type of microscope for non-destructive imaging of delicate structures is to be developed by the University of Liverpool QUASAR group, based in the Cockcroft Institute, with spin-out company D-Beam. The quantum gas jet-based helium atom microscope (qHAM) has gained funding from Innovate UK as part of the national strategy to commercialise quantum technologies; it builds on ground-breaking work by the team on beam diagnostics.
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Part of the RENK group, Horstman is a manufacturer and global supplier of suspension systems for heavily armoured and tracked vehicles. It also produces safety-critical engineering components allied to its core products for the subsea and aerospace industries. A transatlantic investment has seen the company advance its quality control procedures significantly by installing identical new coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) at its factories in Bath, UK, and Sterling Heights, USA.
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Australian start-up Movus aims to transform the machine technology sector by introducing its all-in-one, self-installed condition monitoring solution for smarter and more efficient equipment.
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Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental and industrial measurements, has launched its new Indigo510 transmitter, which is compatible with all Indigo smart probes.
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MTI Instruments Inc, a creator of aircraft engine maintenance diagnostic systems, has introduced its newest addition to the PBS-4100+ Portable Vibration and Balancing System, PBS Gen 4.
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SpotSee, a provider of temperature, shock, tilt and vibration monitoring, has appointed Reuben Isbitsky as the company’s Temperature Business Director.
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To emphasise its core focus on industrial inspections, MFE Rentals has rebranded, changing its name to MFE Inspection Solutions.
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To emphasise its core focus on industrial inspections, MFE Rentals has rebranded, changing its name to MFE Inspection Solutions.
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Intertek’s non-destructive testing (NDT) experts in Derby, UK, have recently added an X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanner to the company’s extensive laboratory of advanced technology.
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Above, a global leader in aerial inspection services and software, has announced a project with the Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering department at Loughborough University and the University of Essex.
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Applus+ has been awarded a contract for the provision of non-destructive testing (NDT) and inspection services by a leading Canadian operator with facilities throughout Canada. The scope of work entails turnkey delivery of a complete portfolio of integrity assurance services, including conventional NDT, advanced NDT, code compliance inspections, rope access services, thermography and other related support activities.
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IMechE Argyll Ruane has opened a non-destructive testing training school in Fife, central Scotland, to offer its services to a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, marine and defence industries that depend on skilled, certified NDT technicians.
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Dolphitech UK has announced that the company is moving to a new, larger location in Cambridge. Its global team has been continually expanding throughout the year and the company will be increasing its UK footprint with additional staff members in the next few months.
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Eddyfi/NDT has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zetec, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies Inc. The transaction is expected to close at the end of the year and is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals.
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