News
29/09/2017 EngineeringUK announces appointment of Chief Executive
EngineeringUK has announced the appointment of Mark Titterington as its new Chief Executive. Mark, who will join the organisation in October, has held various business leadership roles throughout his career and has a background in government relations and corporate communications.
29/09/2017 TWI’s advanced UT lecturer returns to Québec City
Following great success at the start of 2017, Advanced Ultrasonics Lecturer Neil Harrap returned to Québec City (home of phased array ultrasonic testing or PAUT) to deliver further PAUT blended learning for one of its advanced NDT customers and to support TWI Canada at the CINDE Conference and Exhibition.
28/09/2017 Another major design award for FLIR
FLIR Systems has received the ‘Red Dot: Best of the Best 2017’ product design award for its newly redesigned FLIR Exx-Series advanced thermal imaging cameras.
28/09/2017 IAEA launches online tool for strengthening safety of workers exposed to radiation
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched an online tool for strengthening the safety of workers who risk exposure to ionising radiation in the fields of medicine and industry.
27/09/2017 Euroteck Systems achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification
Euroteck Systems Ltd has announced that it has achieved certification to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard in July 2017.
27/09/2017 Global Composites Testing Market: 2017-2022
This report studies the global composites testing market over the period 2017 to 2022. The report provides detailed insights into the market dynamics to enable informed business decision-making and growth strategy formulation based on the opportunities in the market.
11/09/2017 Pexa to exhibit at MT 2017 with supply partners Sherwin Babbco and Spectronics Corporation
Established in 2002, Pexa Ltd is a supplier of materials to the NDT industry. It will be using Materials Testing 2017 to market its ranges of NDT materials from Sherwin Babbco (Socomore NDT) and Spectroline. These materials include dye penetrants, magnetic particle inspection materials, test panels, UV lights and meters, tools and consumables. The level of NDT expertise on stand A13 will be maximised as technical representatives from Pexa, Sherwin Babbco and Spectronics Corporation will be present.
11/09/2017 Zetec’s NDT solutions at MT 2017
Zetec Inc will be demonstrating its latest NDT solutions on stand C7 at Materials Testing 2017.
11/09/2017 Lavender International NDT at Materials Testing 2017
Established in 1976, Lavender International NDT is a leading provider of non-destructive testing training, examinations and Level 3 services to clients across the world. What sets it apart from other NDT training schools is that Lavender International is now owned by its employees. This means that everyone in the company is a co-owner and is equally invested in ensuring that the students it trains have the best experience, the companies it works with have optimum support and that everything it does is delivered by quality staff. The company believes that the experience it provides is unique and it is often referred to as ‘the Lavender way’.
08/09/2017 New premises for the International School of Aerospace NDT
The International School of Aerospace (ISA) NDT has recently moved to new premises, which offer improved facilities for its students. The company is still based in Norwich and is operating with the same team of people: Gary Jenkins and Wayne Middleton are looking after the training and exams, supported by Tom Lloyd and newest team member Jessica Flint, who between them will be looking after all aspects of the school administration.
07/09/2017 M2M to display latest GEKKO at Materials Testing 2017
M2M will be attending the next Materials Testing exhibition to market its range of phased array ultrasound equipment for non-destructive testing. A highlight of the display will be the flaw detector GEKKO 2.0, which improves productivity and ergonomics while keeping up with innovations in phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) and the total focusing method (TFM).
05/09/2017 The First World Congress on Condition Monitoring 2017 exceeds expectations
This year saw the introduction of the First World Congress on Condition Monitoring 2017 (WCCM 2017). The congress was organised by the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) in co-operation and partnership with the International Society for Condition Monitoring (ISCM).
02/09/2017 Skills Training UK launches apprenticeship standards for NDT
National apprenticeships provider Skills Training UK has launched its new apprenticeship standards for non-destructive testing (NDT).
01/09/2017 Successful drone deployment of ACFM probes and inspection
Following initial meetings at Subsea Expo 2017 and subsequent discussions, TSC Inspection and Goshawk Technologies finally met to put drone technology to the test, with the aim to successfully prove the concept of deploying ACFM® inspection technology using a specialist unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for aerial inspection.
