A new report from Research and Markets suggests that the digital inspection market is expected to grow from US$19.66 billion (approximately £15 billion) in 2018 to US$27.84 billion (approximately £22 billion) by 2023, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2%. The growth of this market is driven by the growing adoption of industrial automation, technological advantages over traditional methods and increasing consumer awareness raising the bar regarding safety and quality standards. The major restraint for this market is high system and deployment costs.
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FLIR Systems has published a new application note that describes how an upstream oil & gas company has successfully implemented a continuous monitoring system for its oil pads, improving safety and reducing operating costs by 35%.
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AWL Inspection & NDT Services employee Cameron Thomas has graduated with a distinction in his foundation degree in non-destructive testing. Cameron joined AWL in 2013, a decade after his grandfather Harry Thomas began employment with the company.
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Ashtead Technology’s recent move to new, larger, modern facilities has enabled the development of a dedicated service/repair centre for the iPEK range of pipeline inspection equipment.
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The global industrial X-ray inspection equipment and imaging software market is projected to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 6.8% during 2018-2023 (the forecast period), according to a new report from Research and Markets. The scope of this report is limited to the solutions that are offered by the major players, including providers of computed tomography (CT) and digital radiography, while the regions considered in the scope of the report include North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Rest of the World (RoW).
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The aerospace sector was one of the earliest and most significant adopters of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) material. With this adoption driven by their superior strength and stiffness-to-weight ratio, composites can make up over 50% of the structural parts in the latest models for narrow- and wide-body civil aircraft. However, this dominance is under threat, with emerging metal alloys and additive manufacturing as some of the key contenders.
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BINDT organised a workshop on ‘Multicopters for Inspection’ in Manchester on 9 July 2018. The event was targeted at the owners and operators of plants who were aware of the possibilities of inspection by drones, but unsure about how they should even request a service and what they might expect as a deliverable.
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Tracerco, part of the FTSE 100 company Johnson Matthey plc, has added to its award-winning range of radiation monitors with two new personal electronic dosimeters (PEDs), the PED-ER and PED-ER+. With an extended dose rate range of up to 1 Sv/h (100 R/h) and a light, compact, robust and reliable design, the PED-ER and PED-ER+ provide the ultimate radiation monitoring, measurement and management solution for those working in challenging environments.
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Over the last three years, the NDT industry has adopted new standards for LED blacklights, authored by ASTM (ie ASTM E3022-15) and the Primes (ie Rolls-Royce RRES 90061 and Airbus AITM6-1001), to ensure that the properties and quality of the UV lights used are suitable for NDT inspections. In its product portfolio, Labino has UV lights that are tested to comply with all relevant ASTM, ISO and Primes requirements. The aforementioned requirements, as well as the various checklists of NDT technicians (ie Nadcap), require frequent testing and measurement of the UV lights from a distance of 15 inches (38 cm).
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Responding to the growing demand for CT metrology applications, Yxlon International has invested in four additional climate chambers in Hamburg. Two chambers are dedicated to research & development (R&D)for new and ongoing technology development; the other two are part of production, where the Yxlon FF20/35 CT metrology systems are fine-tuned for accuracy.
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PCB Piezotronics Inc has released a prepolarised condenser microphone system, Model EX378B02, for use in hazardous areas. The new microphone system is compliant with explosive atmospheres and gaseous hazardous environments in which standard microphones are restricted. Additionally, EX378B02 is compliant with intrinsic safety protection levels for all aboveground applications globally, very high below-ground mine safety protection levels for all mining locations outside of North America and below-ground mine safety tests in Europe.
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For the first time, five leading specialist NDT training schools have come together to discuss how they can continue to raise awareness of NDT apprenticeships, upskill the existing workforce and encourage new talent into the industry.
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The surface treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings Division, operating under the Chemetall brand, has introduced its new smart UVee™ lamp. The new processor-controlled and programmable smart UV lamps are compliant with Rolls-Royce RRES 90061, Airbus and AMS 3022-15 and feature a nine-hour continuous-use battery, extremely stable luminous output levels and an instantaneous stabilisation time.
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STEGO has introduced the Smart Sensor CSS 014 to measure temperature and humidity and help maintain an optimal climate.
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HBM, a market leader in the field of test and measurement, has announced its latest free webinar: ‘Maximising Test Time Efficiency in Aircraft Testing’, which will take place on 18 September 2018 at 9.00 am (GMT).
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TWI has appointed two new training managers, Martyn Wright and Stephen Wisniewski.
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National Oilwell Varco Inc (NOV) has launched GoConnect condition monitoring services for intervention and stimulation equipment. The service provides real-time process monitoring, predictive analytics and condition-based maintenance capabilities for NOV’s pressure pumping, coiled tubing, nitrogen and wireline equipment.
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In January 2017, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) initiated a Shared Research Project (SRP)
on Engineered Composite Repairs (www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/assets/docs/1511043-shared-research-engineering.pdf).
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Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced the development and release of OpreX™ Operational Risk Management: Field Assistant R2.02, an Android™ application that is intended for use during field inspections of industrial facilities.
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Industrial radiographic testing (RT) is a method of non-destructive testing that examines the internal structure and integrity of the specimen and its components. RT aids in identification of hidden defects or discontinuities in the product/material. RT systems utilise gamma rays produced by a radioactive isotope or X-rays produced by an X-ray tube for non-destructive inspection or testing. The type of rays to be used depends on the size and thickness of the object. These RT systems are composed of detectors, source, controllers, display device and a container of different shapes that contains other portable or stationary devices. In addition, these systems are expected to have a transformative effect on construction products, manufacturing applications, automotive, defence and other applications in the coming future.
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Teledyne Controls, a flight data management business, has entered a partnership with the Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac to build a real-time monitoring system for the Comac ARJ21 aircraft.
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TWI Ltd has recently launched a new Joint Industry Project to explore and validate detection methods for high-temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA). Inspections will be carried out on a carbon steel pressure vessel, operated in a regime calculated to induce accelerated HTHA and designed to simulate the real-world operations and challenges associated with detecting this phenomenon.
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Element Materials Technology (Element) has announced the acquisition of Orbit Industries Inc (Orbit) in the USA, further strengthening the Group’s leadership position in non-destructive testing (NDT) for the aerospace industry.
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Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Corporation, a Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation wholly owned subsidiary engaged in the manufacture and sale of analysis and measuring instruments, has revealed its latest data management and storage service, ExTOPE Connect, for its range of Vulcan and X-MET hand-held and LAB-X500 bench-top industrial analysers.
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Wärtsilä claims that condition monitoring services can extend the lifecycle of thrusters for tug and offshore vessel operators.
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Over the past three years, Lavender International has been involved in developing advanced and novel NDT techniques to reliably detect the early stages of high-temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA). Research & development (R&D) work conducted by Lavender has led to a better understanding of modes of inspection that can more reliably detect early-stage HTHA. Results from trials have found that colonies of micro-fissures, individually as small as 50 to 100 μm, can be detected in certain circumstances. This is a landmark step to making inroads into more reliable detection of early-stage HTHA.
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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aerial systems (UASs), often known as drones, are now frequently being used with on-board cameras to carry out external remote visual inspection (RVI) of oil and gas facilities. The advantages of this approach, compared to a visual assessment by an inspector, include the ability to obtain images of inaccessible areas, for example flare tips in operation, the ability to capture images digitally and record them with positional information, storage of the image to allow comparison with subsequent surveys and ease of transmission of the images around the world via the internet for assessment in a remote location.
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