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31/10/2023 Sonomatic and Geo Oceans
Sonomatic and sister company Geo Oceans have collaborated closely with a key global oil & gas operator for several years to develop a new entirely remote approach for performing ballast tank, cargo oil tank and hull envelope inspections.
31/10/2023 SynSense advances neuromorphic audio processing
Xylo Audio 3 is based on the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)’s 40 nm CMOS logic low-power process and is able to deliver real-time ultra-low-power audio signal processing capabilities while reducing chip costs.
31/10/2023 RSK Group acquires engineering and energy transition expert PD&MS
PD&MS, a specialist engineering services company operating within the energy transition, conventional energy, low carbon and renewables sectors, has been acquired by RSK Group, a global leader in the delivery of sustainable solutions.
31/10/2023 Intertek revives CAPCIS brand
Intertek, a leading total quality assurance provider to industries worldwide, has announced the revival of the CAPCIS brand, leveraging its global reputation as a leading authority in corrosion and materials assurance and honouring this specialist team’s 50-year legacy that started in 1973 at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST).
31/10/2023 EngineeringUK launches new five-year strategy to enable engineering and technology to thrive
Not-for-profit organisation EngineeringUK has announced that it is entering a new strategy period, which will set the direction of the organisation over the next five years.
31/10/2023 Novosound Kelpie solves critical inspection challenge
Dave Hughes, CEO and Co-Founder of Novosound and Matt McInnes, Applications Specialist, recently spent a few days in Greece with Atom Group’s technical arm, Newtron Technologies, collaborating on implementing a pioneering and inventive inspection solution of defence equipment on board a submarine, which before now seemed impossible given the available technologies in Greece, concerning local physical assets and defence infrastructure.
30/10/2023 System measures strain, temperature and vibration
Researchers in China have shown how measurements of strain, temperature and vibration can be made simultaneously on a single optical fibre.
30/10/2023 Dürr NDT CR scanners first choice for Scandiflash flash X-ray systems
Scandiflash is a global leader in low- and medium-voltage flash X-ray systems with hundreds of systems installed in more than 30 countries, which are used in a variety of research and development environments.
30/10/2023 ZF introduces connect@rail for the Turkish railway sector
ZF is further strengthening its position in Turkey’s railway business with a new customer project for its digital condition monitoring (CM) system connect@rail.
30/10/2023 End of active life for Eddyfi products
Due to several critical components reaching obsolescence and the unpredictability in the supply of parts, Eddyfi Technologies has announced that the RMS product family and RScan DCP have reached the end of their active life (EOAL), effective immediately.
30/10/2023 Estonian Railways on track for change
Estonian Railways is set to electrify and digitise the entire network by 2028 for efficient and sustainable transport, but how do you bring a 150-year-old railway company into the future?
27/10/2023 Nikon strengthens X-ray digital inspection solutions with Avonix Imaging
Nikon Americas Inc, the USA subsidiary of Nikon Corporation (Nikon), has purchased the USA company Avonix Imaging LLC (Avonix), which since 2015 has been a strategic X-ray computed tomography (CT) equipment manufacturing partner to Nikon Industrial Metrology Business Unit (IMBU).
26/10/2023 Seek Thermal enters the condition monitoring market
Seek Thermal Inc, a producer of thermal imaging technology, has introduced the Seek Guardian Series: an all-in-one thermal monitoring solution for early fire detection, condition monitoring and process control.
25/10/2023 Vibrant Corporation investment facilitates expansion and increased production
Advantage Capital, a leading impact investing firm, has announced a $3.35 million (approximately £2.72 million) investment in Vibrant Corporation, a non-destructive testing (NDT) technology company.
24/10/2023 Embraer launches new system for Executive Jets
Embraer Services & Support has launched a next-generation version of its aircraft health analysis and diagnosis (AHEAD) system, which can help airlines and other customers monitor their aircraft for potential maintenance issues before they break or present critical problems.
23/10/2023 Luna wins major order for terahertz solutions for battery manufacturing
Luna Innovations Incorporated, a global leader in advanced fibre-optic and terahertz (THz)-based technology, has announced that it has won a large new purchase order for its THz sensing solution for application in automotive electric vehicle (EV) battery production.
20/10/2023 India machine CM growth
According to a research report: ‘India machine condition monitoring market by monitoring technique (vibration monitoring, thermography, oil analysis, corrosion monitoring, ultrasound emission), monitoring process (online, portable), deployment, offering – Global forecast to 2027’, published by MarketsandMarkets, India’s machine condition monitoring (CM) industry is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10% from 2022 to 2027.
19/10/2023 Fluor and Bilfinger reach agreement on sale of Stork businesses
Industrial services provider Bilfinger has reached an agreement to acquire parts of the Stork group, a subsidiary of Fluor Corporation, USA.
18/10/2023 Versatilis transmitters enhance equipment health monitoring
Honeywell has introduced its Versatilis transmitters solution for condition-based monitoring of rotating equipment in various industries.
17/10/2023 ETher NDE granted Made in Britain membership
ETher NDE Ltd has been accredited as a member of Made in Britain. The company’s adoption of the official protected mark will help buyers recognise its products as good quality, great value and British-made.
16/10/2023 Jack Daniel’s with a shot of eMaint and Fluke
Back in 1864, Jack Daniel launched the first registered distillery in the USA. Today, Jack Daniel’s is part of the Brown-Forman family of brands producing and distributing spirits and wine worldwide.
13/10/2023 Element signs partnership with Safran
Element has signed a new contract with aviation technology group Safran.
12/10/2023 Zentis implements Schaeffler solution
Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has supplied German fruit processing company Zentis GmbH with its ProLink condition monitoring system (CMS) to monitor the condition of trolley bearings on stacker cranes, which operate in cold and frozen storage areas.
11/10/2023 Safran Engineering Services banks on its software suite
LEAP engine fan blades, fixed internal structure panels for their nacelles and internal landing gear pistons all have one thing in common: their quality is inspected and assessed using non-destructive testing (NDT), for which Safran Engineering Services has developed the SMV2 software suite and it considers the development prospects to be promising.
10/10/2023 BINDT launches NDT working group for civil engineering
The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) has announced the launch of a Civil Engineering NDT Working /Group for any organisation interested in advancing inspection capabilities during the construction or operation phases of the built environment, raising awareness of inspection requirements within the sector to the non-destructive testing (NDT) community, developing training and certification schemes for inspectors and providing a forum for networking between inspection end-users, academia, the supply chain and more.
09/10/2023 Building a watertight partnership
Seepex, a leading worldwide specialist in progressive cavity pump technology and digital solutions, has secured a framework agreement with Anglian Water.
06/10/2023 New game-changing inspection demonstrator for EV batteries
Excillum and VCbattery have joined together to launch a demonstrator for high-speed three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) in-line inspection of electric vehicle (EV) battery cells.
05/10/2023 Joe Heigold joins BINDT as Technical & Certification Engineer
The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) has announced that Joe Heigold has been appointed as Technical & Certification Engineer in the Technical & Industrial Department of the Institute.
04/10/2023 Network Rail’s research partnership with SBB
Network Rail in the UK has signed an agreement with Swiss rail company SBB to work on a number of technologies as part of its international partnership programme.
03/10/2023 Tilted CT improves X-ray inspection of components that are flat or contain high-density areas
A pioneering X-ray computed laminography (CL) technique has been introduced by the Industrial Metrology Business Unit of Nikon Corporation for non-destructively inspecting challenging components using the computed tomography (CT) systems it manufactures.
02/10/2023 Oceaneering introduces uncrewed surface vessel service to support remote survey scopes
Oceaneering International has announced that its Subsea Robotics group is introducing a new uncrewed surface vessel (USV) service to support remote survey work scopes.
