MT 2015 Session E
Free tuition sessions for practitioners

- Earn renewal points – one PCN renewal point per session (max. 5/day)
- Learn new applications
- Win prizes in daily draw for attendees
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| Tuesday 8 September 2015 – Chair: Chris Simmonds | ||
| 10.00-11.00 | KEYNOTE: Getting NDT right in MT and PT | Phil Raw, Argyll-Ruane |
| 11.00-11.30 | Getting UT thickness checks right | John Skidmore, GB Inspection Systems |
| 11.30-12.00 | An introduction to ACFM | Dr Martin Lugg, TSC Inspection Systems |
| 12.00-12.30 | An introduction to laser shearography | Jonathan Joynson, MTD |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch and Exhibition | |
| 13.30-14.00 | BINDT and the practitioner: the way ahead | Joe Heigold, Tata Steel and David Gilbert, BINDT |
| 14.00-14.30 | NDT apprenticeships | Roger Lyon, BINDT |
| 14.30-15.00 | PCN Clinic/Forum/Q&A | |
| 15.00-15.30 | Progress in the generation of NDT standards for AM | Ben Dutton, The Manufacturing Technology Centre |
| Wednesday 9 September 2015 – Chair: Phil Morris | ||
| 10.00-11.00 | KEYNOTE: An introduction to advanced UT-PA and TOFD for L2s | Tim Armitt, Lavender International |
| 11.00-11.30 | Defect sizing | Alan Hunscott, GE Measurement & Control |
| 11.30-12.00 | UT sizing techniques: DGS/PCN critical sizing | Tim Armitt, Lavender International |
| 12.00-12.30 | An introduction to long-range UT | Dr David Alleyne, GUL |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch and Exhibition | |
| 13.30-14.00 | NDT Personnel Competence – Who is responsible? | Bill Brown, TRAC Oil & Gas Ltd |
| 14.00-14.30 | In-service inspection: PCN UT corrosion module | John Moody, BINDT |
| 14.30-15.00 | PCN Clinic/Forum/Q&A | |
| 15.00-15.30 | BINDT and the practitioner: the way ahead | Joe Heigold, Tata Steel and David Gilbert, BINDT |
| Thursday 10 September 2015 – Chair: Joe Heigold | ||
| 10.00-11.00 | KEYNOTE: An update on PCN and a model renewal | Nicole Scutt, PCN, BINDT |
| 11.00-11.30 | The NDT career path: L1 to CEng | Gary Elliott, Lavender International |
| 11.30-12.00 | A degree in NDT | Phil Picton, University of Northampton |
| 12.00-12.30 | BINDT and the practitioner: the way ahead | Joe Heigold, Tata Steel and David Gilbert, BINDT |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch and Exhibition | |
All presentations are designed to meet the Level 2 technical syllabus content.
CPD points awarded.
For further information contact: The Conference Department, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, Newton Building, St George's Avenue, Northampton NN2 6JB, UK. Tel: +44(0)1604 89 3830; Fax: +44(0)1604 89 3861; Email: karen.cambridge@bindt.org