Materials Testing 2024
3-5 September 2024 The International Centre, Telford, UK
Materials Testing – the most comprehensive exhibition in the world of testing for quality,
non-destructive testing (NDT), materials testing, condition monitoring and diagnostic technology – returned in 2024 with a new range of features and industry speakers.
Materials Testing 2024 was held from 3-5 September in Telford, UK, and is the premier forum for a concentration of materials testing innovation and excellence. A host of initiatives were planned to make the exhibition a unique opportunity for the entire materials testing industry to meet and do business.
Materials Testing 2024 is free of charge for visitors, who benefitted not only from a concentration of materials testing innovation and excellence, but also from an enhanced programme of talks and seminars in the exhibition hall, covering practical aspects of NDT and related technologies.
Cost-effective participation packages
Materials Testing 2024 presented companies with a major forum for promoting their products and services and interfacing with their markets; a unique opportunity to:
- present the latest technologies
- source new contacts
- meet industry colleagues
- keep up-to-date
- get new business
Materials Testing takes place once every two years and is recognised as one of the leading international exhibitions for the NDT, condition monitoring, diagnostic engineering and quality testing industries.
The event was organised by the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT), and ran alongside BINDT’s annual conference, NDT 2024, providing additional networking opportunities.
The venue for the exhibition - the International Centre in Telford, in the West Midlands - is less than one-and-a-half hours from three international airports and only five minutes away from the UK rail and motorway networks.
Session D – Commercial sessions
| Tuesday 3 September 2024 | ||
| Chair: D Wylie Room: Exhibition Hall 3 Presentation Area | ||
| 10.30-11.30 | Tea, Coffee and Exhibition | |
| 11.30-11.50 | NDT Engineer degree apprenticeships with the University of Northampton | K Kirk University of Northampton, UK |
| 11.50-12.10 | Eddy current corrosion testing on aircraft with low-frequency array probes | T Schwabe Rohmann GmbH, Germany |
| 12.30-12.50 | A new PCN certification in eddy current array technologies | J M Watson and T J Armitt Lavender International NDT Consultancy Services Ltd, UK |
| 12.50-14.20 | Lunch and Exhibition | |
| Chair: J Hansen Room: Exhibition Hall 3 Presentation Area | ||
| 14.20-15.00 | Advanced robotic solutions | K Chetty Eddyfi Technologies Ltd, Canada |
| 15.00-15.20 | Real-time TFM in one shot | C Chollet Socomate International, France |
| 15.20-16.20 | Tea, Coffee and Exhibition | |
| Wednesday 4 September 2024 | ||
| Chair: D Wylie Room: Exhibition Hall 3 Presentation Area | ||
| 08.00-09.40 | Tea, Coffee and Exhibition | |
| 09.40-10.00 | New innovations in conventional ultrasonics | L Gochnauer Danatronics Corporation, USA |
| 10.00-10.20 | Method to inspect structural bolt condition over time | M Davison Dakota NDT, UK |
| 10.20-11.00 | Tea, Coffee and Exhibition | |
| 11.00-11.40 | Digital data management for the entire lab | P Wadyalkar OMS Software Pty Ltd, Australia |
| 11.40-12.00 | Site-portable automated gamma radiography | M Anderson High Technology Sources Ltd, UK |
| 12.30-14.30 | Lunch and Exhibition | |
| Chair: D Wylie Room: Exhibition Hall 3 Presentation Area | ||
| 15.00-15.20 | TPAC – Unique in NDT: smaller, faster, higher | C Popplewell TPAC, UK |
| 15.20-15.40 | Insight into fatigue crack monitoring of steel structures by passive magnetic flux leakage | O Baas Villari BV, Netherlands |
| 15.40-16.00 | Digitisation, data and automation in industrial radiography | P Fairley Gilligan Engineering Services Ltd, UK |
| 16.00-16.30 | Tea, Coffee and Exhibition | |
| Thursday 5 September 2024 | ||
| Chair: S Cunningham Room: Exhibition Hall 3 Presentation Area | ||
| 08.00-09.45 | Tea, Coffee and Exhibition | |
| 09.45-10.05 | What’s new at ETher NDE? | J Hansen ETher NDE Ltd, UK |
| 10.05-10.25 | Customer-focused multi-technique ultrasonic NDT applications utilising system integrator-friendly hardware and software | R Freemantle¹, T Marshall¹ and S Parke² ¹Transform NDT Ltd, UK ²Peak NDT Ltd, UK |
| 10.45-13.25 | Tea, Coffee and Exhibition | |
| 13.25 13.30 | Conference close and Prize Award Ceremony – Exhibition Hall 3 Hot Lunch – Exhibition Hall 3 | |
Session E – Free tuition sessions for practitioners
| Tuesday 3 September 2024 | ||
| Chair: B Lumley Room: Session E Presentation Area | ||
| 10.15-11.00 | Tea, Coffee and Exhibition | |
| 11.00-11.05 | Introduction | Vice Chair, Practitioner Committee, BINDT, UK |
| 11.05-11.25 | PCN certification for remote inspections | R Wilson Array Training Ltd, UK |
| 11.25-11.45 | How artificial intelligence driven corrosion surveys lead to inspection efficiency gains | M Castillo Abyss Solutions Pty Ltd, Australia |
| 11.45-12.05 | Difficult to inspect pipelines | E Cornelissen Applus UK Ltd, UK |
| 12.05-12.20 | Q&A, debate and conclusions | Speakers and audience participation |
| 12.20-13.50 | Lunch and Exhibition | |
| Chair: C Douglas Room: Session E Presentation Area | ||
| 13.50-14.10 | Changes to ISO 9712 and how this will affect you | P Boulton BINDT, UK |
| 14.10-14.30 | Introduction of the Product Technology Module | P Boulton BINDT, UK |
| 14.30-14.50 | Changes to PCN CP16 and PSL30 | J Cook BINDT, UK |
| 14.50-15.10 | The benefits of CPD and professional registration | J Heigold BINDT, UK |
| 15.10-15.30 | Q&A, debate and conclusions | Speakers and audience participation |
| Wednesday 4 September 2024 | ||
| Chair: S Cunningham Room: Session E Presentation Area | ||
| 10.15-11.00 | Tea, Coffee and Exhibition | |
| 11.00-11.05 | Introduction | Chair, Practitioner Committee, BINDT, UK |
| 11.05-11.25 | My NDT career | J Hussain Rolls-Royce plc, UK |
| 11.25-11.45 | NDT Apprenticeship – Our success story | D Tiley TesTex NDT Ltd, UK |
| 11.45-12.05 | My NDT career | H Dunnington Rolls-Royce plc, UK |
| 12.05-12.20 | Q&A, debate and conclusions | Speakers and audience participation |
| 12.20-13.50 | Lunch and Exhibition | |
| Chair: C Douglas Room: Session E Presentation Area | ||
| 13.50-14.10 | 2023 Practitioner Award winner – My story | P Glenton Babcock International Group, UK |
| 14.10-14.30 | The importance of ethics and human factors in NDT | M Sim Inspection Body, UK |
| 14.30-14.50 | Duplication and falsification of images for digital radiography | D Mapletoft Carestream NDT, UK |
| 14.50-15.10 | What EDI means practically in a workplace, how teams work better and the benefits of CPD and professional registration | A Schofield Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group (DIAG), BINDT, UK |
| 15.10-15.30 | Q&A, debate and conclusions | Speaker and audience participation |
Practical Demonstrations
| Tuesday 3 September 2024 | ||
| Work Bench 1 | Work Bench 2 | |
| 11.00-11.45 | Hands-on introduction to advanced ultrasonic imaging and signal processing J Skidmore The Phased Array Company (TPAC), UK | Monitoring of fatigue crack initiation and growth in steel structures O Baas Villari BV, Netherlands |
| 11.45-12.30 | Automated tap test demonstration for multi-thickness structural components P Rogger JR Technology Ltd, UK | RT TFM/SPIKE C Chollet Socomate International, France |
| 14.30-15.15 | Hybrid approach to flaw detection L Gochnauer Danatronics Corporation, USA | Minimum typing for test inspections records/reports P Wadyalkar OMS Software Pty Ltd, Australia |
| 15.15-16.00 | ELOTEST M6 demonstration of low- and high-frequency array probes T Schwabe Rohmann GmbH, Germany | Smart thread sensing demonstration W Vickers Ionix Advanced Technologies Ltd, UK |
| Wednesday 4 September 2024 | ||
| Work Bench 1 | Work Bench 2 | |
| 09.50-10.35 | Overview of evident dual matrix array probes for austenitic weld inspection G Luckett Evident Europe GmbH – UK Branch, UK | Detection and sizing of surfacing breaking flaws in welds using alternating current field measurement (ACFM) with Amigo 2 S Hughes Eddyfi Technologies, UK |
| 11.10-11.55 | High temperature on-stream ultrasonic inspection tools W Vickers Ionix Advanced Technologies Ltd, UK | Method to inspect structural bolt condition over time M Davison Dakota NDT, UK |
| 14.45-15.30 | Digitising radiography inspection with MetVIEW – data and automation H Chahal Metrix NDT Ltd, UK | Title to be confirmed Speaker to be confirmed |
| 15.30-16.15 | Title to be confirmed Speaker to be confirmed | Rapid pipe inspection using MFL technology with the Pipescan HD A Simpson Eddyfi Technologies, UK |
| Thursday 5 September 2024 | ||
| Work Bench 1 | Work Bench 2 | |
| 09.30-10.15 | Artificial intelligence - Corrosion analysis and categorisation M Castillo and B Khan Abyss Solutions Pty Ltd, Australia | Title to be confirmed Speaker to be confirmed |
| 10.15-11.00 | Title to be confirmed Speaker to be confirmed | Title to be confirmed Speaker to be confirmed |
| 12.00-12.45 | Title to be confirmed Speaker to be confirmed | Title to be confirmed Speaker to be confirmed |
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For further information contact:
Events and Awards Department, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing,
Midsummer House, Riverside Way, Bedford Road, Northampton NN1 5NX, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1604 438300; Email: mt2024@bindt.org; Web: www.materialstesting.org
