NDT for Safety Critical Applications Workshop 2019
Friday 25 January 2019 Watermill Hotel, Paisley, UK
This workshop showcased the importance of NDT in safety-critical applications (including nuclear energy, aero engines, oil & gas, civil construction and marine) and allowed researchers, technicians, apprentices and students to see a wide range of applications. A concluding session focused on NDT apprenticeships, looking at the present situation in Scotland and reviewing the rapid progress of the Trailblazer NDT Apprenticeship Scheme in England.
The event was held at the Watermill Hotel in the centre of Paisley, within walking distance of Paisley Gilmour Street railway station and a short taxi ride from Glasgow Airport.
A table-top exhibition ran in parallel with the workshop, which delegates visited during the tea/coffee and lunch breaks.
In the evening, following a networking period, the venue hosted the Annual Burns Supper, a celebration of the life and works of Robert Burns, with music, songs and dancing.
PCN and CPD points applicable.
| Programme | ||
| Time | Activity | Chairs |
| 10.30-11.00 | Tea/Coffee in the exhibition area | |
| 11.00-11.10 | Introduction to morning session | Dr M Farley and C Bull |
| 11.10-11.20 | Safety has no seasons | Dr A Bereson, ASNT |
| 11.20-11.45 | Thirty years of critical nuclear NDT | B Dikstra, Doosan Babcock |
| 11.45-12.10 | Critical NDT of aeroengines | Dr I Baillie, Rolls-Royce plc |
| 12.10-12.30 | Critical NDT in construction | Dr S Babu, ICNDT |
| 12.30-12.50 | Change by design or by disaster: NDT reliability for safety-critical applications | D Kanzler, Applied Validation |
| 12.50-14.30 | Lunch in the exhibition area | |
| 14.30-14.35 | Introduction to afternoon session | Dr M Farley and C Bull |
| 14.35-14.55 | NDT for critical maritime applications | A Glover and M McInnes, QinetiQ |
| 14.55-15.15 | Laser-induced arrays for inspection of additive manufacturing components | T Stratoudaki, CUE, University of Strathclyde |
| 15.15-15.30 | Pushing the limits of ultrasound | Dr D Hughes, Novosound |
| 15.30-15.45 | Probes for high-temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA) | J Skidmore, GB Inspection |
| 15.45-15.50 | Introduction to session on NDT apprenticeships | Dr M Farley |
| 15.50-16.00 | NDT apprenticeships – England | R Lyon, BINDT |
| 16.00-16.15 | NDT apprenticeships – Rolls-Royce plc | Dr I Baillie, Rolls-Royce plc |
| 16.15-16.30 | Dr M Farley and C Bull | |
| 17.30 | Networking prior to the Annual Burns Supper | |
For further information contact:
Conferences and Events Department, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing,
Midsummer House, Riverside Way, Bedford Road, Northampton NN1 5NX, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1604 438300; Fax: +44 (0)1604 438301; Email: conf@bindt.org
