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15/07/2010 - AGR software available in different languages
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AGR Field Operations software is now available in English, French, German and Chinese. Easy to use MS Windows®-based software provides a fully integrated TOFD, pulse echo and phased array capability in AGR's tough, feature-rich portable ultrasonic acquisition units. >> more
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14/07/2010 - New UK manager is an infrared veteran
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 FLIR, the world leader in infrared technology, has created a new UK Manager's post and filled it with someone who really needs no introduction to the industry. The man chosen to head the UK sales operation is Andy Baker, who has just completed 20 years in the industry. >> more
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13/07/2010 - SGS performs leak testing of heat exchanger for the first time
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 In March this year, SGS Korea was assigned a contract to provide leak testing of a heat exchanger tube and tube-tube sheet in a refinery in Ulsan, Korea. SGS used this NDT method for the very first time on a heat exchanger. >> more
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12/07/2010 - OIS reunion mooted
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 The name 'OIS' will be familiar to many readers of NDT News. The final resting place of Incon, Oilfield Inspection Services, MTS, QIS, BIX, Unit Inspection and Inspectorate to mention but a few, OIS is now, of course, known as Oceaneering International. >> more
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09/07/2010 - Analysis of building structures
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Software benefits are hard to convey in printed matter so FLIR Systems has posted on its website an introductory video tour of its new FLIR BuildIR for the advanced analysis of building structures. >> more
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08/07/2010 - Rapid response to instrument rental request
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 Instrumentation specialist Ashtead Technology came to the rescue of a client urgently in need of concrete testing equipment by providing express delivery within a matter of hours. >> more
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07/07/2010 - Eclipse Scientific to deliver EN 473 courses in Canada
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 July 19 2010 will see the first delivery of EN 473/ISO 9712 approved training in Canada under the CSWIP Scheme for advanced UT. >> more
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06/07/2010 - Head of NDT for Airbus UK joins South West School of NDT
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 The South West School of NDT has announced the addition of John Hewitt, the former Head of NDT for Airbus UK, to its NDT Level 3 Consultancy team. >> more
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05/07/2010 - AV Technology Aberdeen goes from strength to strength
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 Independent industrial consultants AV Technology have been awarded a prestigious five-year condition monitoring (CM) contract by Shell Exploration and Production. The contractual scope of supply includes the provision of CM consultancy, training and equipment to ten offshore platforms and three onshore terminals located throughout the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), mainland UK and Ireland. >> more
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16/06/2010 - Applus RTD commits itself further to North America with another acquisition
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The Applus RTD Group, one of the world leaders in asset integrity services, has announced the acquisition of Valley Industrial X-Ray and Inspection Services Inc, headquartered in Bakersfield in California, USA. >> more
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15/06/2010 - Deepwater and FORCE Technology Norway team up
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FORCE Technology Norway AS and Deepwater Corrosion Services Inc are co-operating to bring new technologies into the offshore corrosion and integrity monitoring markets in the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico. >> more
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14/06/2010 - AGR Field Operations welcomes a new member to the team
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 As part of its continued growth and expansion plan, AGR Field Operations has recently recruited a new software engineer to join its Design & Development team, which is headed up by leading software designer Ian Baker. >> more
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11/06/2010 - First CSWIP thermographic inspection certificate issued
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 ROVision recently purchased new infrared cameras to carry out detailed aerial thermal inspection from their SR30 helicopter but getting certified training was becoming a problem as infrared inspection is still in its infancy. >> more
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10/06/2010 - CIT releases digital radiography training course schedule
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Computerised Information Technology (CIT), the Milton Keynes-based manufacturer of advanced imaging, digital radiography, Enterprise computer and archiving systems, has published a timetable of its 2010 digital radiography training courses. >> more
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09/06/2010 - Oceanscan invests in phased array
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After closely monitoring the NDT markets, both here in the UK and overseas, Oceanscan is again up there with the leaders in the inspection equipment hire market by investing heavily in phased array technology. >> more
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08/06/2010 - BINDT on the move
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 The British Institute of NDT is to relocate to the Newton Building, adjacent to the University of Northampton's Avenue Campus in St George's Avenue, Northampton. >> more
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07/06/2010 - Latest Lynx lands safely following development tests
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 AgustaWestland has conducted a series of tests on the undercarriage of the future Lynx naval helicopter using HBM's data acquisition equipment to ensure superior operational landing performance. The Lynx – with a maximum take-off weight of 6000 kg – has a long pedigree as a twin-engine, multi-role aircraft used by the British Army and the Royal Navy to meet maritime combatant and land utility and reconnaissance requirements. >> more
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19/05/2010 - SGS accredited as the first authorised inspection company for compressed natural gas cylinders in Spain
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 On 18 January 2010, SGS was the first inspection company in Spain to obtain authorisation to conduct visual inspections of cylinders for compressed natural gas in road vehicles
from the Departamento de Innovación, Universidades y Empresas de la Generalitat de Cataluña. >> more
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18/05/2010 - The Engineer Technology & Innovation Awards 2010
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Collaboration, whether it's between technology-led companies and universities, or between businesses with distinct areas of expertise, is the fuel that drives innovation.
The Engineer Technology & Innovation Awards 2010 will turn the spotlight on the fruits of this collaborative process. Now in its fourth year, this prestigious awards scheme is run by The Engineer, a leading magazine and website for technology and innovation, in conjunction with main sponsor BAE Systems. >> more
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17/05/2010 - Free online infrared image analysis
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 A useful new facility on the FLIR website enables users to evaluate infrared images online. So, even without dedicated camera software, visitors can upload an image for analysis. It's intuitive, easy-to-use and absolutely free. >> more
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14/05/2010 - Safety first with UV light
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 Occupational UV light exposure in Great Britain is now subject to the new Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations 2010, which brought into law the European Physical Agents (Artificial Optical Radiation 2006/25/EC) Directive. This incorporates statutory UV light exposure limit values (ELVs) which became law on 27 April 2010. >> more
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13/05/2010 - Midas installs automated eddy current inspection system
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 Midas-NDT engineers have installed an automated eddy current inspection system at a United Kingdom service inspection company. The system is capable of the simultaneous inspection of both the exterior surface and the interior bore of a 2000 mm metallic shaft. >> more
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12/05/2010 - Expansion of NDT Level 3 Consultancy Services for the South West School of NDT
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 Trevor Hiscox, known to many in the NDT aerospace industry, has joined the South West School of NDT to support its expanding NDT Level 3 consultancy business. Trevor spent over thirty years at Airbus UK Filton, during which time he undertook several NDT roles, from NDT Manager (Manufacturing) to Level 3 NDT Engineer responsible for auditing and approving suppliers. He also represented Airbus on the Nadcap Task Group and the UK National NDT Board. >> more
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11/05/2010 - Advanced HD high-speed video camera now available
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 Instrumentation specialist Ashtead Technology has announced the addition of the advanced Olympus I-Speed 3 high-speed video (HSV) camera to its comprehensive fleet of remote visual inspection (RVI) equipment. >> more
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10/05/2010 - Malvern Instruments celebrates fifth Queen's Award
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 Now entering its fortieth year in business, materials characterisation specialist Malvern Instruments is celebrating winning its fifth Queen's Award, a significant achievement that reflects the drive and commitment of everyone in this high-tech company. Details of the award were announced on the occasion of Her Majesty The Queen's birthday on 21 April 2010. Malvern is to receive the 2010 Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category Innovation, in recognition of the company's continuous innovation and development of its award-winning Zetasizer Nano range of particle characterisation systems. >> more
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07/05/2010 - Seminars held by SGS on personnel certification in Southeast Asia
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 SGS recently organised two seminars regarding personnel certification in the field of non-destructive testing (NDT). Held in the City of Manila, Philippines, on 16 March 2010 and in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on 18 March 2010, the seminars were designed to introduce the different certification systems. >> more
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06/05/2010 - MISTRAS creates one of the largest gantry scanning systems to date
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Mistras Group, Inc has joined forces with HITCO Carbon Composites, Inc in the USA to produce a 12-axes ultrasonic C-scan imaging gantry scanning system, believed to be one of the largest scanners built thus far for the inspection of aerospace carbon composite components. >> more
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05/05/2010 - TEST NDT International receives National Aerospace NDT Board accreditation for outside agency services
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 Following an audit by BINDT in December last year, TEST NDT International received accreditation by the National Aerospace NDT Board (NANDTB) as an Outside Agency (OA) Level 3 service provider this March. This follows on from the accreditation by BINDT as a training provider, which was granted in February of this year. >> more
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04/05/2010 - European inspection, testing and certification associations join forces in Brussels
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 CEOC International, the International Confederation of Inspection and Certification Organisations, and EFNDT, the European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing, have signed co-operation agreements with EUROLAB, the European Federation of National Associations of Measurement, Testing and Analytical Laboratories. >> more
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