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22/08/2008 - CNES builds 3000 tonne tension compression rig for Oil States
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 Corus Northern Engineering Services (CNES) has manufactured a 3000 tonne hydraulic test rig for Oil States Industries (UK) Ltd based in Aberdeen. The press is a complete tension compression test rig, which will be delivered to an Oil States customer in China, Tianjin Pipe Corporation (TPCO), who will use it to ensure its seamless steel pipe is fit-for-purpose. >> more
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22/08/2008 - GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies secures $3.6 million order from UK Ministry of Defence
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The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently placed an order to the value of $3.6 million for an additional 110 Air Test Data Test Sets (ADTS) from GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies. >> more
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21/08/2008 - ESR Technology appoints new CEO
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 ESR Technology has announced the appointment of Pat Lawless to the role of Chief Executive Officer. >> more
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20/08/2008 - Sonovation joins oil and gas industry’s leading inspection forum
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ESR Technology, one of the UK's leading engineering, safety and risk management consultancies, has announced that one of Europe's leading advanced non-destructive testing (NDT) companies, Sonovation, has joined its HOIS forum. >> more
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15/08/2008 - Management buyout of Ashtead Technology Rentals
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 Ashtead Technology Ltd has announced that its management team, with backing from Phoenix Equity Partners, has successfully acquired the business in a £95.6 million management buyout from Ashtead Group plc. The buyout was led by Andy Doggett, Managing Director, and Andy Holroyd, President of North American operations. >> more
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14/08/2008 - TWI Yorkshire opens doors to new generation of engineers
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 TWI's Technology Centre on Rotherham's Advanced Manufacturing Park has opened its doors to a potential new generation of engineers and technologists, hosting visits by local students from nearby Handsworth Grange Community Sports College and a second group from Sheffield Hallam University organised by The Industrial Trust. >> more
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25/07/2008 - New draft standard for ultrasonic probes
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BSI has issued a new draft BS/EN standard, no. 12668-2: Non-destructive testing – characterization and verification of ultrasonic examination equipment, Part 2: Probes. >> more
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18/07/2008 - ESR Technology strengthens corrosion engineering team
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 ESR Technology, one of the UK's leading engineering, safety and risk management consultancies, has announced the addition of an experienced Corrosion Engineer to its team. >> more
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17/07/2008 - Complex geometry inspection system installed by Midas
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 Midas-NDT has installed a complex geometry inspection system at Aircelle Ltd in Burnley, England. The system is for the inspection of composite components and consists of a 6500 mm × 4000 mm × 1850 mm (scanning dimensions) jet probe system under full multi-axis computer control of all ten axes of movement. >> more
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16/07/2008 - Phoenix marks 25 years with move to larger premises
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 Phoenix Inspection Systems, one of the UK's leading independent providers of NDT equipment, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a move to larger premises. The company, which employs 24 people, is in the process of acquiring a new 9000 sq ft building close to its existing premises in Woolston, Warrington, which it has now outgrown. >> more
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15/07/2008 - Monitran launches research arm
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 Monitran, a world leader in the development and manufacture of sensors for the measurement of vibration and displacement, has established Monitran Technology as its formal research and development arm. >> more
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20/06/2008 - DNV as the CVA and Class Society for the first FPSO in the US Gulf of Mexico
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DNV and Petrobras America Inc have signed a Certified Verification Agent (CVA) contract for the first FPSO in the US Gulf of Mexico. It will also be converted, installed and operated under DNV Class. >> more
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19/06/2008 - Flat panel digital radiography comes to the UK
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Joel Technologies Limited of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, has been appointed the UK NDT distributor for Vidisco Ltd, the leading manufacturer of cutting edge digital portable X-ray inspection systems. >> more
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18/06/2008 - Phoenix inspects first wall panel for fusion reactor
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 A technique for testing wall panels for one of the world's first nuclear fusion reactors has been developed by Phoenix Inspection Systems. >> more
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17/06/2008 - NDT Automation provides major aeronautics company with UltraPAC tank system
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 MISTRAS Group Inc has delivered an NDT Automation UltraPAC Scanning UT System to Boeing Phantom Works, the advanced research and development unit at Boeing.
Phantom Works is the advanced research and development unit and catalyst of innovation for the Boeing enterprise. It is where 'dreams about the future of flight and space travel are turned into reality'. >> more
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16/06/2008 - Gulf oil majors upgrade safety as demand rises
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 Middle East energy majors are upgrading safety and inspection regimes as they seek to extend the life of existing facilities and plant to meet continuing global and regional demand for oil and gas, says a leading industry expert. >> more
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16/06/2008 - Radiation safety training for managers
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Research shows that a significant number of NDT contractors still fail to adopt routine working practices capable of keeping radiation exposures of employees as low as reasonably practicable: this is the main requirement of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (IRR99). Incidents occur because of poor job planning (most notably with site radiography); failure to use adequate local source shielding (collimation); or inadequate systems of work. >> more
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02/06/2008 - Shaw Inspection Systems appoints North America Marketing Manager
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Shaw Inspection Systems, manufacturer of industrial X-ray inspection systems and division of Shawcor, has appointed Eric Siegel to the newly-created position of North America Marketing Manager. >> more
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