DICONDE Subcommittee Calls for Help in Standards Development
Posted: 2013-11-12
All interested parties are invited to participate in the standards developing
activities of Subcommittee E07.11 on Digital Imaging and Communication in
Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE), part of ASTM International Committee E07
on Nondestructive Testing. The subcommittee is focusing on developing
standards that test the interoperability of DICONDE-compliant inspection
equipment.
DICONDE standards were developed for nondestructive inspection equipment
manufacturers to facilitate the exchange of data and future access to records in
the event of a system failure. DICONDE data store not only inspection results but
also the important metadata about how an inspection was performed in one
digital record.
"This allows critical inspection results from the aerospace, nuclear and
infrastructure industries to be accessed years after the inspection for health
monitoring of a component," says Patrick Howard, principal engineer for
nondestructive testing, GE Aviation. "Such information can be used to evaluate if
the component can continue in service or analysis in the event of a failure."
Bridges, airplanes, motor vehicles and power plants are among the structures
that have been nondestructively inspected and had data stored in the DICONDE
standard format.
In 2013, Subcommittee E07.11 approved a new standard, ASTM E2934, Practice
for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)
for Eddy Current (EC) Test Methods. The subcommittee is currently revising
several standards and is in the process of developing a proposed new standard,
WK38108, Guide for the Validation Testing of DICONDE Data Objects.
To purchase ASTM standards, visit www.astm.org and search by the standard
designation, or contact ASTM Customer Relations (phone: 877-909-ASTM;
sales@astm.org). ASTM International welcomes participation in the development
of its standards. For more information on becoming an ASTM member, visit
www.astm.org/JOIN.
ASTM International is one of the largest international standards development and
delivery systems in the world. ASTM International meets the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles for the development of international standards:
coherence, consensus, development dimension, effectiveness, impartiality,
openness, relevance and transparency. ASTM standards are accepted and used in
research and development, product testing, quality systems and commercial
transactions.
For more news in this sector, visit www.astm.org/sn-metals or follow us on
Twitter @ASTMMetals.
ASTM Committee E07 Next Meeting: Jan. 26-30, 2014, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla
Technical Contact: Patrick Howard, GE Aviation, Cincinnati, Ohio, Phone: 513-
552-4646; patrick.howard@ge.com
ASTM Staff Contact: Kathleen McClung, Phone: 610-832-9717;
kmcclung@astm.org
ASTM PR Contact: Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org
activities of Subcommittee E07.11 on Digital Imaging and Communication in
Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE), part of ASTM International Committee E07
on Nondestructive Testing. The subcommittee is focusing on developing
standards that test the interoperability of DICONDE-compliant inspection
equipment.
DICONDE standards were developed for nondestructive inspection equipment
manufacturers to facilitate the exchange of data and future access to records in
the event of a system failure. DICONDE data store not only inspection results but
also the important metadata about how an inspection was performed in one
digital record.
"This allows critical inspection results from the aerospace, nuclear and
infrastructure industries to be accessed years after the inspection for health
monitoring of a component," says Patrick Howard, principal engineer for
nondestructive testing, GE Aviation. "Such information can be used to evaluate if
the component can continue in service or analysis in the event of a failure."
Bridges, airplanes, motor vehicles and power plants are among the structures
that have been nondestructively inspected and had data stored in the DICONDE
standard format.
In 2013, Subcommittee E07.11 approved a new standard, ASTM E2934, Practice
for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)
for Eddy Current (EC) Test Methods. The subcommittee is currently revising
several standards and is in the process of developing a proposed new standard,
WK38108, Guide for the Validation Testing of DICONDE Data Objects.
To purchase ASTM standards, visit www.astm.org and search by the standard
designation, or contact ASTM Customer Relations (phone: 877-909-ASTM;
sales@astm.org). ASTM International welcomes participation in the development
of its standards. For more information on becoming an ASTM member, visit
www.astm.org/JOIN.
ASTM International is one of the largest international standards development and
delivery systems in the world. ASTM International meets the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles for the development of international standards:
coherence, consensus, development dimension, effectiveness, impartiality,
openness, relevance and transparency. ASTM standards are accepted and used in
research and development, product testing, quality systems and commercial
transactions.
For more news in this sector, visit www.astm.org/sn-metals or follow us on
Twitter @ASTMMetals.
ASTM Committee E07 Next Meeting: Jan. 26-30, 2014, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla
Technical Contact: Patrick Howard, GE Aviation, Cincinnati, Ohio, Phone: 513-
552-4646; patrick.howard@ge.com
ASTM Staff Contact: Kathleen McClung, Phone: 610-832-9717;
kmcclung@astm.org
ASTM PR Contact: Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org
