Duncan Aviation Adds Weekend Shift NDT Team to Support Customer Demand - 2013-2-19

Duncan Aviation-Lincoln's Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) team has added weekend shift coverage to help meet shorter turntime demands while enhancing the customer service experience. "We needed to add a weekend shift to better serve our internal and external customers and meet the shorter turntimes they were requesting," says Marty Lincoln, Duncan Aviation's Accessories Manager. This addition includes both new hires and repositioning existing team members to ensure a smooth transition. The NDT ...Read More.

VSG and North Star Imaging Sign Joint Partnership for 3-D Imaging - 2013-2-16

FEI's Visualization Sciences Group (VSG) and North Star Imaging (NSI) announce the signing of an OEM partnership agreement between the two companies. North Star Imaging will begin offering VSG's Avizo Fire high-end 3D visualization and analysis software as an integrated component with their 3D X-ray scanning solutions. NSI's high speed, high resolution 3D Computed Tomography X-ray imaging systems will be enhanced by now also offering VSG's ability to supply fast analysis and modeling of the c ...Read More.

Bruker Introduces the TITAN Detector Shield - 2013-2-13

Bruker Elemental is pleased to announce the introduction of the TITAN Detector Shield. This unique patent pending accessory protects the detector window from being punctured by sharp objects like scrap shavings and wires, while allowing rapid and accurate analysis of almost any material. This protective shield minimizes the chance that the detector will be damaged, thus avoiding the cost and hassle associated with the replacement of a broken detector window. This protection does not sacri ...Read More.

SGS Provides NDT Services for Paper Mill Expansion in Nelspruit, South Africa - 2013-2-13

On January 18, 2013, SGS was assigned a contract to conduct non-destructive testing (NDT) services for paper mill expansion project in Nelspruit, South Africa. SGS NDT Services for Paper Mill Expansion in South Africa SGS has been awarded a contract by a global organization, located in Nelspruit, South Africa to conduct non-destructive testing (NDT) services on all new fabrication welds to be installed in a paper mill expansion project in which a new plant is being built to replace the current facilit ...Read More.

Mobile NDT System for Composite Materials - 2013-2-12

Automation Technology offers now a new thermographic inspection system for the non-destructive testing of composite materials. This new mobile inspection system called C-CheckIR uses active thermography for the reliable detection of delaminations, water inclusions, debondings, etc. C-CheckIR is easy to operate and does not require any extensive training. The complete inspection head of C-CheckIR is mounted on a light support frame that only needs to be placed at the right position on the object ...Read More.

MFE Rentals - NDT & RVI Equipment Rentals, Repairs and Sales - 2013-2-12

Increase Your Inspection Capabilities and Decrease Your Inspection Equipment Downtime with MFE Rentals NDT & RVI Equipment Rentals, Repairs and Sales! Here at MFE Rentals we pride ourselves on Field Experience and Result Driven Solutions. MFE offers portable and easy to use (NDT) non-destructive testing and (RVI) remote viewing inspection equipment. A wide range of videoscopes, fiberscopes, rigid borescopes and pipe camera systems in various diameters, lengths, viewing options and resolutions a ...Read More.

Seatronics expands to Brazil - 2013-2-12

Global marine equipment rental and sales specialist, Seatronics, an Acteon company, is continuing its three-year expansion plan by opening a new office in Macae, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With established bases in Aberdeen, UK; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Houston and Louisiana, USA; Perth, Australia; and Singapore, this new office in South America reflects the company's ongoing expansion and increased business from new and existing clients. The vice president of the USA and Brazil regions, Mark Teles, who ...Read More.

Infrasense Scans Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston to Locate Conduits and Reinforcing Steels - 2013-2-12

Infrasense has recently completed a utility and rebar detection project in the Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts. Working as a subcontractor to J.F. White Contracting Company, Infrasense used ground penetrating radar (GPR) to mark out rebar and utility lines embedded in the concrete ceiling of the tunnel. As a part of the routine inspection process, new temporary supports must be attached to the tunnel ceiling to allow load testing of a representative sample of the existing supports ...Read More.

TransCanada Commissions State of the Art Turbine Test Facility - 2013-2-12

TransCanada Turbines (TCT), a joint venture between TransCanada Corporation and Wood Group GTS, has completed construction and commissioning of a purpose-built test cell in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This latest investment provides TCT with capability for full load testing of the popular GE LM6000 gas turbine used for power generation applications. TCT has provided a comprehensive maintenance service for operators of GE LM6000 series gas turbines since 2002. This new facility enables TCT to prov ...Read More.

New ASTM Standard for Phased Array Probes - 2013-2-12

Phased array probes are a recently developed technology that offers significant advantages in the detection, sizing and imaging of defects that can affect the structural components of airplanes, bridges, power plants and other critical areas. A new ASTM International standard describes testing that can be done on various arrays to ensure that all inspectors are using similar testing equipment. ASTM E2904, Practice for Characterization and Verification of Phased Array Probes, was developed by Su ...Read More.