Sterling Partners Acquires Spartan College - 2013-1-9

Sterling Partners, a leading growth-oriented private equity firm with approximately $5 billion of assets under management, has acquired Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology, a prominent aviation-maintenance school for training pilots, aviation technicians and nondestructive testing (NDT) professionals. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Spartan, a bachelor's degree-granting institution, has graduated approximately 90,000 alumni from all 50 states and 62 foreign nations since ...Read More.

University of Manchester Develops 3D Colour X-Ray Imaging - 2013-1-7

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a camera that can be used to take powerful three dimensional colour X-ray images, in near real-time, without the need for a synchrotron X-ray source. Its ability to identify the composition of the scanned object could radically improve security screening at airports, medical imaging, aircraft maintenance, industrial inspection and geophysical exploration. The X-Ray system developed by Professor Robert Cernik and colleagues from The ...Read More.

Bloodhound Rocket Test Firing - 2013-1-7

Placing eight Olympus i-SPEED 3 high-speed video cameras around the largest rocket to have been fired in the UK in 25 years was always going to be a challenge. Add difficulties such as the fact that the test was to be run in a sealed bomb-proof hangar, communications and control was to be run 350 meters to a second command hangar and that the test by it's very nature was a one-off all combined to make this one of the most challenging tests conducted by Olympus. Cameras were set to record at 5 ...Read More.

Pure Technologies Wins US and Canadian Water Pipeline Inspection Contracts - 2013-1-7

Pure Technologies Ltd. announced today that it has been awarded new work in Canada and the U.S. encompassing the full range of Pure's services including pipeline inspection, leak detection, condition assessment and specialized engineering services for water pipelines. The Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Pure Technologies U.S. Inc., has been awarded new work by the Louisville Water Company, Kentucky, USA, to provide electromagnetic inspection and leak detection services for large-diameter ...Read More.

TDW Unveils New Inspection Reporting Software - 2013-1-7

T.D. Williamson (TDW), a world leader in pipeline services and equipment, announced that it has developed and deployed a new proprietary inline inspection reporting software known as Interactive Report 2013. Designed with inline inspection (ILI) services customers in mind, Interactive Report 2013 is a data visualization tool that makes it easy for users to filter and view their pipeline inspection data, with the goal of helping them to more intuitively assess where problem areas exist. "This ...Read More.

Fiberscope.net Announces Triton Industrial Pipe Inspection Camera - 2013-1-3

Fiberscope.net is excited to introduce that they are now carrying one of the most rugged industrial Pipe cameras available. Pipe Cameras need to be built strong to withstand the rigors of inspections in places like sewer pipes that are damp, dark, and dirty. The push rods have to stand up to the wear and tear of navigating these types of conditions, over and over. No one wants to purchase a pipe camera only to find it damaged or just not performing as well after a couple of uses, or to find ...Read More.

Conference Partners to Bring Most Influential and Innovative Minds in NDT to Calgary, Alberta in 2013 - 2012-12-21

The best and brightest in NDT, smart materials, and structural health monitoring (SHM) are invited to present at and attend the premier international technical conference of 2013. The International Workshop on Smart Materials and Structures, SHM and NDT for the Energy Industry in conjunction with the NDT in Canada 2013 Conference will be held at the Coast Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre in Calgary, Alberta (Canada) from October 7-10, 2013. The Canadian Institute for NDE (CINDE), The Cansmart Group (CANS ...Read More.

Taiwan to Use Phoenix Inpsection Systems Scanner for Steam Turbines - 2012-12-19

Taipower, the Taiwan power company, has taken delivery of a new ultrasonic inspection system for testing steam turbine bores from Phoenix Inspection Systems, the UK nondestructive testing (NDT) equipment specialist. Phoenix has supplied a boresonic scanner based on its popular TSIS (Turbine Shaft Inspection System) model, which is used by leading operators in plants throughout the world. Phoenix worked closely on the project with the Canadian company Zetec, which supplied the control and acq ...Read More.

SPECTRO xSORT Handheld XRF Spectrometer with New Application for Precious Metals - 2012-12-19

SPECTRO has equipped the SPECTRO xSORT handheld XRF spectrometer with a new application package for precious metal analysis. The inexpensive, portable instrument is able to identify the gold and silver content in many jewelry alloys within seconds. In addition, the XRF instrument's nondestructive measuring makes it suitable for applications in archaeometallurgy. Operation of the instrument is simple; measurements are conducted at the press of a button. For precious metal recycling, the handheld ...Read More.

ABB to Develop a New Generation Infrared Camera for the Canadian Forces - 2012-12-19

ABB Analytical will design the helmet-mounted camera system, which will operate in the shortwave infrared region (SWIR), and will carry out the integration, manufacturing, testing, and provide in-service logistic support. The development and production of this infrared camera will be accomplished in cooperation with ABBs partner, NovaSyst. SWIR imaging sensors provide improved recognition capabilities that complement other existing technologies in the area of battlefield awareness and the det ...Read More.