Russell NDE Systems Inc. has over 40 years of experience in non-destructive evaluation. Read why we are the World Leader in NDT services and products. History In the mid 1980's, Russell formed an R&D group to develop its Remote Field technique into a field tool for evaluating the condition of ferromagnetic tubing. A team of engineers and technologists was assembled; the initial project started with fundamental research on the Remote Field phenomenon. The first commercial sale of Ferroscope 108 equipment was made in 1988. Further development of the Ferroscope system was undertaken in the