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Tiny Transmitter Sets Frequency Record

A terahertz transmitter developed at the TU Darmstadt has generated the highest frequency ever attained by a microelectronic device. The innovative device is also minuscule and operates at room temperature, which could lead to it paving the way for new applications in nondestructive testing or medical diagnostics.


Global Industry Analysts Inc:Worldwide NDT Equipment Market to Reach $1.4 Billion by 2017

The global market for NDT inspection services is forecast to grow steadily, driven primarily by major infrastructure undertakings in the Asia-Pacific region, specifically India and China.


Off Topic NDT: Nondestructive Testing at...Legoland

Some of the biggest theme parks in the United States rely on nondestructive testing in-house to ensure safety.


Off Topic NDT: What Lies Beneath?

Marine Results NDT uses fluorescent dye.


Remote Visual Inspection 101

Good quality borescopes will always give the best possible image since they typically use high quality optical rod lens systems, which give unsurpassable image quality and true color transmission.

by Greg Burdick


Putting Concrete to the Nondestructive Test

The use of the non-destructive testing methods for determining the compressive strength of high performance concrete ensures high quality.


Corrosion Mapping of Historic Military Vehicles

Nondestructive methods are vital to map and measure the corrosion in these vehicles thus to keep their cultural biography and with minimum interferences.

by Adil Saeed


GMA Uses New APR Approach to Inspection

Company uses new technology that minimizes outage time for customers and identifies previously undetectable tube faults.


Art Conservation with Computed Radiography: Buffalo State College

The Art Conservation Department at Buffalo State College, in Buffalo NY, provides its students with cutting-edge Carestream technology.


New Resonant Inspection Method for MIM Parts

The nondestructive testing Drop Test Fixture allows manufacturers to avoid the possible consequences of a quality concern: expense, lost time and a damaged reputation.

by Rick Bono
Gail Stultz


University of Manchester Achieves Breakthroughs in Science and Engineering with Computed Tomography

The Henry Moseley X-ray Imaging Facility is shedding light on a diverse range of natural samples.


What's Really Happening in the Industrial X-ray Inspection Market

Technological advances in hardware and upgrades in software, have all contributed significantly toward improving the user-friendliness and efficiency of X-ray inspection systems.

by Vijay Mathew


Nadcap Releases 20th Anniversary Survey Results

During the month of June 2010, PRI invited Nadcap stakeholders to respond to a survey to evaluate the perceived impact of the program on Nadcap accredited suppliers.


XRF Metals Analyzer Inspects Vintage Ferraris

An advanced XRF analyzer from Ashtead Technology (Houston) is helping a Ferrari dealership to ensure authenticity of rare sports cars worth millions of dollars.


Fiberscopes vs. Videoscopes

Granted, videoscopes, with their higher resolution values, are superior imaging products. However, that does not necessarily mean that fiberscopes are still not capable of providing serviceable imaging qualities.

by Adrian Rodriguez


The Ultrasonic Inspection of Submarines

In 2005 the USS San Francisco (SSN-711) had a problem, and collided with an undersea mountain, damaging the submarine’s forward ballast tanks and sonar dome.

by Joseph Sorrentino


Better Borescope Measurements

Over the years there have been many methods of conducting remote visual inspection measurements with the use of a video borescope. Unfortunately, some of these methods are frequently confusing and may lead to inaccurate borescope measurement due to lack of training or improper use.

by Paul C. Fitzgerald


Improved Mechanical Testing

With sales of more than $1.3 billion, Hexcel (Stamford, CT) is an advanced structural materials company and a global enterprise with 17 manufacturing sites in Europe, the United States and China.


To Rent or Buy?

Imagine this situation: You are standing in the power tools section of your local hardware store gazing longingly at the dazzling array of equipment with which you could transform your home into something worthy of a Bob Vila masterpiece.


Perform Oversight of the Aerospace Supply Chain

Few industry sectors require the consistent level of safety and reliability that commercial aviation does. Societal acceptance of avoidable aviation accidents will continue to decrease, even though it is statistically well established that air travel is the safest mode of transportation commercially available.


Choose the Right Extensometer for Every Materials Testing Application

In materials and component testing the range of applications where extensometers are used is extremely diverse. As a result, the technical requirements for these devices are multifaceted, and there is no single device that satisfies all needs.


A Solution for NDT Inspection

A growing number of application specialists are turning to a highly adaptable and flexible technology of high-speed low coherence interferometry to obtain real-time high-resolution 3-D measurements as well as surface mapping and characterization.


State-of-the-Art Ultrasonics

Ultrasonics is the newest of the nondestructive testing technologies. It was not until World War II that industrial ultrasonic inspection became an accepted inspection tool.

by Patrik Rooman


Art Conservation with Computed Radiography

The value of radiographic imaging in nondestructive testing practices is indisputable.


Easier Hardness Testing

Hardness testing is an important part of quality and many factors need to be considered for this type of test, as seemingly small factors—thickness, size, location—can have a big impact.

by Michelle Bangert


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