GlobalSpec has asked its users about the latest design trends and features related to Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Services. They have also shared their product applications and tips on how to buy and use these products.
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What are some of the projects you have used NDT services for?
22 answers
Ultrasonic testing of concretes
ultrasonic testing of biomaterials
ultrasonic testing of biological liquids
optical testing of biological tissues
~Alex T, Research & Development, Riga, Latvia
Pre service inspection in Petro Chemical Industry
In service inspections also on High temperature up to 500 degr. celsius
~Senior project engineer, Oosterhout, Netherlands
1. Material contents of metal products.
2. Inside quality problems of metal products.
~William L, Quality Control, Hong Kong, China
Installation of Utility boiler tube sections. Waterwalls, pendants, headers, etc.
~Project Manager, Chesterton, IN
Aerospace inspection
Automotive parts inspection
Metallurgical analysis
~Project Manager, Markham, Canada
All kinds of bearing components. (Inners, outers, race, retainers)
~Manufacturing, Hanover, NH
Overhauling aircraft components and/or on aircraft inspections.
~Mike K, Aircraft Technician, Smyrna, TN
Inspection of pipelines and similar in the oil and gas industry.
~Engineering, Consulting, Skopje, Macedonia
Boiler tube wall thickness
MPI of drum welds
RT on welds T
~Jan H, Engineer, Cikarang, Indonesia
We have worked with many projects wherever ndt is required
~Engineer, MUMBAI, India
Visual, X-ray (5DX, 2D &3D), SAM, Thermal imaging
~Engineering, Process/Production, Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
Power Plant, paper mill, & refinery construction
~Architect/Builder/Contractor, Costa Mesa, CA
Air conditioning and shipping+ Petrochemical
~Maintenance/Facilities Management, AL BUTINA, United Arab Emirates
Thickness in zinc and electroless nickel
~Quality Control/Assurance, Juarez, Mexico
Characterisation of metallic surfaces
~Research & Development, Bucharest, Romania
Crack detection on forgings.
~Rick C, Quality Control, San Marcos, TX
Testing bearing load factors
~Stuart H, Owner/ builder, Bradford, England
UT, LT, RT, ET, PT, & MT
~ANURAG D, Engineer, GHAZIABAD, INDIA
Xray alu disc for voids
~Wim L, Manufacturer, Kriel, South Africa
Third level education
~Technical Support/Services, Sligo, Ireland
KG Project, Assam, Etc
~Venkatesan Poongavanam, Technical Support, Kakinada, India
Aerospace inspection
~Demot D, Engineer, Newbridge, Ireland
Please share with us any “non-standard” projects that NDT services have been used for.
11 answers
I recently built a hard tail drag bike and needed to know the load the frame could take so a friend inputted all the details onto their system and gave me a diagram on the weak points and flex of the frame.
~Stuart H, Owner/ builder, Bradford, England
We use it daily from wheel bolts and wheel halves to landing gear components, to wing spars and attaching hardware.
~Mike K, Aircraft Technician, Smyrna, TN
Fluorescence for caries detection in dentistry
Ultrasonic non-linearity for testing of biomaterials coupling.
~Alex T, Research & Development, Riga, Latvia
Mainly used on standard inspections per OEM but Radiography is used for many non standard investigations.
~Demot D, Engineer, Newbridge, Ireland
Validate reflow/rework process capability. Pin-point defect in debug/rework process.
~Engineering, Process/Production, Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
Bridge inspection measuring true the asphalt layer
~Senior project engineer, Oosterhout, Netherlands
Have only applied to standard type projects.
~Rick C, Quality Control, San Marcos, TX
We do not work with non standard projects.
~Engineer, MUMBAI, India
None at this time
~Project Manager, Markham, Canada
NILL
~ANURAG D, Engineer, GHAZIABAD, INDIA
Nil
~William L, Quality Control, Hong Kong, China
Do you know of any disastrous mistakes that occurred due to faulty or incompetent practices of NDT services?
7 answers
Mixed interpretation of changes of geometrical and material properties of objects in ultrasonic testing.
~Alex T, Research & Development, Riga, Latvia
As some aircraft incident investigations show where NDT is misused this usually end up in failure.
~Demot D, Engineer, Newbridge, Ireland
No. We have our own Level II and he keeps a close eye on the welders and NDT service providers.
~Project Manager, Chesterton, IN
Incompetence of using radiation devices in NDT.
~William L, Quality Control, Hong Kong, China
Not personally but I have heard rumours
~Jan H, Engineer, Cikarang, Indonesia
Major by RT technicians....
~ANURAG D, Engineer, GHAZIABAD, INDIA
In India and China
~Senior project engineer, Oosterhout, Netherlands
