With many leak testing methods to choose from, which is the right one?

When the market for jet engines began to boom, so did the manufacture of creep test frames.

NATICK, MA-Cognex Corp. has introduced a report titled, Direct Part Mark Considerations: Verification. This free report explains why the quality of a direct-marked 2-D code is so critical to the success of lifetime part traceability, and addresses how manufacturers can assess mark quality and control the marking process.

Hardness testing is being strongly affected by manufacturing’s demands for increased hardness accuracy, reduced labor and rapid feedback. Two approaches have emerged for achieving these goals: the automation of each aspect of existing test methods and the application of depth of indentation measurement techniques.

DURHAM, UK-Bede X-ray Metrology, a global provider of X-ray metrology systems to the semiconductor industry, announces that a new book titled “X-ray Metrology in Semiconductor Manufacturing” has just been published.

An X-Cube Compact radioscopic inspection system from GE Inspection Technologies (Huerth, Germany) has helped to optimize inspection workflow and reduce new product development times at BUVO Castings in the Netherlands while supporting the company’s underlying business philosophy of continually investing in state-of-the-art plant and machinery.

Detecting flaws is a challenge even in the best of times. Interpreting complex patterns on NDT instrument displays can be difficult, and a part’s size, geometry and material makeup can add to the problem. Often, it takes a certified inspector to weed out the good from the bad.

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ-MISTRAS Holding Group (MHG) has acquired Code Services, a full-service NDT and pre- and post-weld heat treatment provider with locations in Kentucky and Alabama. Code Services combines NDT inspection with heat treating and has a technical management team with more than 95 years of experience in both fields.

AUSTIN, TX-The year 2006 marks two major milestones for National Instru-ments, including its 30th year since inception and 20th year since the creation of NI LabVIEW, the company’s flagship graphical programming software.

By far the biggest and most consistent users of NDT inspection have been the military and the aerospace industry, closely followed by manufacturers and users of pipelines and pressure vessels. In the past, general industry has not been as aware of the need for such inspection, especially the advantages of using independent NDT lab services.