When it comes to selecting an industrial nondestructive test (NDT) inspection system, quality managers invest considerable time researching systems and considering the impact of every available feature on their business.

The rapid and unexpected growth in the production of alternative drive systems is presenting automakers and their suppliers with a host of leak-detection challenges to ensure vehicle safety and quality.

Generations of NDT professionals have used the magnetic testing method, and along the way, a handful of common misunderstandings have developed. This article explores these common and incorrect assumptions about magnetic particle inspection and how to combat these misunderstandings.

Digital radiography is the future. Read about the most common modalities, computed radiography (CR) and digital detector array (DDA) radiography, that are replacing traditional film-based inspections.

Olympus’ release of its WeldSight™ companion PC software for the OmniScan™ X3 phased array flaw detector provides inspectors with powerful tools to push the boundaries of flaw characterization and sizing.

Emerson announces its new Branson™ GMX-20MA ultrasonic metal spot welder, an advanced spot welder that bonds nonferrous metals.

Manchester-based engineering company VES announced the launch of its OptVol TechnologyTM, a recent innovation in helium leak testing.

Nikon Metrology has made a number of improvements to its new, 225 kV, microfocus X-ray CT (computed tomography) system, the XT H 225 ST 2x.