Aircraft component safety and reliability are ensured using automated ultrasonic testing, which detects flaws accurately and efficiently, reducing inspection time.

In this article, I will explore the basic principles of phased array ultrasonic inspection and predominantly its applications within the aerospace sector.

Ultrasonic technology has been used for testing ERW welded pipe at various points in the manufacturing process for many years. 

Industrial radiography (RT) is a time-tested technique for examining a welded joint and the heat-affected zone after manufacturing.

Aerospace components and structures come in all shapes and sizes and more importantly are made from different types of materials. 

One of the greatest challenges in industrial nondestructive testing (NDT) is performing inspections at high production rates.

Although initially developed as a method for detecting defects in structures in order to safeguard against catastrophic failures, ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) has evolved immensely to a technique considered the mainstay for the NDT industry.

When Frost & Sullivan previously analyzed this market for Quality’s 2012 issue on hardness testing, the market was undergoing a period of transition.

If necessity is the mother of invention, then nondestructive testing (NDT) would be among her favorite progeny, at least with the design engineers and manufacturing sect.