NDE and Inspection (Page 7)

While conventional flash thermography is ideal for polymer materials, it can be challenging when used with metals due to reflectivity of the component. With pulsed eddy-current-assisted thermography (PECT), ferrous and non-ferrous steels, as well as titanium, can be inspected without surface reflection interference. Internal research on flattened, painted, and steel pipe is ongoing at EWI...

As a technology innovation organization dedicated to advancing the state of manufacturing, EWI frequently develops new diagnostic tools to improve production processes and efficiencies. Companies can work with EWI to take advantage of these cutting-edge applications for testing, inspection, and increased productivity. Over the last few months, EWI has released three diagnostic tool sheets to...

Compromised “kissing bonds” in solid-state welds are tough to identify with conventional ultrasonic testing. Recently, EWI investigated using the ultrasonic process known as full matrix capture/total focusing method (FMC/TFM) to detect kissing bonds in intentionally fabricated kissing bonds, and found that these weak welds could be positively identified. This promising research is discussed in Detection...