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The UK’s dedicated Plant, Maintenance & Asset Management Exhibition, to be held 17-19 April 2012 at the NEC in Birmingham, UK, is organised in association with SOE IPlantE, the Institution of Diagnostic Engineers, RoSPA, the British Compressed Air Society, the British Fluid Power Association, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing and the Integrated Maintenance Centre at Cranfield University.

A leading manufacturer of PTFE hose used in the automotive industry has integrated a vision inspection system designed by Olmec-UK Ltd into the extrusion line at its UK manufacturing facility. Capable of continuous inspection of the hose travelling at speeds of up to 6 m/min, the vision system is linked to a novel failure mechanism, which catastrophically destroys a defective product by puncturing the hose at the point any defect is detected so that it will later fail a high-pressure test.

As a member of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing you can apply for engineering registration with the Engineering Council.

ETher NDE has announced the addition of three further members to its team.

Technology Design has announced the latest version of the TD-Scan advanced ultrasonic software. Version 19.00 was released at the beginning of January 2012 and has been overhauled to include many new features which strengthen the existing well-known package.

ETher NDE is excited to announce its participation as a gold sponsor at the exhibition of the 18th World Conference on NDT in Durban, South Africa, from 16-20 April 2012. The company views the WCNDT in Durban as a fantastic opportunity to meet many local South African clients, as well as a chance to access the important and growing NDT market in the whole of Africa.

SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, will attend the 18th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT) in Durban, South Africa, on 16-20 April 2012 as a silver sponsor. Throughout the event, SGS will hold two presentations on time-of-flight diffraction (TOFD) and hot hydrogen attack (HHA), as well as presenting a wide range of non-destructive testing (NDT) services at stands 20 and 21.

The UK’s commitment to the European Union’s 2020 carbon reduction targets has led to a renaissance for green energy generation in the UK. In particular, in the short term, this has meant the increasing deployment of onshore and, more extensively, offshore wind turbines.