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After a comprehensive eighteen month appraisal of the relevant technology currently available, Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd (MAEL) has selected XL Go and XL Vu portable video borescopes from the Inspection Technologies business of GE Energy’s Measurement & Control Solutions to meet its future remote visual inspection (RVI) needs. The truly portable instruments will be widely used by MAEL for tasks ranging from on-wing inspection to engine health monitoring.

What a difference 25 years has made to thermal imaging, and FLIR Systems’ Kevin Ellis has witnessed it every step of the way. Now Distribution Area Manager for the North of England, Scotland and Ireland, Kevin has just celebrated his quarter century in the business, a time span that has seen both the technology and its scope of application change beyond all recognition.

The 11th COTEQ (Conference on Equipment Technology) took place at the Enotel Resort & Spa Porto de Galinhas from 10 to 13 May 2011.

The UK organisation RoSPA (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) has recently presented its Order of Distinction to Applus RTD UK Ltd in its prestigious Occupational Health and Safety Awards scheme for 2011. This Order recognises the 15 consecutive Gold Awards (five of which were President’s Awards) which have been presented to Applus RTD UK over the last 16 years.

Magnaflux, the leading global player in the supply of magnetic particle and dye penetrant inspection equipment and associated chemical products used for non-destructive testing (NDT), is poised to implement the next stage of its growth strategy.

ETher NDE, a UK-based manufacturer of eddy current products, has introduced the Veescan ET wheel inspection system. The Veescan is ETher’s first wheel inspection system and is available in two different models: Veescan H for maximum flexibility and Veescan R for optimised productivity.

RIKEN and the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) have successfully produced their first beam of X-ray laser light with a wavelength of 1.2 Angstroms. This light was created using SACLA, a cutting-edge X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) facility unveiled by RIKEN in February 2011 in Harima, Japan. SACLA (Spring-8 Angstrom Compact free electron LAser) opens a window into the structure of atoms and molecules at a level of detail never seen before.

Geomagic® and Nikon Metrology have announced a new cooperative agreement that enables Nikon Metrology to fully integrate and offer its entire range of hand-held 3D laser scanners with Geomagic Studio®, Geomagic Qualify™ and Geomagic Wrap®.

TEST NDT recently completed a series of new BINDT-approved courses for specialised composite structure inspection and bond testing training to meet new EASA aircraft inspection requirements.

Equipment produced by Phoenix Inspection Systems is being used for testing one of the world’s largest floating oil production facilities.