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New resources/courses coming on stream at Argyll-Ruane

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Argyll-Ruane is launching a wide variety of new courses/examination services for technicians/engineers in 2011, including Ultrasonic Level 1/2 ‘TOFD’ programmes, Isotope Retrieval, Full Radiography and Eddy Current (Welds).

DISSIMILAR Demonstration day at the Pride Park Stadium, Derby

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A demonstration day for the ultrasonic inspection of austenitic dissimilar welds was held on the 25th of January 2011 in Pride Park Stadium, Derby. The event was organised by Peak NDT of Derby and was designed to frame the DISSIMILAR project.

Subsea testing from ROVs

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TWI has successfully completed a collaborative project – SubCTest – to develop novel NDT procedures and equipment for deployment from remote operating vehicles (ROVs) on subsea offshore structures and pipelines.

World NDT inspection services market – an indestructible future?

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The ability of NDT to inspect an object without affecting its operating performance provides an excellent balance between quality control and cost-effectiveness. The NDT equipment market is well researched, with products and technologies well defined. As a result, often the contribution of the inspection services market and personnel gets overlooked.

Job opportunities in steep rise, although salaries stay flat

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Job opportunities across the country rose sharply in January, up 9 Index points compared to December, according to the report from Britain’s largest recruitment website, reed.co.uk. Employer demand rebounded from pre-Christmas lows to give a Reed Job Index reading of 113, the highest since the Index began.

Axiom NDT launches new offshore services division

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Established in 1985 and with an already proven track record in offshore inspection, Axiom NDT Ltd has announced the launch of Axiom Offshore Services.

GE enters into co-operation agreement with Hexagon Metrology

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The ‘Phoenix’ computed tomography (CT) line of GE Measurement & Control Solutions has significantly enhanced its marketing capabilities by entering into a commercial co-operation with Hexagon Metrology, one of the world’s largest metrology groups. The collaboration will see the first computed tomography system introduced into Hexagon Metrology’s key industry segments within the next few months.

Olympus announces direct sales effort of XRF products in UK & Ireland

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Since the acquisition of Innov-X Systems by Olympus last year, the Innov-X XRF products have continued to be sold in the UK and Ireland through its dedicated distributor, Element 3 Limited. However, to further enhance the growth of this important area and provide an even greater level of customer focus and satisfaction for the domestic market, Olympus is, with effect from 1 April 2011, bringing together its X-ray fluorescence (XRF), non-destructive testing (NDT) and remote visual inspection (RVI) businesses under one dedicated direct sales division – Olympus Industrial.

Inspection and maintenance of wind farm installations

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There have been a lot of developments around renewable energy of late and a lot of speculation with regard to the number of wind farm installations that are being built around the European coast.

SGS Industrial Services Chile wins technical services for oil refineries

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SGS Industrial Services has been awarded a two-year contract to provide a comprehensive set of asset integrity management and non-destructive testing services for two oil refineries in Chile. SGS’s role will be to help the client manage the refineries’ assets and to ensure their integrity and reliability.

New Level III for Aerospace Inspection Training Limited

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Aerospace Inspection Training has announced that Clive Hammond has joined the AIT training and examination team.

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