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Rise in Engineering Council registrations

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End-of-year registration statistics issued by the Engineering Council show a significant increase in the number of practising engineers recognising the value of gaining professional qualifications.

BINDT Engineering Council registration trends

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During late 2008/2009, BINDT ran a 'Do Yourself a Favour' campaign to market registration for Engineering Technician (EngTech) to PCN Level 2 certificate holders. The campaign has proved extremely successful, with a year-on-year increase in registrations of 1500%.

AGR Field Operations and Eclipse Scientific in collaboration with ultrasonic scan modelling software

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AGR Field Operations and Eclipse Scientific Inc have announced the completion of a collaboration that links the ESBeamTool 3.3 ultrasonic scan modelling software to the TD Advanced Ultrasonic Software.

HOIS publishes recommended practice for inspection of weld corrosion

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ESR Technology has announced that HOIS, its joint industry project concerning improved non-destructive testing in the oil and gas industry, has published a Recommended Practice Guide for the Inspection of Weld Corrosion.

iicorr and the University of Aberdeen join forces to tackle subsea skills shortages

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Aberdeen-based integrity, inspection and corrosion specialist iicorr has strengthened ties between industry and academia having been invited to contribute to the Subsea Engineering MSc course by the University of Aberdeen.

New instructor for the South West School of NDT

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With the industrial training side of its operations growing at a rapid pace, the Cardiff-based South West School of NDT has announced that Meurig Davies, known to many in the industry, has joined the training team.

Applus RTD commits itself to North America with two further acquisitions

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The Applus RTD Group has announced the acquisition of two companies specialising in inspection and non-destructive testing: Quality Inspection Services (QISI), headquartered in the American state of New York, and Staveley, located in Ontario province, Canada. These operations, together with the acquisition of JanX (United States) in 2008 and of Technico (Canada) in 2009, reinforce the company's commitment to the North American market where it has been present for two decades with a large workforce.

Ether NDE up and running

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Ether NDE Ltd, the company founded on 1 January this year by Mike Reilly and John Hansen, is up and running and taking enquiries and orders for eddy current probes.

AGR reinforces business in the UAE

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AGR Sales & Marketing Manager Jackie Berry and Applications Advisor Mark Nel visited Dubai in February. AGR and local distributor Turgen hosted a one-day seminar on phased arrays and TOFD and their application in the field for delegates from across the region. Delegates were given an insight into the latest TD advanced ultrasonic software and its many improvements.

Ultrasonics research team aids battle against biological weapons

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A research team comprising partners from Bristol, Dundee, Southampton and Glasgow universities has recently gained large-scale interest from the media for its development of a microscopic ultrasonic tweezer-like device that could be used to help homeland security officials to detect deadly biological weapons such as anthrax. The team believes that its technology could have a variety of applications beyond homeland security and foresee it being used in everything from tissue engineering to stem-cell research.

Significant cost savings achieved at BP

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BP and Oceaneering engineering personnel working together at BP Wytch Farm in Dorset (UK) have achieved significant cost benefits by the application of advanced NDT technology. The ability to carry out the inspections whilst the plant remained in production are estimated to have generated cost benefits in the region of £12 million.

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