With more than 40 years of expertise, we have supported major operators, tier 1 & 2 contractors, service and installation companies with conventional NDT and advanced NDT inspection services both for repair & maintenance and in the support of new-build fabrication and assembly projects in the oil & gas, renewables, petrochemicals and power generation industries.
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Non-destructive testing is used to evaluate the integrity and properties of material or components without causing damage to the tested object. NDT consists of a variety of non-invasive inspection techniques used to evaluate material properties, components, or entire process units.
The techniques can also be utilised to detect, characterize, or measure the presence of damage mechanisms (e.g corrosion or cracks).
NDT is also commonly referred to as non-destructive examination (NDE), non-destructive evaluation (NDE), and non-
destructive inspection (NDI).
NDT methods can generally be classified into two categories: conventional and advanced. Each method has its own characteristic advantages and limitations.
Digital technology has greatly enhanced the convenience and accuracy to NDT processes, particularly in the areas of eddy current (EC) and ultrasonic (UT) techniques. Technical advancements are also significantly improving the efficiency and accuracy of NDT methods, especially in energy, aerospace, power generation, and other industrial applications.
While there are hundreds of methods available, the most common are:
As no harm occurs to the items under test, NDT testing is a very valuable technique used for product evaluation, research and problem solving which can save both time and money.
Other benefits include:
Unlike NDT, destructive testing destroys or changes the part during the test so that even if it passes the test it can no longer be used. Examples of destructive testing include bend testing, tensile testing. or macro sectioning. Non-destructive testing doesn’t damage or destroy the part and allows it to continue to be used after testing has finished.
Depending on how broadly you define NDT you could say that it’s used in almost every industry in the world, since visual inspections take place in almost every workplace in some form or other.
That being said, there are specific industries that require NDT and have formalized processes for its use, as codified by those organisations such as API and ASME.
These industries include: