NDT Folks

If you've been to your dentist for a checkup lately and had your mouth X-rayed, you may have noticed some procedural changes that indicate technological advances are migrating from industrial applications of nondestructive testing (NDT).

Recent developments in solid-state radiographic pipeline inspection equipment, primarily durable, mobile computers and solid-state image capturing devices, are raising the technique's profile as a useful, capable way to find and assess corrosion. This article discusses how the integration of computers and solid-state imaging systems have increased the power of radiography in inspecting in-service hydrocarbon pipelines.

For almost half a century, advanced radiography techniques have lent a hand in providing critical safety inspections to a vast array of industry applications. While advanced NDT methods are most commonly utilized in mission-critical operations such as aerospace, infrastructure, automotive, manufacturing and energy; radiographic testing methods have also long been applied in the fields of art and archaeology. The Art Conservation Department at Buffalo State College, in Buffalo, NY, provides its students with cutting-edge Carestream technology to assist them in the conservation of important historical art pieces in order to prepare them for the ongoing paradigm shift to digital technologies in the art conservation profession.