Before revision: Historians split recent times into three industrial revolutions: mechanization (steam power), technical (electric power and mass production), and digital (computing and microelectronics). The world of NDEhas a parallel: tools to sharpen human senses, wave application to view inside the components, and digital processing and automation. As the industry goes through the fourth revolution powered by interconnections and enhanced digitalization, NDE is also on a new horizon : NDE 4.0 with information transparency, technical assistance, autonomous, and decentralized decisions.
After revision: Cyber technologies are offering new horizons for quality control in manufacturing and safety assurance in-service of physical assets. The line between non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and Industry 4.0 is getting blurred since both are sensory data-driven domains. This multidisciplinary approach has led to the emergence of a new capability : NDE 4.0 with information transparency, technical assistance, autonomous, and decentralized decisions.