CONTENTS
News............................................. 1-3
Asia-Pacific Regional Group.......... 4-5
European Regional Group............. 6-7
Pan-American Regional Group.... 8-10
ICNDT Question Bank.................... 11
Calendar of Events........................... 12

The World Organisation for NDTVolume 8 Issue No 12

November 2013

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGEICNDT launches three key initiatives toaid harmonisation and recognition of
personnel certification globallyDuring NDT Week in Croatia, 7-ll October
2013, three key initiatives to aid harmonisationand the recognition of personnel certification
globally were launched at the Certification 2013
Conference. These include the following:l The ICNDT Multilateral Recognition Agreement(MRA);l The ICNDT Personnel Certification Body
Conformity Assessment (PCBA); andl The ICNDT Examination Question Bank (EQB).
These developments were included in our strategicplan and have been completed by the ICNDT
Certification Executive Committee (ICEC) and the
ICNDT Executive Committee (IEC), with the strong support of John Thompson, Secretaryof the ICEC.

I

Appointment of ICNDT
assessors

CNDT recognises the need for a peer
review system for conformity assessment
of
NDT
personnel
certification
bodies, as a supplement or alternative toaccreditation. The primary need for thissystem is to support the ICNDT Multilateral
Recognition Agreement (MRA) for NDT
personnel certification. The ICNDT
Certification Executive Committee (ICEC),
met in Zagreb on 8 October 2013 andagreed the appointment of six assessors.
These comprise Lead Assessors based in
the UK, Singapore and Russia, and Support
Assessors based in Australia, Brazil andCanada.
Contact the ICEC Secretary on icecsecretary@icndt.org for more informationon conformity assessment and the ICNDTMRA.

World Conference on
Non-Destructive Testing

The ICNDT Multilateral Recognition Agreement (MRA)
Under the MRA, ICNDT members sign the agreement and agree to commit to the pursuanceof the objectives of the MRA, as follows:
l Promote the recognition and acceptance of the certification issued by PCBs registeredunder the MRA;l Assist other interested parties by giving a clear overview of the NDT personnel
certification activities in its own country;l Provide other parties with non-confidential information on the certification scheme(s)operated by PCBs registered under this agreement;l Consult with and seek membership of the scheme and technical committees of NDTPCBs in its own country;l Indemnify ICNDT against liability for the party’s use or misuse of this MRA.

13-17 June 2016
The International ConferenceCentre (ICM), Munich, Germany

Further details of the MRA can be found in the ICNDT Operating Procedure OP19.
The ICNDT MRA builds directly on the successful experience of EFNDT with a similar
agreement and, since 1994, the Board of EFNDT has recommended that its member
societies should now participate in the ICNDT MRA. This will bring wider recognition of
the certification offered by PCBs than is provided under the EFNDT MRA.
Nine ICNDT member societies[i] from Europe, Asia Pacific and Pan-America had alreadysigned Schedule 1 and a further 17 members and associate members of ICNDT[ii] also
signed in Croatia, making 28 signatories to date.
The first PCB to apply for recognition (Ukraine – The Ukrainian Scientific ResearchInstitute for NDT (UkrSRINDT)) has been registered by ICNDT and several other registrations
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Contact: German Society for Non-Destructive
Testing (DGZfP), Max-Planck-Strasse 6,12489, Berlin, Germany.
Tel: +49 30 678 07 120; Fax: +49 30 678 07
120; Email: conference@wcndt2016.com

19th WCNDT 2016

Topics include:
Structural engineering
Materials characterisation
Modelling and data processing
Medical products
Energy generationwww.wcndt2016.com

The Official Journal of the International Committee for Non-Destructive TestingNEWS

ICNDT Journal
Publisher: 				

The International Committee for Non-Destructive Testing (ICNDT).
The ICNDT is registered as a legalised Association with its seat in Vienna,
Austria. A1010 Vienna, Krugerstraße 16.

		Secretariat: The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT),
Newton Building, St George’s Avenue, Northampton NN2 6JB, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1604 89 3811; Fax: +44 (0)1604 89 3861; Email: info@bindt.org

Executive Committee
Sun 17 November 2013, 17h00

Dr J M Farley
Chairman, ICNDTICNDT Journal Vol 8 No 12 November 2013

ICNDT Journal Vol 8 No 12 November 2013

Conference Opening
Mon 18 November, morning
PGP
Tue 19 November 2013

David Gilbert, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT).
Tel: +44 (0)1604 89 3811; Fax: +44 (0)1604 89 3861; Email: david.gilbert@
bindt.org

WG1: Qualification and Certification
Wed 20 November 2013, morning				

Sharon Bond, CINDE
Email: s.bond@cinde.ca

WG2: Education and Research
Wed 20 November 2013, afternoon

Production:				Corinne Mackle, BINDT
Zoe White, BINDTYour new ICNDTJournal is available
for downloading fromwww.icndt.org

Editorial contributions are welcomed.
Articles should be sent to Sharon Bond, CINDE. Email: s.bond@cinde.ca
Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the International Committee for
Non-Destructive Testing. No liability is accepted whatsoever for errors or omissions.
ICNDT Member Societies are authorised to distribute this newsletter and/or its contents, however
permission should be obtained for reproduction of individual articles and extracts.

Material for the next ICNDT Journal should be sent toSharon Bond, email: s.bond@cinde.ca
Chairman’s message continued fromfront pageare being finalised, including those from
Portugal and Finland.

A further 17 members and associate
members of ICNDT signed the MRA during
NDT Week in Croatia

The ICNDT Personnel Certification Body
Conformity Assessment (PCBA)The PCBA offers a route to conformity
assessment versus ISO 17024 andISO 9712, likely to be of value where
accreditation is difficult. Details can befound in ICNDT Operating Procedure
OP20.
The ICNDT Examination Question Bank(EQB)
The ICNDT Examination Question Bank will
be an important platform for harmonisation.
It is available in English and Spanish, withimproved management software. There are
7000+ selected questions at three levels (Ll,
L2 and L3) in seven methods, all complying
with ISO TR 25107 (plus radiation safety
and TOFD). The questions are classified
by industrial sector and can be combined
for multi-sector examinations. The first2

certification bodies to purchase the ICNDTEQB were Argentina (IAEA project) andKorea. The four PCBs that purchased the old
EFNDT EQB are being offered the ICNDTEQB on special terms.
Other initiatives on certification
ICNDT is continuing with othercomplementaryactionstofurtherstrengthen the proper use of third-party
certification and ISO 9712, including:i. An update of the ICNDT Guide– which explains how third-party
certification to ISO 9712 can beproperly embedded in a company
system/written practice. For more
information, see: http://www.icndt.org/
Documents/ICNDT-Guide
ii. Actions led by WGl Chairman
Alexander Mullin to document andcompare how different PCBs are
implementing the new ISO 9712 as astep towards better understanding andpromotion of best practice.
ICNDT/WFNDEC Workshops on BestInternational Practice in NDT Education
and Training
A successful workshop was held at the QNDE
conference and a similar event is planned
during APCNDT 2013. The aim of theworkshops is to share best practice aroundthe world in NDT education, including at
undergraduate, post graduate, masters anddoctoral levels, and also the integration ofthis with pre-certification training.
We are hoping to make significant

W

ith slowing global economies and tumbling industrial
growth rates, identifying the next or emerging growthmarkets is a challenge for most companies. Even after
identification of the key growth markets, successful penetration
into new geographic markets involves an understanding ofpotential challenges and clearly defined strategies to overcome
these challenges in order to attain growth. Frost & Sullivan’s
latest report (July 2013) on the emerging growth markets for NDT
inspection services has identified Brazil, India, China and South
Africa as markets that offer positive long-term growth prospects.
The demise of Venezuela as an oil & gas powerhouse inSouth America has given greater impetus to the Brazilian oil &gas industry, with Brazil emerging as the leader in the continent.
Systematic investment in upstream, midstream and downstream
infrastructure by Brazil’s nationalised oil company, Petrobras, has
catapulted the country to the most important oil & gas destinationof South America. In its most recent investment plan, Petrobras
announced investments of greater than $220 billion to further
develop the country’s oil & gas infrastructure. Of this, explorationand production is expected to receive nearly two-thirds of theinvestment, with $147.5 billion planned to install new platforms
and production units. The downstream segment is expected towitness an investment of approximately $40 billion in revamping
existing refineries and building four new refineries. Hence, thegrowth opportunities for the NDT inspection services market
due to this oil & gas infrastructure development investment arelimitless.
Frost & Sullivan’s analysis into the third-party NDT inspection
service market in Brazil values the market at $202.3 million for2012. This market is expected to grow at a compounded annual
growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2% to $286.3 million by 2017.
Despite bold predictions by industry experts, the Indian NDTinspection services market is, in reality, relatively small and valued
at $50.8 million by Frost & Sullivan. Although this might seemsmall to companies outside India, the market size is relatively
large in local currency. Hence, while a tier-1 participant inBrazil generates revenues in tens of millions, tier-1 participantsin the Indian NDT inspection services market would typicallyearn revenues of less than $10 million annually. The market isalso characterised as extremely competitive, with more than
200 competitors fighting for a share of the market, with many ofthese companies earning less than $200,000 in revenue. The highnumber of competitors can be attributed to the low barriers toentry in the market.
Frost & Sullivan research into the Chinese NDT inspection
services market provided an interesting conclusion. The market
generated $34.2 million in 2012, which is the lowest among thefour countries profiled by Frost & Sullivan. As surprising as thismay seem, in China there is a preference for performing NDTinspection in-house rather than outsourcing to a third-party service
provider. The inherent perception of NDT inspection being aservice not requiring third-party validation and performed at acheaper rate in-house has restrained growth in the Chinese thirdparty NDT inspection services market. The three largest nationaloil companies in China, China National Petroleum Corporation(CNPC), China Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC) and China
National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), have in-house
NDT divisions that cater to all the NDT inspection needs for thesecompanies. In some circumstances, where there is a shortage oflabour in these in-house NDT divisions, work is outsourced tothird-party NDT inspection service providers.
Although China currently doesn’t offer major growth
opportunities, Frost & Sullivan research shows that there is a trend
towards greater outsourcing of NDT inspection needs amid amove towards higher involvement of Western oil & gas companies

Editors:		

Published three times per year.

Emerging growth markets for NDT inspection services

ICNDT Meetings in Mumbai

ICNDT/WFNDEC Workshop on
Best International Practice in NDT
Education and Training
Thu 21 November 2013 11h00-16h00
APCNDT MeetingThu 21 November 2013, afternoon.

Advance Notice
IEC and Annual Meeting
Fri 31 January 2014, Glasgow, Scotland(Followed by Burns Supper
and Scottish Ceilidh)

further progress on these initiatives during
the forthcoming WGl and WG2 meetings in
Mumbai during APCNDT 2013, when the
Policy and General Purposes Committee will
also be meeting to review our Strategic Plan.

Dr Robin Shipp, the newly-appointed
Secretary of the ICNDT Certification
Executive Committee

Our thanks are due to the Croatian Society
for hosting our meetings in Zagreb, the IndianSociety for hosting our meetings in Mumbai
and the QNDE organisers for our meetingsin Baltimore. I would also like to record ourthanks to David Gilbert, the IEC Secretary,and to John Thompson, the ICEC Secretary.
John has now retired from his post and wewelcome Dr Robin Shipp in his place.

in China. It is expected that with the larger participation of theWestern oil & gas companies from the US and Europe, CNPC,SINOPEC and CNOOC will need to start outsourcing their NDT
inspection services to third-party service providers in order tocomply with the quality systems and procedures of these Westerncompanies.
Despite South Africa not possessing major oil & gas reserves, thecountry has established good relationships with its neighbouring
countries, such as Mozambique and Namibia, that have recently
discovered huge natural gas and oil reserves. This is expected todiminish South Africa’s reliance on unstable countries such as Iranfor its imported oil & gas needs and increase investment in the
midstream segment to connect the oil & gas fields in Mozambiqueand Namibia to the refineries in South Africa. The downstream
segment in South Africa also offers good opportunities for growthfor NDT inspection service providers, with the average age ofrefineries in South Africa being approximately 43 years. Hence, tokeep them operational and working efficiently, high maintenanceis required leading to greater NDT inspection.
Power generation is another segment expected to offer highgrowth opportunities, with construction of new power stations
expected. It is expected that over the next five years there will be
additional construction of power stations to ease the power crisisin the country.
Although Brazil, India and China are high growth markets,
long-term, for NDT inspection services, the dynamics in South
Africa offer the most favourable environment for investment. The
foreign investment laws in South Africa are not as stringent as
the other emerging growth markets for NDT inspection services,with limited growth challenges and a professional competitiveenvironment. Hence, it is no surprise that global NDT inspection
service providers such as Applus RTD, SGS SA and TÜV SÜD
have already entered the market over the past decade, with Dekra
Industrial GmbH being the latest entrant acquiring Raysonics, themarket leader for third-party NDT inspection service providers inSouth Africa.
In the recently published Frost & Sullivan study, titled:‘Emerging Growth Markets for Non-Destructive Test Inspection
Services’, detailed analysis on current and future trends in China,
Brazil, India and South Africa has been provided, in addition
to a comprehensive view on the latest market and technology
trends, revenue projections, competitive landscape and growth
opportunities in these markets.
For further information, contact the author at nikhilj@frost.com

The 53rd Annual Conference of The British
Institute of Non-Destructive Testing

NDT 2014
9-11 September 2014
The Palace Hotel, Manchester, UK
Contact: Karen Cambridge or Amy Cooke, Conference Services,
BINDT, Newton Building, St George’s Avenue, Northampton
NN2 6JB, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1604 89 3811; Fax: +44 (0)1604 89
3861; Email: karen.cambridge@bindt.org / amy.cooke@bindt.org

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Contact:
B Venkataraman – bvenkat@igcar.gov.in
N Ooka – nori.ooka@rio.odn.ne.jp

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ASIA-PACIFIC

ASIA-PACIFIC

News from the Malaysian Society for NDTMSNT special forum on certification,
Cherating, Pahang, 25 June 2013
In our bid to promote and discuss various issues related to thecertification of NDT personnel based on the National Occupation
Skill Standard and ISO 9712, a special forum on certification, NOSS
and safety was organised by the the Malaysian Society for NDT.

working in radiography methods, during this period he was also
attached to eddy current, thermography, neutron radiography,
shearography and phased array workshops. Mr Janitha was also
given an opportunity to participate in MINDTCE13.

Witness Audit of NCB to ISO 17024
A witness audit has been conducted by the National Accreditation
Body, 15-16 July 2013, on the handling of examinations by the
Department of Skills Development (DSD). The audit was partof the requirement to maintain the accreditation of MS ISO/IEC
17024 Personnel Certification Body. The audit was conducted on
the examination of Ultrasonic Testing Level 2 (Direct Access) at
one of DSD’s appointed examination centres, iTC Skills Sdn Bhd.

Successful International NDT Conference
and Exhibition
The Malaysian Institute for NDT’s 13th Conference and Exhibition(MINDTCE 13), which took place in June 2013 in Kuala Lumpur,
turned out to be a very successful event.
Participants of the Pre-Conference Digital Industrial
Radiography Course exceeded the targeted numbers, while thenumbers of exhibitors, papers presented and participants werealso impressive.
There was support from ICNDT, the Malaysian Nuclear Agency,
Petronas and the Department of Safety and Health, and sponsors
and exhibitors contributed much to the success of this event.
The organising committee extends its gratitude to all involved.

Mr Kamarudin Zakaria, Vice President, Downstream Operation, giving
the opening speech

The panel from MSNT, the Department of Skills Development and themain end-user answering questions from participantsThis event was the second, the first one being held at Nilai
Spring Hotel, Negeri Sembilan, meant for participants from Klang
Valley. This particular event was organised in Cherating withparticipants coming from Kerteh, where most Petronas plants arelocated, as well from Gebeng Industrial Areain Kuantan.
Many issues were discussed at the event, especially thoserelated to certification and codes of ethics. A lot of follow-up
actions will be taken as a result of this forum.

Nuclear Malaysia hosts Sri Lankan trainee
Another Sri Lankan trainee has been on attachment with the NDTGroup of the Malaysian Nuclear Agency. Mr Edirisinghe Vidana
Pathiranage Janitha Niroshana Edirisinghe is the third trainee sentby the IAEA to Malaysia to learn the Malaysian way of developing
our NDT programme.

Delegates during one of the many presentations
An ultrasonic examination taking place at SIRIM Bhd

VIPs visiting one of the exhibition booths

There was no non-conformance report (NCR) or observation
raised during the audit. The lead assessor was satisfied with all
the processes and the handling of confidentiality, safety andpreventive aspects by DSD during the examination. DSD would
like to thank the entire examination team and the examination
centre, who gave 100% commitment and co-operation during thewitness audit.

11th International Fatigue Conference

FATIGUE2014

Dignitaries at MINDTCE 13

Particpants at the pre-conference DIR course

2-7 March 2014
MCG, Melbourne, Australia
The conference will cover all aspects of fatigue of materials,
components, vehicles and structures, including managing theservice life of fatigue.
Sri Lankan trainee, Mr Janitha, attending an exhibition booth during
MINDTCE 13

The attachment, which took place from 12 May to 25 July,
exposed Mr Janitha to various conventional and advanced NDT
methods available in Malaysia. Having spent most of his time

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Contact: ICMS Pty Ltd, PO Box 170, Hawthorn, VIC 3122,
Australia. Tel: 1300 792 466; Email: fatigue2014@icms.com.au

www.fatigue2014.com
Delegates at the Malaysian Institute for NDT’s 13th Conference and Exhibition held in Kuala Lumpur

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Contact:
E Romero – informacion@aend.org
V Krstelj – vjera.krstelj@fsb.hr

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EUROPEEUROPEFSEND-RELACRE announce new Chairperson

Following the decision of lng Pedro Vilaça to accept a newposition as Invited Teacher at the Aalto University in Finland,thus bringing to an end a significant period of dedicatedservice to the Portuguese NDT community, FSEND-RELACRE haselected a new Chair.
At the FSEND-RELACRE General Assembly held on 20
February 2013, The Non-Destructive Testing Sectorial Forum(FSEND) elected Mr Bento Alves as the new Chair, including theinternational representation.
Bento Alves graduated in technical physics from the Universityof Lisbon and has strong experience in the field of NDT. He iscurrently the Technical Manager of the biggest accredited NDTlaboratory in Portugal, ISQ – Institute de Soldadura e Qualidade,and is qualified to Level 3 in UT, PT, VT and ET. He alsocollaborates in the PROQUALINDT project (Transfer European
Training Programme for the Qualification of NDT Personnel).
The BoA of RELACRE wishes to express its commitment,alongside the excellent cooperation with the ICNDT, and full
support to the new FSEND Chair, and to inform that the FSENDRELACRE Secretariat will be maintained at the RELACRE office.
Finally, we would like to request that all communications be sent to
the Secretariat, coordinated by Claudia Almeida, at: fsend@relacre.pt

HSNT holds successful International Conference on NDTA message from Professor Ioannis N Prassianakis,
Professor Emeritus at the National Technical University ofAthens and President of the Hellenic Society of NDTOn behalf of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Societyof NDT (HSNT) and the Organising Committee of the 5thInternational Conference on NDT, IC-MINDT-2013, which
took place in May 2013 at the Eugenides Foundation ConferenceCentre in Athens, Greece, I would like to express our warmest thanks.
There were 93 papers submitted to the conference, 71 of themfor oral and 22 for poster presentation, written by more than 280
authors originating from 25 different countries. Most of them wereof a very-high scientific level. The conference was also supported
by nine sponsors and exhibitors.
The conference was honoured by the presence of two leadersin the world of NDT: the Chairman of ICNDT, Dr Mike Farley, and
the President of EFNDT, Dr Matthias Purschke.
During the conference a very important meeting took place
between the Chairman of ICNDT, the President of EFNDT, theVice Rector of the National Technical University of Athens,Professor Antonia Moropoulou, and the BoD of HSNT.
Everyone attending agreed that the preparation, the execution,
the service provided to all the participants, sponsors andexhibitors, the whole atmosphere and the level of the conference
were excellent.
Complementary to the conference, the following social events
took place:l The gala dinner in the marvellous projection room of
Eugenides Planetarium on the second floor in the PeristyleTholos of Eugenides Foundation.

l An excursion to the Sounion and a visit to the Apollon Templeof Sounio.
l A visit to Akropolis, the city of Athens, and the museum of
Acropolis.
I would like to express how pleased we all are that, under the
global as well as our national economic crisis, this conference
took place and was completed successfully. Our warmest thanks
go to the BoD of HSNT as well as to the conference Organising
Committee. We thank you all and are looking forward to seeing
you again at our next International Conference on NDT, which wehope will take place in 2015.
Finally, I would like to express our thanks to the Eugenides
Foundation, which offered to us its marvellous conference centre.

ICNDT President Mike Farley speaking at IC-MINDT-2013

11th International Conference on Non-Destructive
Investigations and Microanalysis for the Diagnostics andConservation of Cultural and Environmental Heritage

Art ‘14
11-13 June 2014
Museo Arquelógico Nacional, Madrid, Spain
Organised by the Spanish Society for NDT
and the Italian Society for NDT
Professor Ioannis Prassianakis (third from left) with ICNDT President
Mike Farley and other VIPs

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C Belinco – belinco@cnea.gov.ar
J Conte – joao.conte@abendi.org.br

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PAN-AMERICA

PAN-AMERICA

News from The American Society for NDTSecond edition of ASNT Level III Study
Guide: Basic publishedThrough the diligent work of more than 15 volunteers over thecourse of six months, ASNT has published the second edition of
the ASNT Level III Study Guide: Basic. This new edition builds onthe first edition written by Matthew J Golis. As with the previous
edition, the second edition also divides the subject matter into
three main sections corresponding with the three sections of thebasic exam:l Section I: Certification and qualification of NDT personnel asoutlined in SNT-TC-1A and CP-189;
l Section II: An overview of commonly used NDT methods;l Section III: Materials and processes in manufacturing andindustry in relation to NDT technology.
The
only
differenceinorganisation is in the numberingof chapters. What was Chapter
1 in the first edition is now the
Introduction to Section I.
Section I has been updated toreflect the latest editions of two
key ASNT documents: ANSI/ASNT CP-189: ASNT Standard for
Qualification and Certificationof
Non-Destructive
Testing
Personnel and Recommended
PracticeNo
SNT-TC-1A:
Personnel Qualification andCertification in Non-Destructive
Testing. Likewise, the topical outlines of the NDT methods
presented in Section II have been drawn from the 2011 editionof ANSI/ASNT CP-105: ASNT Standard Topical Outlines for
Qualification of Non-Destructive Testing Personnel.
To facilitate the study of these documents, in Sections I and II,
word-for-word excerpts are highlighted in blue. Questions in all
three sections have been modified, as needed, to reflect current
ASNT exam practice of offering four unique answers per question.
Also, in Section II, questions have been added for two additional
NDT methods: magnetic flux leakage and vibration analysis.
Order the new edition and other publications online at www.
asnt.org/store

Digital Imaging XVII
28-30 July 2014
Crown Plaza Hotel, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Now in its 17th year, ASNT’s Digital Imaging Conference
remains the industry’s cutting edge event. This topicalconference features the advances of digital radiography in the
NDT Industry.
Contact: The American Society for Nondestructive Testing,
1711 Arlingate Lane, PO Box 28518, Columbus,
OH 43228-0518, USA. Tel: +1 614 274 6003;
Fax: +1 614 274 6899; Email: conferences@asnt.org

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ASNT’s membership rolls growing
In the first half of 2013, ASNT’s membership reached 13,300 individual
members and 631 corporate partners. This growth can be attributed tothe ‘Member Up!’ recruitment campaign that has been in earnest action
since October 2012. ASNT’s new campaign encourages its members
to offer referrals of new members or seek out fellow NDT professionals
and endorse their membership. The campaign will continue throughOctober 2013 and is expected to bring in even more members.

First NDT of Composites Conference awell-attended successIn response to a growing interest among its members about the
expansion of composite testing in the non-destructive testing
industry, The American Society for NDT held its first ever NDTof Composites Conference from 13-14 May 2013 in Seattle,
Washington. This unique topical conference was met with positive
response from the 165 attendees, who came from countries allover the world, including Japan, Brazil, Israel and Sweden.
The conference featured 24 presentations on subjects ranging
from ‘Ultrasonic inspection of composites 101’ to ‘Quantitative
thermography of composites using temporally extended excitation’.
Attendees also had the chance to meet with representatives from
12 exhibiting companies.
Dianne Chong PhD, Vice President of Assembly, Factory andSupport Technologies at the Boeing Company, gave the welcome andkeynote address, entitled: ‘Non-destructive testing of fibre-reinforced
composites’. She discussed how fibre-reinforced plastic composite
materials have migrated over the past several decades into numerous
commercial products and high-performance industrial applications.
The talk also covered how NDT/E methods are facing challenges tocost-effectively find any critical size features within complex CFRP
geometries and return quantitative numbers on the fitness-for-service,
both at the time of manufacture and later in-service.
The lunchtime keynote was delivered by Paolo Feraboli PhD,
Director of the Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite
Structures Laboratory (ACSL). His presentation, entitled: ‘What doa Lamborghini and the Boeing 787 have in common?’, revealed
the growing use of composites, highlighting that the 787 and theLamborghini were once 10% composite material but today are
50% or more. His address also touched upon the challenges facedby the Boeing and Lamborghini assembly lines, as well as newtechnologies used for inspection qualifications and processes.

New training materials enhanced with updates
and interactive components
NDT Trainees and Level I personnel will now have greater
resources to train for their Level I and II exams through ASNT’s
upcoming Personnel Training Publications (PTP), covering UT and
ET methods. The new editions will feature:l Updated information conforming to CP-105 (2011);
l New CD-ROMs that provide interactive training programmes
for students to review material;l New review questions with new and familiar diagrams;l Extended explanations of answers to quiz questions;l Over 50 comprehensive multiple-choice questions per volume
with reference pages for further review of missed questions.
The addition of the interactive digital content is a criticalenhancement to this series as it will allow the student to test
his or her knowledge and then assess their own progress. The
CD-ROM will provide interactive quiz questions with immediate
feedback and comprehensive self-tests with instant results andrecommendations of areas for further study. Additionally, theCD will provide streamlined slide content to assist the student in
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making steady progress through lessons.
ASNT’s PTP Programmed Instruction Series is intended to be
used as a self-study review of CP-105, providing up-to-date material
on major methods with additional information on newer techniques.
The series provides resources on electromagnetic, liquid penetrant,
magnetic particle, radiologic and ultrasonic testing.

Paper submission for Materials Evaluation
now online
NDT professionals interested in submitting their articles for ASNT’s
Materials Evaluation journal (ME) may now do so online throughthe ScholarOne system. This exciting new system, launched in
February 2013 to replace an email-based program, will increase
the efficiency of the submittal and review process by improving
communication between the authors, reviewers and ME editorial
staff, resulting in faster turnaround times from submittal toapproval.
ScholarOne not only allows authors to submit their work but also
provides a robust set of tools, including the ability for ME editorial staff
to manage documents, assign articles for peer review and communicate
directly with the authors and reviewers involved. The entire process is
documented so that a complete sequence of events can be followed
for a manuscript; from submission through review to a final decision.
Participants are able to log in to view their online dashboard and checkthe status of their paper and what has yet to be carried out.
ASNT members who volunteer to review are able to provide
comments on assigned manuscripts, use form-based scoring and will
also get automatic email reminders if they miss a benchmark date.
While the submission process has changed, the requirementsfor publication, including the peer-review process, have not.
Readers will not notice any changes in the content of the journal.
Those who are submitting must create an account and use thesubmission portal at mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/me
Materials Evaluation is a peer-reviewed journal that relies ontechnicians and researchers to help grow and educate the NDT
community by providing relevant, cutting-edge and exclusive
content containing technical details and discussions. ME iscirculated to members and non-member paying subscribers inover 90 nations. Read ME online at: www.asnt.org/me

ASNT Level III Study Guide: Magnetic Particle
Testing updated and published
The ASNT Level III Study Guide, which provides a review oftechnical knowledge to help NDT professionals prepare for the
ASNT NDT Level III exam, has been revised and published in its
second edition with a new, cleaner design. Updates include:l An update to the entire book to reflect CP-105 (2011);
l The expansion of several sections, including those covering
UV light, indications, surface discontinuities, welding
discontinuities, subsurface discontinuities and interpretations,and UV light hazards;l New photographs of specific types of indications;l The addition of a table of discontinuities found using
magnetic particle testing;l The addition of many new chapter review questions, withmany existing questions also
being revised.
The ASNT Level III Study
Guide: Magnetic Particle Testingis intended to be used with acomprehensive NDT text, suchas the Nondestructive Testing
Handbook,
SecondEdition,Volume 6, Magnetic Particle
Testing. You can order this new
edition online at www.asnt.org/
store

23rd ASNT Annual
Research Symposium
24-27 March 2014
Minneapolis Hilton, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Symposium objectives:l Promote NDE technology transfer among
researchers, engineers, inspectors and equipment
makers.
l Provide a professional forum for communication
among non-destructive evaluation (NDE)
researchers.
l Identify emerging NDT technologies, determine
trends and increase the knowledge base.

l Turn the spotlight onto nationally orinternationally critical technologies for which
NDE can play a vital role.
Contact:
The American Society for Nondestructive Testing,
1711 Arlingate Lane, PO Box 28518, Columbus,
OH 43228-0518, USA. Tel: +1 614 274 6003;
Fax: +1 614 274 6899; Email: conferences@asnt.org

www.asnt.org
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32nd Brazilian National Congress on NDTand Inspection (CONAEND)

E

very two years since 1997, ABENDI – the Brazilian
Association of Non-Destructive Testing and Inspection – hasconducted its National Congress to present and discuss themain applications of NDT, inspection, condition monitoring andcontrol of quality in different industrial sectors. In 2006, througha partnership with PROMAI – a Multinational Project of Integrity
Evaluation and Life Extension to Industrial Equipments – theInternational Conference on Evaluación of Integridad Y Extension
Life of Equipments Industriales (IEV) was also brought to Brazil,
broadening the programme and scope of the event. CONAEND –the National Congress of Non-Destructive Testing and Inspection– is the traditional event of ABENDI that in its last staging attracted
over 1000 participants. It comprises lectures, presentations oftechnical papers, awards and promotional opportunities. The
2014 Congress, to be held 18-21 August 2014 in São Paulo, willhouse the following parallel events to meet the specific demandsof each area:
l 19th EXPOEND – Technical exhibition of products andservices for non-destructive testing and inspection;l XV meeting of MERCOSUL Standardisation in NDT;
l 5th meeting of Auditors Management Systems;l 7th meeting of National Professional Certificates by SNQC
(N1, N2 and N3);l 9th Forum CTVP – Challenges of the Brazilian industry of
piping and pressure vessels 2012-2022.
For further information, contact ABENDI, Av Onze de Junho,
1317, Vila Clementino, CEP 04041-054, São Paulo - SP, Brazil.
Tel: +55 11 5586 3199; Fax: +55 11 5581 1164; Email: abendi@
abendi.org.br; Web: www.abendi.org.br

Bolivian Association of Welding, NDT, Inspection
and Corrosion establishedT

he ASBOSENDIC (Bolivian Association of Welding, NonDestructive Testing, Inspection and Corrosion) has been
recently constituted and is located in Cochabamba, Bolivia,
having as a goal the dissemination of information concerning thetechniques of NDT, welding and corrosion in Bolivia.
The Brazilian Association of Non-Destructive Testing andInspection (ABENDI) was invited by ASBOSENDIC’s management
to take part in the first international meeting promoted by thisentity.

the opportunity to spread information about their expertise andofferings in a commercial context.
H Rodrigues

There were 24 papers presented, as well as talks from ABENDI and
AEND and two from government bodies

The first international meeting of ASBOSENDIC is opened in
Cochabamba, Bolivia

The event enjoyed the participation of representatives from
Colombia (Corporation for the Investigation of Corrosion Industrial
University of Santander), Spain (AEND – Spanish Society of NonDestructive Testing), Chile (Antofagasta University) and Brazil(ABENDI – Brazilian Association for Non-Destructive Testing andInspection).
There were 24 papers presented, all with a technologicalflavour, directed especially to the areas of welding, corrosion andanalysis of failures.
There were two institutional presentations, from ABENDI and
AEND, and two presentations from government bodies.
An exhibition was held in parallel with the event. There were
six exhibitors present that operate in providing welding and
NDT services to the oil & gas industry. These exhibitors took

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CALENDAR OF NDT EVENTS
Month

Date

Venue

18-22

MumbaiIndia

14th Asia-Pacific Conference on NDT(APCNDT 2013)

bvenkat@igcar.gov.in /presidentapcndt@gmail.com
www.isnt.org.in

29

Lyon
FranceInternational Symposium on Structural
Health Monitoring and NDTwatson2013@listes.insa-lyon.fr
http://lva.insa-lyon.fr/symposium2013

18-20

RussiaMoscow

13th International Exhibition for NDT and
Technical Diagnostics

2-7

Melbourne
Australia

11th International Fatigue Congress

24-27

Minneapolis
Minnesota,
USA

23rd ASNT Annual Research Symposium

conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

13-14

MissouriUSA

NDE Aerospace Materials and Structures IV

conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

10-12

Manchester
UK

Eleventh International Conference on
Condition Monitoring and Machinery
Failure Prevention Technologies

karen.cambridge@bindt.org /amy.cooke@bindt.org
www.bindt.org

11-13

MadridSpain

11th International Conference on
Non-Destructive Investigations andMicroanalysis for the Diagnostics
and Conservation of Cultural andEnvironmental Heritage – art ’14

informacion@aend.org
www.aend.org

7-11

Cambridge
UK

16th International Conference on
Experimental Mechanics

secretariat@icem16.org
www.icem16.org

3-5

DresdenGermany

31st European Conference on Acoustic
Emission Testingde@dgzfp.de
www.ewgae2014.com

9-11

ManchesterUK

53rd Annual British Conference on NDT –NDT 2014

November
2013

February
2014

March
2014

May
2014

June
2014

July
2014

September
2014

12

Event

October
2014

6-10

May
2015

10-15

MunichGermany

International Congress on Ultrasonics

June
2016

13-17

MunichGermany

19th World Conference on NDT(19th WCNDT)

Prague11th European Conference on NDTCzech Republic (ECNDT 2014)

Contact

ndt@primexpo.ru
www.ndt-russia.primexpo.ru/en/www.fatigue2014.com
fatigue2014@icms.com.au

karen.cambridge@bindt.org /amy.cooke@bindt.org
www.bindt.org
ecndt2014@guarant.cz
www.ecndt2014.com
2015-icu-metz@me.gatech.edu
http://2015-icu-metz.gatech.edu

www.wcndt2016.com

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