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

The World Organisation for NDTVolume 9 Issue No 4
CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

New year, new resolution – implementation of revised
ICNDT constitution and operating procedures 2018L

ast year was a great year for ICNDT, with several ICNDTExecutive Committee (IEC) meetings, a Policy and General
Purpose Committee (PGPC) meeting, along with the 15th
Asia Pacific Conference for Non-Destructive Testing (APCNDT).
Two Working Group 1 meetings for qualification and certification
were held in Vienna and Singapore, respectively. The ICNDTExecutive Committee and Working Groups have followed thestrategic plan to achieve their intended objectives.
The 15th APCNDT, hosted by the Non-Destructive TestingSociety (Singapore) (NDTSS), was a remarkable success. The
conference was graced by the presence of Dr Norikazu Ooka, the President of the Asia
Pacific Federation for Non Destructive Testing (APFNDT), and was well attended by AsiaPacific members. The conference was also attended by ICNDT executives, the President of
the European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing (EFNDT) and leaders from interregional
national societies, including Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Hungary, Sweden, Spain andthe UK. The event attracted global participants, strengthening the cross-communication
between Asia-Pacific, Pan-America and Europe.
The market outlook for 2018 seems promising. NDT plays a vital role in the construction,
aviation, oil & gas, power and petrochemical industries. According to MarketsandMarkets,
the NDT market is expected to be worth US$12.06 billion by 2023, growing at a compound
annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.83% between 2017 and 2023. Factors that are driving themarket growth include continuous advancements in electronics, automation and robotics,
growing adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and the need to prolong the lifespanand increase the capability of ageing assets.
The new system standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017 has been published and NDT laboratories
are expected to switch their accreditation to the new standard within the next three
years. The ICNDT Multilateral Recognition Agreement (MRA) for Personnel Certification
is expected to grow this year, with more certification bodies from Europe and Asia set
to achieve Schedule 2 recognition. The ICNDT Executive Committee recommends thatcertification bodies operated by national societies uphold the control measures required todeliver robust NDT certification.
The 12th ECNDT will be held between 11-15 June 2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden. I would
encourage all members to join and support the regional conference. ICNDT will implement the
updated constitution and operating procedures this year in conjunction with the 12th ECNDT.
I am saddened to announce that early in the year we lost Dr Baldev Raj, one of our Past
Chairmen and Honorary Members. My sincere condolences to the immediate family members.
Dr Raj’s innovations and contributions to the NDT society will live on. Rest in peace, Dr Raj.
I wish all readers of the ICNDT Journal a successful year ahead.

Ir Sajeesh K Babu, Chairman, ICNDTMarch 2018

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New ISO standard

he new version of ISO/IEC 17025,
the international reference for testing
and calibration laboratories, waspublished by ISO and the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in
November 2017. ISO/IEC 17025 wasrevised by laboratory experts from allover the world, along with 18 ISO/CASCO (ISO’s committee on conformity
assessment) liaison organisations and many
associations representing laboratories.
More information about the newstandard and its main changes is available
in the ISO news archive (goo.gl/sHb1RR)
and the brochure dedicated to the newversion of the standard (goo.gl/rZ5E2p).
A PowerPoint presentation has been
prepared by the convenors of the ISO/CASCO Working Group 44, who revised
the standard. The presentation is freely
available at: goo.gl/ZMPxSTThe Spanish Translation Task Force (STTF)(ISO/CASCO) has completed its work andthe standard is now also available in Spanish.

ANDE™ Personnel
Certification™ for NDE
provisional Level III in the
nuclear industryT

he American Society of MechanicalEngineers (ASME) has announced
the introduction of the new ANDE
Personnel
Certification
(ASME
PC)
programme. The ASME Non-Destructive
Examination
andQuality
Control
Inspection (ANDE) programme certificatesproficiency in knowledge, skills andperformance for non-destructive evaluation(NDE) personnel. Initially, ANDE will focus
on the nuclear industry throughout the
USA and internationally. Longer term, it
will expand to include non-nuclear NDE
and quality control (QC) inspection.
Applications are now being acceptedfor UT Provisional Level III certification forContinued on page two

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		Secretariat: The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT),
Midsummer House, Riverside Way, Bedford Road, Northampton NN1 5NX,
UK. Tel: +44 (0)1604 438300; Fax: +44 (0)1604 438301; Email: info@bindt.org

Editors:		

David Gilbert, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT).
Tel: +44 (0)1604 438300; Fax: +44 (0)1604 438301; Email: david.gilbert@
bindt.org

				

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

Production:						Corinne Mackle, BINDTStephanie Pulley, BINDT
Zoe White, BINDT

Published three times per year.
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

Continued from front page
the nuclear industry. ANDE certification
has the potential to fundamentally change
NDE certification worldwide.
Further information is available at:
goo.gl/q9Qf2q

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ISEMIR IR tool

he International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) is offering theInformation System on Occupational
Exposure in Medicine, Industry and Research(ISEMIR IR) – a tool for NDT companies
carrying out industrial radiography toimprove implementation of optimisation ofoccupational radiation protection.
The tool is available free of charge.
It collects dose information as well as
information about the radiation protection
habits of the NDT company. After
submission of the data, the companies
are able to automatically access analysis
information, such as trends over time.
They can also benchmark their staff andcompany against others in the database.
The data is collected worldwide and is
kept strictly confidential.
www.iaea.org

Your new ICNDT Journal is available to download from www.icndt.org

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NEWS

Obituary

Dr Baldev Raj
9 April 1947 - 6 January 2018Dr Baldev Raj, Director of the National Institute ofAdvanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and former Directorof the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR),
Kalpakkam, sadly passed away on the morning of 6 January 2018
in Pune, India, where he was attending a meeting at the Centre forMaterials for Electronics Technology (C-MET).
The vast contribution of Baldev Raj to the Indian Fast Breeder
Programme in general and to non-destructive testing, radio
metallurgy, strategic materials and materials science are wellknown and documented.
Dr Baldev Raj was selected for many eminent positions, asevidenced by awards, fellowships of all four academies of Scienceand Engineering in India, the International Nuclear Energy
Academy, the Institute of Directors, the Indian Academy of Social
Sciences, the Academy of NDT International, the American Society
for Metals, the German Academy of Sciences, the World Academyof Sciences and several others. He was Honorary Fellow of theInternational Medical Sciences Academy, the Indian Institute of
Metals, the Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing, the Indian
Institute of Welding and the International Institute of Welding(IIW), where he was Vice President from 2009 to 2012.
Dr Baldev Raj was President of the World Conference on Non-

Destructive Testing in 1996, which
was held in New Delhi, India, and he
was made an Honorary Member of
the International Committee for NonDestructive Testing (ICNDT) in thesame year. In 2004, he was awarded
the ICNDT Sokolov Award for major
contribution to NDT research. He had
been a member of the British Institute of
Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) since1988 and was appointed Honorary Fellow in 1993.
With about 500 plenary, keynote and invited speeches,
numerous papers published and membership of some of the mosteminent committees, councils and bodies in India and more than
30 countries worldwide, Dr Baldev Raj steered several large highimpact collaborative programmes with some of the most influential
countries in the world.
Dr Baldev Raj's contributions to science policy and science
diplomacy are recognised worldwide. He was honoured with thefollowing: the Homi Bhabha Gold Medal; the H K Firodia Award;
the Om Prakash Bhasin Award; the VASVIK Award; the National
Metallurgist Award; the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Indian
Nuclear Society; the Distinguished Material Scientist Award;
the Padma Shri Award; and the Distinguished Alumni of Indian
Institute of Science Award, among many other distinct honours.
Dr Baldev Raj had a passion for interacting with students andyoung professionals for mutual inspiration and service to society.
Our heartfelt condolences are extended to the family, friends
and colleagues of Dr Baldev Raj.

Report on meetings with UNIDO 8 June 2017
Attendance for ICNDTl Mike Farley, Past Chairman, ICNDT PGPCl Harold Jansen, African Federation of Nondestructive Testing(AFNDT) Secretary and representative to ICNDT PGPC
l Sean Blake, The Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW).

Background
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s(UNIDO) Sustainable Development Goal 9 is about industry,
innovation and infrastructure, with the objective of ‘building
resilient infrastructure’. Also relevant to ICNDT are Development
Goal 7 (affordable and clean energy) and Development Goal 3(decent work and economic growth). This includes a focus ondiversity and youth employment.
Bernard Bau, Industrial Development Officer in the Trade,
Investment and Innovation Department, coordinated the meetingsand is engaged in the West African Quality System Programme,
which supports the implementation of the Economic Communityof West African States (ECOWAS) quality policy. The programme
includes accreditation of laboratories; to date, 21 are accreditedwith the support of the programme, but as yet none of them are in
NDT, perhaps because the countries of focus have more interest infood and agriculture.

Meeting with Director of Trade, Investment and Innovation
Bernard arranged a one-to-one meeting for Dr Mike Farley withDr Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento, Director of Trade, Investment
and Innovation. Dr Calzadilla-Sarmiento suggested that ICNDT
might participate in a side event at the UNIDO Least Developed
Countries Ministerial Conference, taking place in Vienna from
23-24 November 2017. The conference is only held every four
years and high-level stakeholders, ministers and advisors attend
the event. Bernard was asked to follow this up with his colleagues

ICNDT Journal Vol 9 No 4 March 2018from the UNIDO Africa Bureau, who were the organisers of theevent. Bilateral meetings were arranged with Anders Isaksson(involved in India) and Rafik Feki (who has a specific interest in thesetting up of the Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC). The LDC
conference was later discussed with Bashir Conde (Africa Bureau).

Presentation to Trade, Investment and Innovation staff
Bernard Bau set up this opportunity and about 12 officers fromthe department of Trade, Investment and Innovation (TII) attended.
Mike Farley gave a 20 minute presentation on ‘The importanceof NDT for industrial development’. He described the scope andimportance of NDT technologies and the role and objectives of
ICNDT and offered the services of ICNDT to support UNIDO in its
objectives. Harold Jansen followed up with some information about
ICNDT’s African Federation for Non-Destructive Testing (AFNDT)and some ideas about where ICNDT and UNIDO might cooperate,
including promotion of the role of women in NDT, e-learning anda market survey for NDT in Africa.
Questions/discussion included:l NDT versus destructive testing;l The cost of equipment versus personnel-related cost; some
NDT equipment is of low cost (for example magnetic particle,
dye penetrant and ultrasound equipment);l The cost of indigenous labour versus expatriates;
l The use of NDT for food and agricultural products and large
agricultural machinery;l Sensors for the monitoring of bridges, including remotemonitoring via satellite communications;l The use of NDT methods for assessing rock slabs in quarrying;andl The need for question banks in the French language.
UNIDO will be offered liaison membership of ICNDT as a resultof the meetings.

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Contact:
P Trampus – peter.trampus@ttsa.hu
M Purschke – pm@dgzfp.de

Regional Report
EUROPE

Greek Society’s 6th International Conference on NDTT

he 6th International Conference on NDT of the HellenicSociety of Non-Destructive Testing (HSNT) and the 1st
International Conference on Welding and Non-Destructive
Testing 2018 (ICWNDT-2018) of the Welding Greek Institute(WGI), will be held from 22-24 October 2018 at the Eugenides
Foundation Planetarium, Athens, Greece.
The aim of the conference is to bring together scientists,
researchers and industrial engineers to exchange recent
experiences in research and development activities in the field of
NDT and welding, as well as to promote international collaborationin all related matters.
The conference organising committee, chaired by Professor
Ioannis Prassianakis and Meletios Tzaferis, invites prospective
delegates to present papers and posters in all relevant fields of
NDT and welding and also to participate in the exhibition ofrelated products, which will take place during the conference.
The main topics of the conference will include: advanced NDT
and ultrasonic techniques; advanced joining processes; aerospaceand marine; applications and innovations of NDT methods;
applications for power generation (including nuclear technologies);

applications for the shipping and aerospace industries; composite
materials, welding and adhesion; developments in automationof welding processes; developments in dissimilar materials
joining; developments in pipeline construction; developments inwelding consumables; developments in welding power sources
technology; digital radiography; fundamentals and applicationsof the welding and joining process; industrial manufacturing;inspection, training and certification of welding and NDT
personnel; microstructure and metallurgical behaviours in
welds; modelling and simulation of welds and welded stuctures;
NDT applications in the civil structures industry; NDT for the
diagnostics and refurbishment of cultural heritage monuments;
NDT in medical applications; NDT technology transfer; noncontact NDT methods; residual stress and distortion in weldments;
testing and inspection for weld integrity; theoretical modelling;
weld properties and performance; weldability of materials; welding
consumables and equipment; and welding practices in industry.
For further information, contact: HSNT, PO Box 64066,
Zographou, 157 10 Athens, Greece. Email: prasian@central.ntua.
gr; Web: www.hsnt.gr

Academia NDT International
Science and Technology for Non-Destructive Testing and Diagnostics

European Research Day
13 June 2018, Gothenburg
Morning session
08:30 	 Welcome address by the President of Academia
Speaker: Giuseppe Nardoni
08:45 	Keynote: The need of research for energy andenvironment
Speaker: Carlo Rubbia, Nobel Prize in Physics
09:30 	 Reshaping Europe with research and innovation
Speaker: Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner
10:05

NDT integrity engineering
Authors: Peter Trampus and Vjera Krstelj
Speaker: Peter Trampus, President of EFNDT

10:50

Coffee break

11:20

F irst NDT Master’s degree at Dresden International
University
Speaker: Christian Boller, University Saarbrücken

11:55 	Construction of the first fusion reactor – ITER,
Cadarache, France
Speaker: Bernard Bigot, Director General
12:30 	IAEA contribution to research and training forsafety of people and protection of the environment
Speaker: Yukiya Amano, Director General
13:05

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Lunch

Afternoon session
14:00

I ndustry 4.0 – Overall significance and implications
to NDT
Authors: Rainer Link and Nathanael Riess
Speaker: Rainer Link

14:40 	Current developments in digital radiography andcomputed tomography from nanometer to macro
scale
Speaker: Uwe Ewert
15:20 	The frontier of NDT at the 19th WCNDT – Munich2016
Speaker: G Nardoni
16:00

Coffee breakNon-linear signal processing workshop
Organised and moderated by Serge Dos Santos
	A summary of this workshop will be used to prepare
a guideline for the application of this technique.
16:30

Note: The European Research Day will be held as part of the
12th European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing,
11-15 June 2018.

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EUROPEInternational conference report: Application of Contemporary
Non-Destructive Testing in EngineeringT

he Slovenian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (SSNDT) andthe Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana,
Slovenia, organised the ‘Application of Contemporary NonDestructive Testing in Engineering’ 14th International Conference.
The conference took place from 4-6 September 2017 in Portorož,Slovenia. The Scientific and Organising Committee of the conference
was headed by Professor Janez Grum, President of the Slovenian
Society for Non-Destructive Testing. The conference was attended
by almost 80 participants, including distinguished guests such as:
Professor Ivan Svetlik, Rector of the University of Ljubljana; Professor
Mitjan Kalin, Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Ljubljana; Professor Stanislav Pejovnik, President of
the Slovenian Academy of Engineering; Professor Iztok Golobič,
President of the Association of Mechanical Engineers of Slovenia;
Professor Pavel Mazal, President of the Czech NDT Society; andDr Fermin Gomez, President of the Spanish NDT Society.
The conference was organised under the auspices of the
EFNDT, which was greatly appreciated by the organisers.
60 papers were presented, two of which were given as
keynote lectures:l ‘Signal processing for non-linear NDT and acoustic emission:
new trends for future standardisation’, by S Dos Santos andG Nardoni; andl ‘Novel monitoring technology for rotating machinery andstructures’, by L Gelman.
Six papers were given as invited lectures:l ‘Time-reversal localisation of continuous and burst acoustic
emission under noise background’, by Z Prevorovsky, J Krofta,
J Kober and M Chlada;l ‘Standards for acousto-mechanical evaluation of multiscale

hysteretic properties of complex material with non-linear
time-reversal imaging’, by S Dos Santos, M Lints, D Arruga,
A Masood and A Salupere;l ‘Identification of macroscopic lateral damages in RC slabs withrainy induced elastic wave activity’, by T Shiotani, T Nishida,
H Asaue, K Hashimoto, H Takamine, K Watabe and M Fukuda;l ‘Feasibility of acoustic emission-based structural healthmonitoring for railway axle under fretting fatigue damage’, by
M Carboni and A Gianneo;l ‘Condition monitoring of pneumatic cylinders by acoustic
emission’, by H Mahmoud, P Mazal, F Vlasic and M Jana; andl ‘Eddy current notebook and smartphone apps’, by G Mook
and Y Simonin.
The papers were presented in 11 sessions covering ultrasonic
testing, electromagnetic, acoustic emission, thermal, infrared
and radiographic techniques, NDT education and training andother methods. All of the papers presented were reviewed by the
Scientific Committee and the 55 selected papers were publishedin the conference proceedings book and on the conference CD.
Each participant received copies of both. The conference wasalso attended by eight exhibitors, who presented the latest NDTequipment and techniques.
The three-day event provided a forum for scientists, engineers,
practitioners and end-users to review the latest developments,
identify particular needs and opportunities for future advances,
exchange knowledge and experience with other well-known
experts and outline the milestones for further progress in the fields
of NDT and NDE.
Professor Janez Grum, SSNDT President.

2nd International Conference on Diagnostics of Structures andComponents using the Metal Magnetic Memory MethodF

ollowing the first Central and Eastern European Conference
on the Metal Magnetic Memory (MMM) Method, which washeld in Budapest, Hungary, in May 2014, the Hungarian
Association for NDT (MAROVISZ) is organising the second in theseries, to be held 24-25 April 2018 in the same city.
The physical basis of the MMM method is the effect of themagnetic field scattering due to structural inhomogeneity at thenatural magnetisation of the metals. Based on this phenomenon,
several practical inspection methods have been developed,
allowing for quick diagnostics without any preparation of thetest object (in some cases even through paint or insulation) by
scanning along the surface, for example a length of pipeline,
to locate magnetic anomalies corresponding to zones of stressconcentration – the potential sources of degradation.
Focal points of the conference will be:
l Theoretical bases of the MMM method;l Development of the MMM method in Europe, Russia andother countries;l Practical examples of the application of the MMM methodin the petrochemical industry, machine manufacturing, thepower industry and transportation;l Experience in the use of the MMM method in the inspection
and lifetime assessment of pipelines, structures andcomponents;

ICNDT Journal Vol 9 No 4 March 2018l Using the MMM method in fitness-for-service procedures andasset management systems; andl Personnel training on the MMM method and training in thefield of stress-strain state testing and engineering diagnostics.
The official language of the conference is English.
For further information, contact László Gillemot. Tel: +36 1 278
0632; Email: gillemot@marovisz.hu; Web: www. marovisz.hu

4th European Conference of the Prognostics and
Health Management Society 2018

PHME183-6 July 2018
Utrecht, The Netherlands
www.phmsociety.org/events/conference/phm/
europe/18

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Second edition of COFREND’s ‘Doctoriales’T

he second edition of the French Confederation for NonDestructive Testing’s (COFREND’s) Doctoriales was heldfrom 28-29 November 2017 on the site of the the FrenchInstitute of Science and Technology for Transport, Spatial Planning,
Development and Networks (IFSTTAR), in Marne-la-Vallée. During
the two-day conference, the presentations made by the doctorands
showed a panorama of ongoing research in French laboratories on
NDE topics.
The doctorands, generally in their second or third year of thesis,
had 25 minutes to present their work, time enough to examine
scientific matters in depth. The work sometimes involved cuttingedge theory but was presented in a clear manner and was readily
understood.
Subjects such as phased array ultrasonic testing (UT) imaging,
digital modelling, monitoring of structures, inspection of adhesively
bonded joints, etc, were developed, all of them topics that augur
future technical innovations in NDE. Apart from the presentations,the quality of which deserves acknowledgement, the ‘Doctoriales’
are also a place for exchanging knowledge between academics
and industrialists, doctorands and professionals and between
specialists in the various methods.
As in the previous edition, the industrialists’ poster session
triggered discussions from the very first day and put forward the
expectations of participants in the field. The next day, the exchanges
continued in workshops centred on the career development and

The doctorands, generally in their second or third year of thesis, had
25 minutes to present their work

perspectives offered to doctors in the company and in NDE.
There was of course great conviviality during the two days,
particularly during a much appreciated dinner in a place full ofhistory, the Procope in Paris, and during a visit to the IFSTTAR
laboratories. A new tradition has now been established with thissecond edition and the ‘Doctoriales’ will continue to be organised
approximately every 18 months.
Pierre Calmon, Vice President
COFREND’s Scientific and Technical Hub

Official launch of a school workshop at Le Mans University:
ECND AcademyIn its policy for the promotion of NDT careers, COFREND,
among 50 public and private backers, has supported Le Mans
University in the opening of its school workshop on nondestructive testing and evaluation.
To address the technologal and economic changes facing
industry, the school workshop aims to support the transformationof jobs in the NDT field, with an adapted programme of initial andcontinuing training.
The university offers a range of comprehensive non-destructive
testing and evaluation training, from bac +2 to bac +8, with a
speciality in acoustics and physics, and is open to employees,
students, job seekers and people in professional retraining.

the result of a call for the ‘Programme Investissement d’Avenir’
project dedicated to the development of professional educationand employment in non-destructive testing. It has been funded byla Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. The Faculty of Sciences andTechnics, IUT of Le Mans (University Technology Institute), ENSIM(National Engineering School) and the Continuing Education
Department are also involved with the ECND Academy.

Serbian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (SDIBR)International Conference‘NDT 2018’
Srebrno Jezero/Danubia Park Hotel, Silver Lake, Serbia
18-20 April 2018

The university offers a range of comprehensive non-destructive
testing and evaluation training, from bac +2 to bac +8

The Évaluation et Contrôle Non Destructifs Matériaux et
Structures (ECND) Academy, created by Le Mans University, is6

Conference topics include:
l NDT application, testing and inspection;l Ecology, security and safety in NDT;l Qualification, certification and accreditation; andl Equipment, development and new NDT methods.

www.sdibr.rs

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Contact:
C Belinco – belinco@cnea.gov.ar
A Bereson – abereson@asnt.org

Regional Report
PAN-AMERICA

News from the American Society for NDTBringing NDT to Girl Scouts
G.I.R.L 2017, the triennial Girl Scout National Convention, washeld in Columbus in early October 2017. ASNT promoted NDT
as an exhibitor for the first time at this massive event. With over
10,000 girls, leaders and speakers in attendance, ASNT showcased
NDT methods, colouring sheets and a video of ASNT women on
the job at work sites around the world. The exhibit booth benefited
from the enthusiastic support of two female member volunteers(one of whom is a Girl Scout) who articulated their first-handexperience in NDT and demonstrated the methods for eager girls
and leaders. Even with a scuba experience, live animals and Girl
Scout cookie sampling in the Hall of Experiences, ASNT was oneof the most popular exhibits.

the impressive authentic guitar stylings of this Nashville artist
and producer, as well as being reminded that keeping a fresh
perspective on meeting client needs is key to sustained client
renewals and growth.
During the ASNT Day of STEM at the 2017 ASNT Annual
Conference, over 150 students and educators ascended on
the Gaylord Opryland Resort to discover NDT. At the startof the event, BINDT’s Caroline Bull greeted the students andintroduced a video, ‘The unseen world of NDT’, as a primer
for the day to follow. The students then toured different stations
demonstrating NDT and visited the tradeshow floor to hear
exhibitors discuss their technology and their roles in the NDTindustry.

ASNT member (and Girl Scout) Allison Wright discusses MT principles
with girls at G.I.R.L. 20172017 ASNT Annual Conference draws
standing-room only turn out
Anyone who attended the 2017 ASNT Annual Conference in
Nashville would have seen why this is an event experience that the
NDT industry looks forward to each year. The sold-out tradeshow
floor hosted over 200 exhibitors with new technology and solutions
to meet the needs of every NDT professional’s clientele. From
the opening reception to the daily lunches, attendees enjoyed
the wonderful selection from the Gaylord Opryland Resort andConvention Center – which is turning out to be a favourite
location.

Nashville recording artist and producer Robin Crow entertains as
keynote speaker of 2017 ASNT Annual Conference

Knowing how long and busy conference days can be, thekeynote speaker Robin Crow provided an entertaining kickoff to the first full day of conference activities. Attendees heard

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ASNT Executive Director Arny Bereson welcomes BINDT President
Caroline Bull to the ASNT Day of STEMASNT examinations are in your community
Access to ASNT examination test sites has increased exponentiallyfor examination candidates around the world. Gone are the daysof looking on the ASNT website for a group examination given a
couple of times a year in a nearby country. Computer-based testing(CBT) brings access to a worldwide network of thousands of test
centres at your fingertips.
After application approval, candidates have the flexibility ofscheduling their CBT online, available 24/7, or by phone. Whether
a test centre is chosen due to workplace proximity or convenience
in relation to a residential address, ASNT is now able to provide
candidates with greater ease of access.
How can ASNT possibly allow so many sites to provide its
certification examinations? Pearson VUE CBT provides an excellent
level of security to ensure the integrity of the examination, testing
environment and candidate identification at each location. Paper
examinations can create an unfortunate opportunity for breaches.
While ASNT has mitigated such occurrences, being proactive in
avoiding them is a priority.

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PAN-AMERICA
Closing the cultural gap

Make sure ASNT events are in your calendar

ASNT’s reach around the world is evident in the international
composition of members and certificate holders. Being culturallycompetent and responsive to the needs of its stakeholders
is paramount to the society. Last year, ASNT launched a
programme of special relationships with some NDT partners in
different countries. These partners are recognised as National
Sponsoring Organisations (NSOs). NSOs host computer-based
testing (CBT) locations and/or assist candidates residing in theirrespective countries with the timely completion of examination
applications.
ASNT created a portal for NSOs to see everyone in their area
who has submitted an application for an ASNT examination. If
there are outstanding requirements or assistance is needed inacquiring necessary documentation, ASNT sends a message to the
NSO through the portal with specific information relevant to theapplicant. Even though candidates will receive an email advisingthem of any application issues, the NSO portal will notify the NSO
to reach out to the candidate and offer assistance. Recognisingthat language, time zone differences and postal service may be
a challenge in timely communication with ASNT staff, the NSO
acts as a proxy for ASNT in communicating with the applicant.
The NSO portal will provide an immediate communication link
between ASNT and the NSO to more quickly resolve incomplete
applications.
A special benefit of the NSO partnership is that candidates
are able to remit the application and examination fee to
the NSO in the local currency. The NSO will convert andtender collected monies in US dollars on behalf of thecandidates.

ASNT’s world-class symposia and conferences are among theindustry’s finest in content and execution. ASNT has a commitment
to meet diverse industry needs and produces annual and topicalevents that are relevant, engaging and important in keeping NDTthought leaders, technicians/inspectors, managers, businessleaders and stakeholders connected and working in concert.
Research 2018

26-29
March

Orlando, FL

Aerospace 2018

5-6 June

St Louis, MO

Digital Imaging 201826-28 June Mashantucket, CT*6th Japan-US NDT Symposium 8-11 July

Honolulu, HI

SMT and NDT-CE 201827-29
AugustNew Brunswick, NJ

ASNT Annual Conference
2018

28-31
October

Houston, TX

2019 ASNT Research
Symposium

April
2019

Garden Grove, CA

ASNT Annual Conference
2019

NovemberLas Vegas, NV
2019*JSNDI is the lead society for this 2018 event
Note: Exact 2019 dates have not yet been released as the programmeis still being determined; however, locations are confirmed.

News from the Brazilian Association for NDT and Inspection
Mercosur Meeting on Normalisation addressed
NDT methods
Brazilian and Argentinian experts came together for the 21st
Mercosur Meeting on Normalisation, which was held on
3 October 2017. Due to the current economic scenario,
representatives of Brazil participated in the discussions via WebEx,
an online tool that allows for remote attendance, at ABENDI’s
facilities. The other experts attended the discussions at theEngineering College of the Universidad Nacional del Comahue,
in Neuquén, Argentina. The agenda addressed the following NDT
methods: ultrasound testing (UT), acoustic emission (AE) and
X-ray, in addition to superficial methods of liquid penetrant (LP)testing, magnetic particle inspection (MPI) and visual testing (VT).
The discussions on the superficial methods have been focusedon the reviews of the Mercosur standards, based on ISO standards.
The following have been defined as the 2017/2018 action plan:l ABNT NBR NM 328:2011 – Non-destructive testing –Magnetic particles – Terminology, to be reviewed by adopting
as reference the standard ISO 12707:2016 – Non-destructive
testing – Magnetic particle testing – Vocabularyl ABNT NBR NM 334:2012 – Non-destructive testing – Liquid
penetrants – Detection of discontinuities, to be reviewed
based on ASTM E165:2009 – Standard practice for liquid
penetrant examination for general industry, and standard
ISO 3452-1:2013 – Non-destructive testing – Penetrant testing– Part 1: General principles
l ABNT NBR NM 327:2011 – Non-destructive testing – Liquid
penetrants – Terminologyl ABNT NBR NM 329:2011 – Non-destructive testing – Visual
Testing – Terminology.

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The experts of the Acoustic Emission Commission have decided
to adopt the standard ISO 18081:2016 – Non-destructive testing– Acoustic emission testing (AT) – Leak detection by means of
acoustic emission. Thus, a technical interpretation of the text will
be performed in order to publish it as a Mercosur standard.
As a plan for 2018, the following reviews of the standards havebeen established:l ABNT NBR NM 302 – Non-destructive testing – Acoustic
emission (AE) testing – Terminologyl ABNT NBR NM 303 – Non-destructive testing – Analysis of theacoustic emission of structures during controlled stimulationl ABNT NBR NM 304 – Non-destructive testing – Acoustic
emission testing for seamless steel cylindersl ABNT NBR NM 333 – Non-destructive testing – Continuous
monitoring of acoustic emission – Procedure.
The adoption and publication, as a Mercosur standard, ofthe ISO 19232 series, Non-destructive testing – Image quality ofradiographs, was the main discussion topic of the industrial X-ray
commission. The decision resulted in the following topics being
selected for the next year:l Part 1: Determination of the image quality value using wiretype image quality indicators;l Part 2: Determination of the image quality value using step/hole-type image quality indicators;l Part 3: Image quality classes;l Part 4: Experimental evaluation of the image quality values
and the image quality tables; andl Part 5: Determination of the image unsharpness value using
duplex wire-type image quality indicators.
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The meeting was concluded with the topic of ultrasound. The
consensus was to review the standard ABNT NBR NM 335:2012– Non-destructive testing – Ultrasound – Terminology, based on
the standard ISO 5577:2017 – Non-destructive testing – Ultrasonic
testing – Vocabulary.
In 2018, the Argentinian experts will analyse the Brazilian
proposal to adopt, in the scope of Mercosur, the standard ABNTNBR 16553:2016 – Non-destructive testing – Ultrasonic testing–Phased array – Terminology, developed by the Brazilian experts,
supported by the EN 16018 standard, Non-destructive testing– Terminology – Terms used in ultrasonic testing with phasedarrays.
Another important item addressed, which will also be includedin the agenda of the discussions in 2018, refers to the reviews of
the following standards:l ABNT NBR NM 330:2011 – Non-destructive testing –Ultrasonic testing – General Principles
l ABNT NBR NM 336:2012 – Non-destructive testing –Ultrasonic testing for welds – Procedure.
The next meeting of the Mercosur Committee will be heldon 30 August 2018, during the National Congress of NonDestructive Testing and Inspection (ConaEnd&IEV 2018), by theBrazilian Association for NDT and Inspection (ABENDI) in São
Paulo.
Please feel free to join the normalisation meetings. Email:normalizacao@abendi.org.br.

ABENDI opens the international NDT conference
Upon gaining prestige and importance in the NDT and inspection
field at an international level, ABENDI opened one of the major
global events of the industry: the Annual Conference of theAmerican Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), held in
November, in Nashville, USA. At the event, ABENDI held thesecond edition of the special session on Flexible Riser Integrity
Management (FRIM) in partnership with the American institution,
where a Petrobras engineer, Alexandre dos Santos Cordeiro,
conducted a presentation with a subsequent discussion. Arny
Bereson, ASNT Executive Director, highlighted the technicalquality of the session and, in addition, emphasised thesatisfaction of having a cooperation agreement with ABENDI.
The first edition of FRIM was held in May during the Conferenceon Equipment Technology (COTEQ) and the third will be held in
August 2018 at ConaEnd&IEV.
João Conte, Executive Director of ABENDI, said: “Although
the current moment is unfavourable for expenses with travelling,
ABENDI has an international reliability, achieved throughout 38
years of work, that should be maintained at any cost”.

The largest Brazilian event on technology
in industrial inspection is coming soon:
ConaEnd&IEV 2018
At least 40 companies and 1000 participants are expected toattend the National Congress of Non-Destructive Testing andInspection (ConaEnd&IEV 2018), with 200 technical presentations
to be included. With eight months still to go, the expectations
already indicate that the event, in which themes that impact theroutines of companies and research centres involved with theinspection of equipment and service provision will be discussed,
will be a success. With representatives of large companies, such
as Petrobras, and the support of renowned institutions, such as
ABNT, this meeting is expected to affect the productive chain of
the country.
The 36th edition, promoted by the Brazilian Association for
NDT and Inspection (ABENDI), will take place between 27-29
August 2018, in São Paulo, and will contain much knowledge
and innovation, which is key to opening the door to industrial
development. The below industries will be involved in the
programme:l Aerospacel Automotive
l Civil constructionl Electromechanicall Energyl Railway
l Mining and cementl Navall Oil & gas
l Pulp and paperl Petroleum and petrochemicall Quality and managementl Safetyl Steel and metallurgy.
The central objective of the event is to present the mostrecent inspection technologies. At the event, ConaEnd&IEV also
makes way for four parallel events: the NDT and Inspection
Championship, the 4th ABENDI Annual Meeting on Accreditationof Personal Competences in Explosive Environments, theISO/TC 135 Meeting and the International NDT Aerospacemeeting, a partnership between ABENDI and the American Society
for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT).
ConaEnd&IEV is a chance to defend ideas, join forces andcollaborate with the development of the country. In addition,
the technical work selected will be available in ConaEnd&IEV
collection, published in Revista ABENDI, and will also be worth
points for recertification purposes by the structured credit system.
More information is available at: www.conaend.org.br

45th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation Conference

QNDE 201815-19 July 2018
Vermont, USA
Contact: Jennifer Vit, Conference Planning & Management, Iowa State University,
1601 Golden Aspen Drive, Suite 110, Ames, IA 50010, USA

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Contact:
J P Lee – jplee@ansco.kr
N Ooka – nori-ooka@rio.odn.ne.jp

Regional Report
ASIA-PACIFIC

Regional conference with international participationT

he 15th Asia Pacific Conference for Non-Destructive Testing(APCNDT) was successfully hosted by the Non-Destructive
Testing Society (Singapore) (NDTSS) from 13-17 November
2017 in Singapore. The conference was held at the Marina Bay
Sands Expo and Convention Centre – part of Singapore’s iconic
Marina Bay Sands complex on the banks of the Singapore River. It
was an occasion of great scientific and technological relevance inthe field of non-destructive testing (NDT) to the Asia-Pacific region.
Conference President Mr Sze Thiam Siong, along with his team ofcommittee members, delivered a world-class conference that waswell received by local and international delegates. The conference
was spread over four and a half days, with daily keynote lectures,conference papers presented in multiple parallel sessions, poster
sessions and a technical exhibition.

and Members thank all the delegates, participants, exhibitors,
sponsors and supporting NDT societies for their strong support
and contributions.

The conference was opened with a traditional lion dance

Welcome remarks were given by ICNDT Chairman Mr Sajeesh Babu

The conference was formally opened by Ms Choy Sauw Kook,
Assistant Chief Executive, SPRING Singapore. Welcome addresses
were provided by Mr Sajeesh Babu, Chairman of ICNDT and
President of NDTSS, and Dr Norikazu Ooka, the President of the
Asia Pacific Federation for Non Destructive Testing (APFNDT), whowelcomed the APFNDT Members and the conference participants
by providing an overview of the history of APCNDT. Past APCNDTPresidents from India, Japan, New Zealand and Korea participatedin the conference. The opening keynote address was given by Dr
Mike Farley, Past Chairman of ICNDT, and focused on researchand development in NDT.
The conference opened with a traditional lion dance, a symbolof strength, unity and blessings for a new beginning.
The Scientific Committee, led by Dr Andrew Malcolm,
reviewed and accepted 222 papers from authors representing 30
countries. There were seven invited keynotes and one opening
address with 196 oral presentations and 18 poster presentations.
The presentations covered both traditional NDT technologies,
such as ultrasonic testing, radiography and visual testing, and latest
generation technologies, such as terahertz imaging, computed
tomography and seismic inspection. The application of NDT in
specialist areas, such as structural health monitoring, additive
manufacturing and materials characterisation, was presented, as
well as the role and impact of various technologies, including
cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data. A
section of the programme was dedicated to issues related to thetraining and certification of NDT practitioners. Three workshops
were delivered in conjunction with the conference.
The event was attended by 603 participants and 853 tradevisitors. The majority of the attendees were delegates fromSingapore, China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, India andAustralia, but many other countries were also represented. The
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MOU
NDTSS signed two bilateral memoranda of understanding (MOU)
with the Indian Society for Non Destructive Testing (ISNT) and the
Malaysian Society for Non-destructive Testing (MSNT) during theconference to enhance cooperation in membership, training andcertification, education and research.
NDTSS presented its first ISO 9712 certification during theconference; the certification was achieved as a result of theIntegrated Work Study Programme (IWSP) developed by theSingapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and NDTSS. The programmeis the first of its kind in the region and is expected to attract young
graduates to the industry.

NDTSS signed two bilateral MOU with ISNT and MSNT

Exhibition
In parallel with the scientific programme was a technical exhibition
featuring 81 booths showcasing the latest in NDT technologies,
instrumentation and systems. The exhibitors included equipment
developers, service providers, research institutes and training
agencies drawn from 23 countries around the world.
Meetings
Several APCNDT and ICNDT meetings took place during theconference, including the APFNDT General Assembly and the
ICNDT Policy and General Purpose Committee (PGPC) meetings.
The conference also hosted the ISO/TC 135 and SC 7 meetings.
The next APCNDT will be held in 2021 in Melbourne, Australia.

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CALENDAR OF NDT EVENTS
Month

Date

Venue

Event

Contact

10-12

BristolUK

Aerospace Event 2018

24-25

Budapest
Hungary

2nd International Conference on Diagnosticsof Structures and Components using theMetal Magnetic Memory Method

gillemot@marovisz.hu
www.marovisz.hu

7-9

Leipzig
Germany

Annual Conference of the German Society
for NDT (DGZfP Jahrestagung 2018)tagungen@dgzfp.de
www.dgzfp.de

15-17

Virginia BeachUSA

MFPT 2018: Intelligent Technologies for
Equipment and Human Performance
Monitoring

amy@mfpt.org
www.mfpt.org

27-1
Jun

Poitiers
France12th International Fatigue Congress

fatigue2018@sf2m.fr
www.fatigue2018.com

5-6

MissouriUSA

Nondestructive Evaluation of Aerospace
Materials & Structuresconferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

11-15

Gothenburg
Sweden12th European Conference on NonDestructive Testing (12th ECNDT)

ecndt2018@meetx.se
www.ecndt2018.com

24-29

BerlinGermany

14th Quantitative InfraRed Thermography
Conference (QIRT 2018)tagungen@dgzfp.de
www.qirt2018.de

3-6

Utrecht
The Netherlands

4th European Conference of the Prognostics
and Health Management Society 2018
(PHME18)

jean-baptiste.leger@predict.fr
www.phmsociety.org/events/
conference/phm/europe/18

8-11

HawaiiUSA

6th Japan-US NDT Symposium: Emerging
NDE Capabilities for a Safer World

conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

10-13

ManchesterUK

9th European Workshop on Structural Health
Monitoring (EWSHM 2018)

ewshm2018@bindt.org
www.ewshm2018.com

15-19

Vermont
USA

45th Annual Review of Progress in
Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation
Conference (QNDE 2018)jvit@iastate.edu
www.qndeprograms.org

conf@bindt.org
www.bindt.org

April 2018

May 2018

June 2018

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