CONTENTS
News................................................. 1
Africa Regional Group................... 2-5
Asia-Pacific Regional Group.......... 6-7
European Regional Group............. 8-9
Pan-American Regional Group... 10-11
Calendar of Events........................... 12

The World Organisation for NDTVolume 8 Issue No 10
CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

World Conference surpasses all expectationsT

his is the first issue of the ICNDT Journal sincethe 18th World Conference in Durban, South
Africa. We had high hopes that the South African
Institute of NDT (SAINT) would run a successful event,and our hopes were surpassed! From the reports andstatistics elsewhere in this Journal you can judge thatthe 18th WCNDT was among the most successful ever.
On behalf of ICNDT, its members and the attendees atthe conference and exhibition, I wish to thank Manfred
Johannes, the World Conference President, and his teamof ‘SAINTS’! Special mention is due to Professor Arthur
Every (who organised a superb technical programme,
notable for its keynote lectures and invited speakers)
and Butch Davies (who recruited exhibitors andsponsors). A very special mention is due for Giuseppe Nardoni, former Chairman of ICNDT,
who facilitated the presence of Nobel Prize winner Sir Harold Kroto.
Alongside the conference, ICNDT organised its business meetings, including the General
Assembly. I was pleased to be asked to serve a second term as Chairman and in my support
the General Assembly elected an excellent team of officers and chairs for our committees andworking groups. BINDT, led by David Gilbert, will continue to provide our secretariat. We
are grateful to David Barnett and Wayne Holliday, who stood down after four years’ service,
and welcome Sajeesh Babu, Younho Cho and Sharon Bond to the Executive Committee. The
Korean Society for NDT was elected to host the 20th WCNDT in 2020.
During the conference, ICNDT participated in a series of workshops, which were used
to help develop ideas for our programmes over the next four years and, after approval inprinciple at the General Assembly, these are now being consolidated into our strategic planand into action plans for our working groups.
I have been busy myself since Durban. We have a new grandson, born in London, andI have more or less retired from full-time employment, so this is my first ICNDT Journal
message as a freelance consultant! In future, my travel costs will be met by The British
Institute of NDT. I have met with WINS (the World Institute for Nuclear Security), whichis planning a new guide on the security of radioactive sources used for NDT and would
like our input. I have opened discussions with the ISO Technical Committee on Condition
Monitoring on Liaison Membership, which would parallel our relationship with TC135 on
NDT. We have made progress towards the translation of our question bank into Spanish.
Last, but not least, I was re-elected to membership of the Scottish Branch committee of
BINDT. I would like to urge all my colleagues in NDT to participate in Branch/Chapter or
Section activities where you live or work and, if there is no local Branch, then start one!
All the best in NDT,Dr J M Farley
Chairman, ICNDT

September 2012

The 18th World
Conference on
Non-Destructive Testing
A summary by Dr Manfred Johannes,
President, South African Instituteof NDT (SAINT)O

n behalf of the South African
Institute for Non-Destructive
Testing (SAINT) I would liketo thank everyone who contributed to thesuccess of the 18th World Conference
on NDT, held in Durban from 16-20
April 2012. The support from South
African companies and personnel, as wellas the international NDT community,
was overwhelming. Over the five days,
1411 persons from 69 countries attended
the conference or the exhibition.
The representation per country was asfollows:
From South Africa – 560. This effort
is highly appreciated and shows that
there is an intense interest and needfor NDT in South Africa. Attendance percountry for the remainder was as follows:
Germany – 98; United Kingdom – 75;
China – 68; India – 64; France – 54; Russia– 48; USA – 46; The Netherlands – 26;
Canada – 22; Italy – 20; Sweden – 20;
Brazil – 18; Nigeria and South Korea – 15;
Czech Republic, Switzerland and UAE –13; Austria and Israel – 12; Belgium – 11;
and Australia – 10, as well as a further 48
other countries with single figures. Thankyou all for having made the effort to cometo South Africa.
The exhibition was staged by 120
companies from all over the world, which
made it a truly international showcase.
There were also 17 sister institutes ofSAINT who participated in the exhibitionand demonstrated what other institutes
engage in on a day-to-day basis.
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The technical programme included apresentation by the Nobel Prize winner Sir
Harold Kroto, which lent a special lustre
to the occasion and will be remembered
for a long time by all who attended.
Plenary lectures were given by six invited
eminent persons from around the globe,
32 overview papers on various topics andtechnologies were given by the leaders intheir respective fields, 260 scientists andtechnologists read papers over the five daysand 39 people exhibited their research
work in the poster sessions. This was atruly international effort, which is highly
commended and appreciated.
For an insight into the technical content
of the conference, visit www.ndt.net,
where all the papers that were submitted
can be accessed.
I would like to thank all the membersof the local organising committee for its
hard work over many months and years,
the Conference Company (Pty) Ltd for their
excellent support in staging the conference
and, last but not least, everybody who
attended the conference. It is highly
appreciated.

ISO meetings held at WCNDT and main outcomes
SC2 – Surface Methods

SC7 – Personnel Qualification and Certificationl Wording changes to the scopel Adoption of TS 22809 (discontinuities in specimens) inl NWI – Mag Flux Leakage – remains SC2 responsibility– separate method

place of CEN TS 15053 permitting harmonisation. ISO
TS 22809 is up for revision in 2013 – aligns with theharmonisation of EN/ISO 9712

SC3 – Ultrasonics
l EN 16018 – included phased array terminology, NWI
to fast trackl TC135 request to assign TR 25107 and 25108 (common
to all methods) to SC7. If approved, a new NWIP for
revision via joint WG with CEN. TC135 will survey
all members for approval of transfer – to include input

SC4 – Eddy Current

from other SC committees

l Several standards have been re-confirmed following
revisions

SC8 – Infrared Thermographyl Newer subcommittee

SC5 – Radiation Methodsl Several new working groups established, first standardl New Chair – U Ewert
l Liason with TC44/Testing of Welds

SC9 – Acoustic Emission

SC6 – Leak Detection

New work iteml Difficulties in getting participation, seekingl New joint working group with CEN group on visualparticipation

acuity – symbols instead of letters
Sharon Bond2

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Contact:
J Guild – guildj@saiw.co.za
B Moussa – moussabak@yahoo.fr

Regional Report
AFRICA

World Conference a huge successElsewhere in this issue you will see messages of congratulations
and thanks to the South African Institute for NDT (SAINT) for
its commendable organisation of the 18th World Conference
on NDT, which took place in Durban in April.
To attract almost 1500 people to the conference and exhibitionis one remarkable achievement, but the fact that these came from69 different countries is a measure of the extraordinary diversity ofpeople, languages and cultures that characterised the conference.
It was Nobel Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu who coined
the term ‘Rainbow Nation’ after South Africa’s first fully democraticelection in 1994. This was the ‘Rainbow NDT Conference’,with its own Nobel Prize winner in the form of Sir Harry Kroto,
whose presence at the conference was facilitated by Giuseppe
Nardoni, former ICNDT Chairman and President of the Academia
NDT International. Sir Harry presented two lectures during theconference, one of a technical nature to Academia members andone of more general interest in a special keynote session. He
spoke about the importance of continuous development in scienceand research and how those with scientific knowledge have a
responsibility to society at large.
In putting together the technical programme for the conference,
Technical Committee Chairman Professor Arthur Every and his
team achieved their goals of bringing NDT professionals up-todate on the latest developments in NDT and giving industrial
decision-makers a bird’s eye view of NDT technology andapplication. Highlights were the keynote lectures given by experts
from around the globe and the overview papers on various topics
given by leaders in their fields.

Assemblies and several workshops immediately before and during theconference. There were meetings of Working Group 1 – Certification,
the Executive and Policy 8 General Purposes Committees.

Mr Sigit B Santoso, representing Indonesia, is presented with his
society’s membership certificate by Mike Farley, with João Conte,
Chairman of the ICNDT Membership Committee (left) and David
Barnett, General SecretaryA

Pay it forward

ccolades should go to the South African Institute for NDT(SAINT) for its organisation of the 18th WCNDT held in
Durban, South Africa. One unique event, organisedwith co-operation between five training organisations, was the
Education Pavilion. Approximately 300 students from various
local high schools (age range 13-17) were invited to visit theNDT Education Pavilion, where they were introduced to theworld of non-destructive testing. The Non-Destructive Academyof South Africa (NASA), the African NDT Centre, the School ofApplied Nondestructive Examination (SANDE), the South African
Institute of Welding and the Applied Science Working for You
each, in turn, provided the students with a short presentation on
one of the five main methods of NDT (MT, PT, UT, RT and ET).
Following the presentations, the students were then provided with
an opportunity to visit the 120 exhibitors. Congratulations to allorganisations for this initiative, which we hope to see at future
WCNDT conferences.
ICNDT officers and members meet in Durban

The impressive exhibition, which covered a good deal of floor
space in a large hall adjacent to the conference, featured some120 companies from all over the world and 17 booths occupied byrepresentatives from NDT societies from across the ICNDT regions.
All tea and coffee breaks and lunches were held in the exhibition
hall. Butch Davies, Chairman of the Marketing and Sales Committee,
and his team did a great job in putting together an exhibition ofquality and proportion in difficult global economic times.
One innovative feature of the exhibition – and a highlight ofthe conference as a whole – was the Education Pavilion, an area
within the exhibition where students from local schools werebrought in to learn a bit about NDT and its basic methods and thenallowed to visit the show (see inset box, right). The organisers of,and participants in, this initiative are to be applauded. It not only
demonstrated an effort to engage with young people and increase
the awareness of NDT, but it also added colour and enthusiasm tothe event.
The ICNDT held various committee meetings, two General

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ICNDT Chairman Mike Farley (wearing the baseball cap) and Butch
Davies (to his left) with a group of students from a local high schoolin the exhibition area at the WCNDT in Durban

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Germany, and the German Society (DGZfP) gave a presentation on
the progress so far.
The ICNDT Roentgen, Pawlowski, Havercroft, Sokolov andYoung Achiever Awards were presented at the opening ceremony(see photographs) and ICNDT Honorary Membership was awarded
to Manfred Johannes, Nori Ooka and John Thompson.
Table 1. ICNDT Officers for the period 2012-2016

Position

Professor Pedro Vilaça (right) is presented with the membershipcertificate for Portugal (RELACRE) by Dr Farley, with Mr Conte (left)
looking on

Name (country)

ICNDT Chairman

Dr Mike Farley (UK)ICNDT General Secretary

S K Babu (Singapore)

World Conference President

Dr Matthias Purschke(Germany)

NDT society to provide
secretariat

The British Institute of NDT(UK)Treasurer

Ing Gerhard Aufricht (Austria)
Sharon Bond (Canada)

Two elected members

Younho Cho (Korea)
John Maccarone (Australia)

Auditors

Svetlana Stragnefors is presented with the membership certificate
for the NDT and Technical Diagnostic Association, Republic of
Kazakhstan

At the second General Assembly meeting on the Thursday
afternoon, Dr Mike Farley was elected Chairman for a second
term and other officers were appointed (see Tables 1 and 2). Mr
David Barnett and Mr Wayne Holliday stood down after four
years’ service and were thanked for their hard work during theirperiods of office. At the same meeting, the Korean Society for NDT
was elected to host the 20th World Conference on NDT in 2020.
Of course, the 2016 WCNDT, the 19th, is to be held in Munich,Members of the new ICNDT Executive Committee (from left to right):João Conte, Matthias Purschke, Sharon Bond, Mike Farley (Chairman),
Sajeesh Babu, Gerhard Aufricht, Douglas Marshall, David Gilbert(Secretariat) and Younho Cho

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Werner Schmid (Switzerland)

Chairman WG1

Alexander Mullin (Russia)

Chairman WG3

Manfred Johannes(South Africa)

Chairman of Membership
Working GroupJoão Conte (Brazil)

Chairman of Certification
Executive Committee (CEC)

Patrick Fallouey (France)

Secretariat CEC

John Thompson (UK)

Table 2. Representatives of the Regional Groups

Regional Group

Name (country)

Proposed by

AfricaJim Guild
Moussa Bakoura

AFNDT

Asia-Pacific

B Venkataraman
N Ooka

APCNDT

EuropeV Krstelj
E RomeroEFNDTPan America

C Belinco
J ContePANDTA number of workshops were held during the conference,
including a ‘Meet the Researchers’ forum organised by Professor
Every. In this interesting and useful session, several researchscientists from around the world made presentations on their workand also on the work of the relevant centres within their region,
provoking discussions and the potential for collaboration.
A qualification and certification workshop, organised by John
Thompson, was well attended due to the fact that it included a global
review of the subject area, an introduction to the ICNDT Guideline
to NDT personnel qualification and certification, information on

ICNDT Journal Vol 8 No 10 September 2012

AFRICADr Farley (centre) with the ICNDT award winners (from left to right):
Alexey Efimov (Young Achiever, shared), Patrick Fallouey (Havercroft),
Norikazu Ooka (on behalf of Professor Teruo Kishi, Roentgen, shared),Mike Farley, Hajime Hatano (Havercroft), Kit Lane (Young Achiever),Douglas Marshall (Pawlowski). Not present: Roentgen Award shared prize
winners, Professors Cawley and Lowe – see Insight, September 2012

New ICNDT Honorary Members (from left to right): Nori Ooka, John
Thompson and Manfred Johannes

the newly proposed ICNDT multilateral recognition agreement andpersonnel certification body assessment and approval scheme, and areview of the new harmonised standard EN ISO 9712.
Another successful workshop was the one arranged forfledgling societies, when no fewer than 20 representatives – manyof them from African countries with little or no coordinated NDT
association – attended to find out more about ICNDT and what
it could do for them, how to build a society and discuss areas ofcommon interest. The enthusiasm that was demonstrated by theattendees was an encouragement to all who participated.

The radiation protection workshop held on the final morning of
the conference was also well supported and dealt with importantdevelopments in this area. Christina Müller from BAM in Berlin
directed another technical workshop on the reliability of NDT.
Immediately prior to the conference there was a technicalworkshop on advanced digital imaging, directed by Dr U Ewert
from BAM in Berlin and Dr B Venkatraman of IGCAR in Chennai.
The workshop comprised overviews of imaging techniques suchas digital radiography, thermal imaging, electromagnetics andultrasonics, coupled with specific industrial applications of these.
A full programme of ISO TC135 meetings were held alongside
the conference, including several of its sub-committees and aplenary session. Details and main outcomes of these are given on
page 2.
On the social side there were plenty of opportunities fordelegates to meet and renew acquaintances, network andexchange ideas and experiences. The beach party on the Tuesday
evening, courtesy of the City of Durban, survived the unseasonal
downpour, but the highlight was the Conference Banquet, a joyous
and multi-coloured celebration of the success of the 18th World
Conference on NDT.
Last, but not least, accolades must go to two worthy recipients:
Dr Manfred Johannes, whose tireless efforts and total dedication
assured the success of the conference; and The Conference
Company, the professional organising team led by Diedre HanckeHaysom, who always went out of their way to help delegates,
exhibitors, officials and guests with goodwill and a cheerfuldisposition.
At the closing ceremony, Manfred Johannes considered thelegacy of this superb world conference. “May the seeds planted
at this event,” he said, “assure the continued advancement of nondestructive testing technology, ensure that the friendships formed
will be ‘non-destructive’, prosper and be everlasting and make theworld a safer and more peaceful place to live in.”
Until we meet again in Germany in four years’ time, “hambani
kahle – go well!” concluded Manfred Johannes.

Societies’ workshop outcomes
The following countries were represented at the ICNDTWorkshop for Fledgling Societies, which was held during the18th World Conference on NDT in Durban in April 2012:l Ghanal Nigerial Algerial Angolal Indonesial Tanzanial Cameroonl Kenyal Tunisial Congol Moroccol Zambial Ecuadorl Mauritius
Plus organising representatives from Australia, Brazil,
Canada, Spain and the UK.
Representatives from the following countries declared aninterest in ICNDT membership:l Congol Ghanal Nigerial Ecuadorl Mauritius
Representatives from the following countries requested
help in establishing a national NDT society:l Angolal Tanzanial Cameroonl Zambia
The following established societies were propsed as
mentors for the indicated regions:l English speaking: BINDT (UK)/CINDE (Canada)l French speaking: COFREND (France)l Spanish speaking: AEND (Spain)l Portuguese speaking: ABENDI (Brazil)

Participants in the workshop for fledgling societies

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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

News from the Indonesian Society for NDTT

he pictures on this page illustrate a number of events on NDT
organised by the National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN)
and activities of the Indonesian Society for NDT (AUTRI).

From left to right: representatives from Ichisa Engineering, AUTRIand Rohmann, and particpants from PT Dirgantara Indonesia, Intitut
Teknologi Bandung and Brunei Royal Air Force receiving a certificate
of attendance, Jakarta, 26 July 2011

Site visit and meeting for the establishment of co-operation onhuman resource development, manufacturing group establishment,
R&D and NDT calibration block specimen production between theIndonesian Society for NDT (AUTRI) and PT Komatsu Indonesia,
which manufactures construction and mining equipment

IAEA/RCA technical meeting on guidelines for training/examinations
and certification of candidates in the DIR and CT techniques(RAS/8110) organised by IAEA in co-operation with the National
Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN), Jakarta, 5-9 September 2011

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Participants of the National Training Course on NDT Level 3 organisedby the Indonesian Society for NDT (AUTRI) in co-operation with
the National Nuclear Energy Agency, the Center for Material andTechnical Products (B4T), B2TKS-BPPT and related NDT companies,
Jakarta, 24 October-3 December 2011

Prof Dr Ir Rochim Suratman from Bandung Institute of Technology(ITB) giving a lecture entitled ‘Materials and Processes’ during the
National Training Course on NDT Level 3, organised by the IndonesianSociety for NDT (AUTRI) in co-operation with the National Nuclear
Energy Agency, Center for Material and Products (B4T), B2TKS-BPPT
and related NDT companies, Jakarta, 24 October-3 December 2011

Site visit and meeting for the establishment of co-operation on humanresource development, R&D, certification and promotion of NDT
between the Indonesian Society for NDT (AUTRI) and the Center
for Material and Technical Products (B4T), Bandung, 30 December
2011. From left to right: Mr Sigit Budi Santoso, General Secretaryof AUTRI, Mr Soeripto Soedarminto, Chairman of AUTRI, Ms Wieke
Pratiwi, Head of B4T and Mr Yasir Wayah Nusi, Head of Training
Division, B4T

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News from the Malaysian Society for NDTIAEA ARASIA regional training course on digitalindustrial radiography (DIR), 4-8 June 2012
A special digital industrial radiography training course wasorganised by the International Atomic Energy Agency specifically forparticipants from Arab countries. In view of the uncertain situation
faced by some Arab countries, the course was organised outside
the Middle East region. Upon recommendation by an expert, andbased on the past experience of holding similar courses, Malaysia
was pinpointed as the most suitable country to host this event.
Following this, a week-long training course was successfully
held at the Malaysian Nuclear Agency from 4-8 June 2012. The
course was attended by 18 participants from six Arab countries
and four local participants. The course was facilitated by Professor
Uwe Ewert, a renowned IAEA expert from BAM Germany, withhelp from some local experts.

Mr Noorul Ikhsan receiving awards from YBhg Dato’ Ir Dr Radin
Umar Radin Sohadi, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Professor Uwe Ewert delivering a lecture at the IAEA regional training
course for participants from Arab countries

ln addition to delivering lectures within the course, Professor Ewert
also delivered a lecture entitled ‘Training and certification of personnel
involved in digital industrial radiography’ to MSNT members.

Mr Noorul Ikhsan and group members behind their exhibiton booth

MSNT would also like to congratulate Dr Mohd Azmi Ismail
and his colleagues, whose paper entitled ‘Characterisation of roadpavement using spectral analysis of surface waves (SASW)’ wasawarded the Best Paper Award at the 5th Engineering Conference,
held in Kuching Sarawak from 10-12 July 2012. The Best Paper
Award is an award introduced by the conference organiser,
University Malaysia Sarawak since 2011, to honour authors
with a superior quality paper submission to the conference. This
paper fits well with one of the conference objectives: to promote
co-operation and technological research in green engineering.

International NDT Conference and Exhibition

Mrs Madiha, a local expert, assisting Professor Uwe Ewert indelivering some of the lectures

Various awards for NDT researchers
MSNT congratulates the Nuclear Malaysia NDT Research Group,
led by Mohd Noorul lkhsan Ahmad, which has won gold medals
for its research products exhibited during the National Innovation
Competition and Exhibition organised by University Putra Malaysia
on 17-19 July 2012. The products that won gold medals were RT Safe
053, a mechanical safety kit for industrial radiography, and Ultraclaws
SF0053, an ultrasonic tomography scanning system for aquilaria
evaluation. MSNT views this achievement as a sign of recognition
for NDT research activities in the country and hopes that it willencourage and attract more researchers in Malaysia to be involved in
R&D related to NDT technology.
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The Malaysian Society for NDT is organising its biannual
conference, MINDTCE 13, to be held at the Sunway Putra Hotel,
Kuala Lumpur, from 16-18 June 2013.
The theme of the event will be ‘NDT for Society, Quality andProductivity’. Topics covered will include:
l New, advanced and innovative NDT methods
l NDT management, training, qualification and certificationl Digital industrial radiographyl Safety and security in industrial radiographyl Application for metallic and non-metallic materiall Application in nuclear power industries
l Computed tomography.
The deadline for abstract submission is 31 October 2012 andnotification of acceptance will be given by 30 November 2012.
Abstracts should be submitted to: nassir@nuclearmalaysia.gov.myFor further information, contact Dr Abd Nassir Ibrahim at theabove email address or telephone +6 01935 14212.

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

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IC-MINDT-2013
Materials Integrated Non-Destructive Testing 2013

5th INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE
ON NDT OF HSNT
20-22 May 2013
Eugenides Foundation, Athens, Greece
The conference organising committee, with its chairman Professor Ioannis Prassianakis, cordially invites you topresent papers and posters in all relevant fields of NDT and also to participate in the exhibition of new NDTproducts, which will take place during the conference.
The aim of the conference is to bring together scientists and engineers to exchange recent experiences in researchand development activities in the field of NDT.
The topics to be covered by the conference include all thematic areas of current research and industrial use of
NDT. The main topics of the conference are:l Applications and innovations of NDT methods
l Inspection, training and certificationl Composite materials, welding and adhesionl Digital radiography
l NDT technology transfer
l NDT for the diagnostics and refurbishment of cultural heritage monumentsl Applications for the shipping and aerospace industries
l Applications for power generation (including nuclear technologies)l Theoretical modelling
l NDT applications in the civil structures industryl Non-contact NDT methodsl Industrial manufacturingl Aerospace and marine
Important dates are as follows:l Abstract submission deadline:
1 September 2012l Abstract acceptance notification: 1 October 2012l Full paper and poster submission: 1 February 2013
Contact: Ioannis Prassianakis, Professor Emeritus NTUA, Chairman of the Conference. Email: prasian@central.ntua.gr
or George Papanicolaou, Professor, University of Patras, General Secretary of the Conference. Email: gpapan@mech.upatras.gr

www.hsnt.gr/IC-MINDT-2013

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

Regional Report
PAN-AMERICA

News from The American Society for NDT
ASNT’s Radiographic Testing Programmed
Instruction volumes published
Developed for trainees, Level I personnel and also to provide asolid overview of Level I and II material for NDT professionals
interested in learning more about radiographic testing, the firstof ASNT’s new Programmed Instruction publications debuts
this month. The five print volumes and one CD accompaniment
provide up-to-date material on radiographic testing with additional
information on digital radiographic imaging. The volumes areintended to be used as a self-study review of the CP-105 (2011)
body of knowledge for Levels I and II. They are designed to help
prepare Level I and II candidates for exams in radiographic testing.
The computer-assisted training programme provides an interactive
review of the material.
The print volumes feature:l Chapter previews and summaries of key points.
l Quiz questions interspersed throughout each chapter thatmonitor comprehension.
l Extended explanations of right/wrong answers to quiz
questions.
l Extra review questions at the end of each chapter.
l 50+ comprehensive multiple-choice questions per volume
with reference pages for further review of missed questions.
The computer-assisted training programme CD features:l Easy-to-use navigation.
l Clear learning objectives per lesson.
l Streamlined slide content for steady progression throughlessons.
l Interactive quiz questions provide immediate feedback.
l Links to previous slides allow a quick review of material for
missed questions.
l Comprehensive self-tests give instant results along with areas
missed for further study.
Content includes the coverage of topical outlines for Levels I
and II radiographic testing presented in ANSI/ASNT CP-105: ASNT
Standard Topical Outlines for Qualification of Nondestructive
Testing Personnel (2011). One volume is dedicated to radiographic
safety as outlined in Appendix A of CP-105 (2011). There is alsomaterial devoted to digital radiography and computed radiography.
The titles for each piece are as follows:
l Programmed Instruction Series, Radiographic Testing:
Volume I, Physics and Principles
l Programmed Instruction Series, Radiographic Testing:
Volume II, Safetyl Programmed Instruction Series, Radiographic Testing:
Volume III, Making a Radiographl Programmed Instruction Series, Radiographic Testing:
Volume IV, Processing and Imaging
l Programmed Instruction Series, Radiographic Testing:
Volume V, Radiographic Interpretationl Radiographic Testing: Programmed Instruction CD
To order, or for more information, contact ASNT’s Book
Department or go to www.asnt.org and click on ShopASNT.

Orlando, Florida destination for
ASNT’s 2012 Fall ConferenceMark your calendar for the 2012 ASNT Fall Conference, which
will be held 29 October to 2 November at the Rosen Shingle Creek
Resort in Orlando, Florida. The 2012 Fall Conference will provide
a forum for the exchange of theoretical, scientific and application
information.

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Scheduled for the conference are the following keynote,plenary and award addresses:l Keynote Address
Tuesday 30 October 2012, 8:00-8:45 am
Safety by design: Disney’s approach to worldwide safety
Emmett Peter, Director of Worldwide Safety and Assurance,
Disney Parks and Resortsl Plenary Address
Wednesday 31 October 2012, 8:00-8:45 am
2012 salary survey results
Michael P Serabian, President, PQNDT Incl Plenary Address
Thursday 1 November 2012, 8:00-8:45 am
NASA – safety in a zero tolerance environment
Brooks R Kimmel, Deputy Director of Safety, Health andMission Assurance at the NASA Kennedy Space Centerl 2012 Lester Honor Award Lecture
Thursday 1 November 2012, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Quest for reliable NDTWard D Rummel, D&W Enterprises Ltd
Visit ASNT’s website for more conference details. Questions should
be directed to Jacquie Giunta in the ASNT Conference Department,
email: jgiunta@asnt.org or tel: +1 614 274 6003 ext 213.

Final volume of Nondestructive Testing
Handbook, third edition publishedNDT Handbook, third edition: Volume 10, NDT Overview
Technical Editor: Gary L Workman
Editor: Patrick O Moore
Drawing from the comprehensive set of third edition NDT
Handbook volumes, NDT Overview is now available from ASNT.
It supersedes the second edition overview volume on the entire
field of NDT. This volume is a must-have for anyone studying forthe general qualification exam and gives any Level III a convenient
single volume reference on the principles and applications of the
major NDT methods.
The volume covers: an introduction to NDT, measurement
units, history, visual testing, liquid penetrant testing, magnetic
particle testing, leak testing, infrared andthermal testing, radiographic testing,electromagnetic
testing,magnetic
particle testing, flux leakage testing,ultrasonic testing, acoustic emission
testing, vibration analysis and special
methods including alloy identification,strain measurement, shearography andholography.
The 604 page volume features 720
illustrations, 69 tables, 87 equations,a 16-page bibliography on NDT
history and a 60-page glossary.

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PAN-AMERICA
ASNT’s 2012 Annual Research Symposium –informative and instructive
ASNT held its 21st Annual Research Symposium 19-22 March2012 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The yearly
event provided ASNT attendees with the opportunity to present
and discuss the newest research and technology in non-destructive
evaluation and testing. The 331 attendees found presentations anddisplays from an impressive span of methods and techniques;
44 papers were presented in 12 sessions over three days and 32
exhibiting companies displayed their technologies and services.
Richard Bossi, of the Boeing Company, delivered the keynote
address, entitled: ‘NDT vision and challenges for the aerospaceindustry’. He identified the technologies of today, tomorrow andthe future and explained their importance in the expanding role of
NDT throughout the life of an aerospace vehicle, from production
until retirement. Even the technology of tomorrow is beginning toappear regularly in the form of high-volume and high-accuracy
techniques, automated data interpretations and more sensitivetechnology to identify bond quality in composite parts. The
challenges faced by the aerospace industry are similar to those
faced throughout the NDE/NDT world, as advancing designs andmaterials require new methods to meet industry needs.
The ASNT Research Award for Sustained Excellence waspresented to Roman Maev of the University of Windsor, Ontario,
Canada, who gave a presentation entitled: ‘Innovation drives
quality: new generation of high-resolution imaging technique formaterial characterisation and NDT in automotive manufacturing’.
The new ultrasonic imaging technology he described saves
automobile manufacturers money by ensuring the quality of spot
welds by creating 3D images of the weld and analyses that image
in real time. Maev concluded his talk by looking at some newmaterials being developed that could change the automotive
industry. Attendees particularly enjoyed hearing about cars madefrom bio-composite materials derived from hemp or bamboo, as
well as cars made with fabric skins that store solar energy and canbe changed like clothing.
Andriy Chertov, a post doctorate fellow also at the Universityof Windsor, received the ASNT Research Award for Innovation. He
presented his findings on ‘Advancements in real-time spot welding
process monitoring’. His research led to the development of an

automated spot weld testing system that can be integrated intocurrent spot welding systems. This allows welds to be inspected asthey are created, in-line and in real time. There are thousands ofspot welds on every car body so information on the quality of thewelds is critical during manufacture, saving money and time on
inspection and rework.
Overall, the 2012 Research Symposium was a success. ASNT
would like to thank the sponsor, Olympus NDT, and all those who
helped make it an interactive, informative and beneficial event.
The Society hopes that attendees are looking forward to next year’s
symposium, which will be held 18-21 March 2013 in Memphis,
Tennessee, at the famous Peabody Hotel.

Joint Conference: MFPT 2013 andISA’s 59th International
Instrumentation Symposium
13-17 May 2013
Wyndham Hotel Playhouse Square
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
The 2013 event in the series of Machinery Failure Prevention
Technology (MFPT) Conferences will be a joint venture with
the International Society for Automation’s 59th International
Symposium.
The MFPT-organised section of the conference will focus
on the development and application of prognostics and healthmanagement technologies, and will show how practicaltechnologies can be integrated into a platform or system.
The theme of the conference is ‘Sensors and systems forreliability, safety and affordability’. BINDT is a co-sponsor of
the event.
The deadline for abstract submission is 1 October 2012 andabstracts (maximum 500 words) should be submitted via the
MFPT website at:www.mfpt.org/MFPT2013/MFPT2013.htm

News from The Brazilian Association for NDT and Inspection
São Paulo hosts Latin America’s main NDT event
Considered the number one Latin American non-destructive
testing event, the National Congress on Nondestructive Testing, orCongresso Nacional de Ensaios Não Destrutivos (Conaend), took
place 16-19 July 2012 in São Paulo, Brazil.
The objective of the Congress, which since 2006 has been
held at the same time as the 16th International Conference on
Integrity Evaluation and Life Extension of Industrial Equipment,
or 16ª Conferencia Internacional sobre Evaluación de Integridad
y Extensión de Vida de Equipos Industriales (IEV), is to highlightthe primary applications of NDT, inspection, condition monitoringand quality control, particularly in the nuclear, naval, aeronautical,
automotive, iron/steel, electrical and oil & gas sectors. This goal
was achieved with honours by the 2012 event.
The schedule of events included:
l 18th EXPOEND – Exposição Técnica de Equipamentos,
Produtos e Serviços de END e Inspeção (Technical Exhibition
of NDT and Inspection Equipment, Products and Services).
l 3rd Forum on New NDT and Inspection Technologies.
l 5th National Meeting of Certified Professionals.
l 5th ENDUTOS – Seminar on NDT in Piping.

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l 6th Meeting of Level 3 Certified Professionals.
l Professional training and refresher course of short duration.
l Mini-course on pressure vessels according to ASME VIII-1.
l Preparation of ultrasound testing procedures according to
ASME section V.
The 30th edition of Conaend also presented a schedule ofspeeches with some of the most important global specialists inthe area. These included Alessandro Demma, Borja Lopez, Cesar
Buque and Daniel Felipe Bobrow. Alessandro Demma, from GUL– Guided Ultrasonics Ltd, presented a talk on ‘Guided waves:opportunities and limitations’. Physicist Cesar Buque, Global
Director of Research and Central Development at Applus RTD,
gave a presentation on ‘3D ultrasound tomography: eliminating
TOFD and phased arrays?’. Another noteworthy speechon ‘Applications of acoustic pulse reflectometry for the inspectionof heat exchangers and boilers’ was given by Daniel Felipe
Bobrow, PhD in materials science from the Ben-Gurion University.
Borja Lopez, President and CEO of Innerspec Technologies,
presented ‘EMAT – current advances in methodology andapplications’.
www.abendi.org.br

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CALENDAR OF NDT EVENTS
MonthOctober
2012

Date

Venue

Event

Contact

29-2
Nov

OrlandoFlorida, USA

ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing
Show 2012conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

30-1
Nov

Seč
42nd International Conference andCzech Republic Exhibition – Defektoskopie 2012

cndt@cndt.cz
www.cndt.cz

13-15

AugsburgGermany

4th International Symposium on NDT in
Aerospace27-30

OkinawaJapan

21st International Acoustic Emission
Symposium (IAES-21)

info@iaes21.org
http://iaes21.org

December
2012

20-21

Beijing
China

International Conference on Advanced
Material and Manufacturing Science(ICAMMS 2012)

icamms@vip.163.com
www.icamms-conf.org

March
2013

10-15

Perth
Western
Australia

1st Australasian International Welding,Inspection and NDT Conference(iWIN2013)

events@wtia.com.au
www.iwin2013.com.au

20-22

AthensGreece5th International Conference of NDTprasian@central.ntua.gr /i.prasianakis@gmail.com
www.hsnt.gr/IC-MINDT-2013

20-25

Le Mans
France13th International Symposium on NonDestructive Characterisation of Materials

info@cnde.com

June
2013

16-18

Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Malaysian International NDT Conference
and Exhibition (MINDTCE 13)

nassir@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my

July
2013

20-21

Singapore

2nd Singapore International NDT
Conference & Exhibition (SINCE 2013)ndtss@live.com.sg
www.ndtss.org.sg

September
2013

4-6

Ljubljana
Slovenia

12th International Conference on
Application of Contemporary NonDestructive Testing in Engineering

tomaz.kek@fs.uni-lj.si

4-8

Las Vegas
Nevada, USA

ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing
Show 2013conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

18-22

Mumbai
India

November
2012

May
2013

November
2013

October
2014

12

6-10

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

Prague11th European Conference on NDTCzech Republic (ECNDT 2014)

tagungen@dgzfp.de
www.ndt-aerospace.com

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

www.ecndt2014.com

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