CONTENTS
News............................................. 1-2
19th WCNDT.................................... 3
European Regional Group............. 4-6
Asia-Pacific Regional Group.......... 7-8
Pan-American Regional Group.... 9-11
Calendar of Events........................... 12

The World Organisation for NDTVolume 8 Issue No 11

April 2013

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

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Progress made on strategic objectives

t is a great pleasure to offer good wishes to thosemember societies that are celebrating importantanniversaries. In the autumn of 2012, the JapaneseSociety (JSNDI) celebrated 60 years! In March 2013,
the Australian Institute (AINDT) was 50 years old. In
Europe, the Slovenian NDT Society is organising its
10th International Conference and the RomanianSociety (ARoENd) its 20th International Symposium.
The Hellenic Society is organising its 5th International
Conference in Athens, Greece. Congratulations to all!
I am writing this letter whilst making final
preparations for a visit to the 1st AustralasianInternational Welding, Inspection and NDT Conference(iWIN2013). This is a joint conference celebrating the50th anniversary of the Australian Institute of Non-Destructive Testing and the 57th Annual
Conference of the Welding Technology Institute of Australia. Joint conferences like this one
provide excellent opportunities to ‘spread our message’ on the importance of NDT.
Preparing for my keynote lecture at the AINDT conference, in which I have the task ofreflecting on the history of NDT, three Scottish NDT stories caught my attention.
I learned that when Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays in
November 1895 he sent a copy of his paper to Lord Kelvin in
Glasgow and it was passed to the attention of Dr John Macintyre,
who had been appointed as Medical Electrician to the Glasgow
Royal Infirmary that year. On 5 February 1896, Dr Macintyre gavea presentation to the Philosophical Society of Glasgow on the new
Röntgen Rays. In March 1896, Macintyre obtained permission
from the managers of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary to start a new
X-ray branch of his electrical department. This became the firstdepartment in the world to provide a service to patients. The
image on the left is the first X-ray Röntgen ever created. It is an
The first X-ray
image of his wife’s hand – you can see her wedding ring.
In December 2012, our daughter-inlaw gave birth to our grandson in the ‘Ian
Donald ward’ of another Glasgow hospital.
Ian Donald was a Scottish physician who
pioneered the use of diagnostic ultrasoundin obstetrics. Whilst Professor of Midwifery
at Glasgow University, he first explored theuse of ultrasound in the 1950s after seeing it
used at Babcock and Wilcox (the company
where I was employed from 1975 to 2012), Ian Donald pioneered the use of diagnostic
ultrasoundRenfrew, to look for flaws in welds!
This month has seen further reports showing the vital importance of reliable NDT. The
Forth Road Bridge in Scotland is a suspension bridge 2.5 km in length with a main spanContinued on page two

Asia-Pacific regionalsocieties sign ICNDT MRAT

he Japanese Society for Non-Destructive
Inspection (JSNDI) formed a task
group during the JSNDI International
Workshop in 2008. The main purpose of thegroup is to provide the necessary advice to the
APCNDT and JSNDI on implementing ISO
9712 certification as a common standard andassist the countries in need of developing sucha scheme. The initial task group members(China, India, Korea, Malaysia and Japan)
were nominated at the workshop in 2008 andSingapore was nominated and approved in2010. The Asia-Pacific Conference on NDT(APCNDT) is another topic of consideration
for the group. The 14th APCNDT will be held
in India and the APCNDT after that will beheld in Singapore.

Representatives from member countries
joining hands to symbolise the promotion of
the ICNDT MRA. From left to right: China,
Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and India

A further meeting was arranged by JSNDI
on 9-11 October 2012 in Tokyo, where thetask group members reconsidered the future
framework of each society among the AsiaPacific countries. Furthermore, the meeting
took the opportunity to exchange comments
and discussions on NDT strategies in orderto establish closer co-operation with theAsia-Pacific countries.
The following is a summary of the key
discussions held during the meeting:l APFNDT constitution and working group;l Common question bank for the AsiaContinued on page two

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Chairman’s message continued fromfront pageof 1006 m supported by two suspension
cables, each made up of 11,618 individual
high tensile steel wires. In 2004, following
the discovery of corrosion within the main
cables, the Bridge Authority acted quickly
to commission an acoustic monitoring

The Forth Road Bridge in Scotland

system to detect new wire breaks. The
system is designed to provide early warningof any potential problem areas or increases
in the rate of deterioration. It uses a seriesof microphones positioned along thecables to listen out for the unique soundof a wire breaking. Fifty new breakages
were detected by 2009 and it was judgedthat continuing deterioration could leadto a ban on lorries using the crossing by
2014. The government decided to go
forward and commission a replacement
bridge (The Forth Replacement Crossing)at a forecasted cost of £1.45bn. All of thethree main contracts that make up the
FRC project have now been awarded.
So, NDT had both allowed the bridge
to continue to be used but appeared tohave given it a life sentence. The latest
news following inspections in 2012,2

however, is that corrosion and breakage
has significantly slowed down following
the installation of a cable dehumidification
system.
Back to ICNDT business. I am pleased toreport that we have made progress on our
strategic objective to strengthen relations
with other international organisations withinterests in NDT and condition monitoring.
We have worked with the World Institutefor Nuclear Security and the International
Atomic Energy Agency, as well as ISO
Technical Committee TC135 NDT. A groupfrom the Executive Committee will meetwith IIW representatives during March.
We have been encouraged to seek liaison
with TC 108/SC 5 (Condition Monitoring)and Dr Purschke will represent ICNDTat their meeting in Berlin in April. I will

Continued from front page
Pacific region;l Common sourcing of examination
specimens;l Model quality system for ISO 17024;
l Discussion on technical specificationfor examination specimens;l Discussion on common notes for training;l Discussion on ‘Train the Trainers’
programme for developing countries inAsia;
l 14th APCNDT and 20th WCNDT plans.
During this event, the following member
countries declared their support for the
ICNDT MRA and a signing ceremony
was held at JSNDI’s offices. The following
member countries signed the MRA:l China – represented by Dr Shen;l India – represented by Mr V Pari;l Korea – represented by Prof Younho Cho;l Malaysia – represented by Dr Nassir;l Singapore – represented by Mr S K Babu.
At this time, Australia and Japan were
awaiting approval from their respective
executive boards; however, both subsequently
signed during the UK Certification Conference
held in Luton,UK, in November 2012.
represent ICNDT at the QNDE conferencein Baltimore in July.
The members of the Certification
Executive
Committeearetobecongratulated on the progress that has
been made towards the implementationof the ICNDT Multilateral Recognition
Agreement, PCB assessment scheme andexamination question bank (which has
now been translated into Spanish). FiveICNDT member societies have signed the
MRA. ICNDT speakers made very valuable
contributions to the UK Certification
Conference in Luton in November 2012.

Dr J M Farley
Chairman, ICNDTThe 12th International Conference on Application ofContemporary Non-Destructive Testing in Engineering
4-6 September 2013
Grand Hotel Metropol, Portorož, Slovenia

Plans well underway for 19th WCNDT 2016T

he German Society for Non-Destructive Testing (DGZfP)
is organising the 19th World Conference on NDT (19th
WCNDT), to take place in Munich from 13-17 June 2016.
In order to compile the scientific and technical programme of
the conference, a new approach has been devised.
Firstly, a website will be established where the speciallyselected Scientific and Technical Advisory Board can perform thereview and ranking of the incoming abstracts online, according to
the conference topics. These will be published in January 2015,
alongside the first call for papers.
The Scientific and Technical Advisory Board will compriseinternationally recognised experts, selected on the basis of
proposals of the four Vice Presidents of the WCNDT, who are as
follows:l Gerd Dobmann, Fraunhofer-Institute for Nondestructive
Testing, Saarbrücken;l Anton Erhard, Federal Institute for Materials Research andTesting, Berlin;l Marc Kreutzbruck, Federal Institute for Materials Research andTesting, Berlin;l Martin Spies, Fraunhofer-Institute for Industrial Mathematics,
Kaiserslautern.

l Cultural heritage;l Medical products;l Nano-technologies and high-resolution NDT;l Public security and humanitarian safety;l Standards and training of NDT personnel.
To find out more, visit: www.wcndt2016.com

The conference topics will be chosen with the objectiveof fulfilling the information requirements in order to enhancedevelopments in individual NDT industrial sectors, contributing
to a more reliable and safe technical infrastructure in our world,
as well as highlighting trends that have been identified. However,contributions addressing special, well-accepted and traditional NDT
methodologies, such as VT, UT, MT and RT, will also be welcome,in so far as they reveal and introduce new technological progress.
Topics will therefore include, but not be restricted to:l Energy generation;l Semi-finished products;
l Structural engineering;l Traffic engineering;l Reliability and statistical procedures;l Modelling and data processing;l Materials characterisation;l Monitoring;

The location

The venue

Munich is an attractive city for national and international
congresses.

The International Congress Centre Munich (ICM) is one of themost modern congress centres in the world and an integral
part of the New Munich Trade Fair Centre. With an inviting
and friendly atmosphere as well as the finest equipment,
the centre offers ideal conditions for events of any kind andsize.

The Bavarian state capital is often referred to as a high-tech
Mecca, a beer city and the capital of fun. Some call it ‘Athens on
the Isar’, others the northernmost city of Italy. Both terms illustrate
its rich architecture as well as the spirit and rhythm which reignsin Munich.
If you are heading for Munich it makes no difference where
you come from, what counts is that you are cordially welcome.

With a capacity of 7000 seats, approximately 7000 m2 of
exhibition space and rooms for flexible use, the International
Congress Centre Munich is one of the most efficient centresof its kind.

Contact: Assistant Professor Tomaž Kek, The Slovenian Society for
Non-Destructive Testing, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Tel: +386 1 4771 729;
Fax: 386 1 4771 225; Email: tomaz.kek@fs.uni-lj.si

http://www.fs.uni-lj.si/ndt

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

Regional Report
EUROPEEUROPEBINDT holds successful certification conferenceAvery successful UK Certification Conference was held in
Luton, just north of London, last November. Organisedby The British Institute of NDT (BINDT), the conference
attracted a good number of delegates from the UK and further
afield.
The event aimed to inform attendees about the impact ofchanges in NDT/CM personnel certification, to describe thepast, present and future of NDT/CM personnel certification fromvarious perspectives and to provide an opportunity to discussdevelopments, schemes and practices in the field.
During 2012, BINDT had carried out a consultation withindustry and this underpinned the presentation by BINDT CEO
Cameron Sinclair. Joe Heigold (Tata Steel UK) gave an industry
perspective and then BINDT President Elect (now President) Tony
Dunhill talked about certification for emerging technologies.
Matt Gallagher explained the role of certification in education,with special reference to BINDT’s proposition for an integrated
education programme, and Steve Lavender gave some backgroundon the PCN scheme and an Authorised Qualifying Body’s view ofcertification.

Members of the ICNDT Working Group 1 meet in Luton. From left toright: Shohei Ooka (Japan), Les Dick (Australia), Peter Milligan (UK/
Australia), David Gilbert (ICNDT), Jim Guild (South Africa), Patrick
Brisset (IAEA), Svetlana Priannikova (Ukraine), Alexander Mullin(Russia), Vitally Radko (Ukraine), Rodolfo Rodrigues (Spain), SajeeshBabu (Singapore), Gerhard Aufricht (Austria), Patrick Fallouey(France), Ralf Holstein (Germany), John Thompson (UK), Matthias
Purschke (Germany) and Mike Farley (Chairman, ICNDT)

Representatives from the Australian, Brazilian and Japanesesocieties took the opportunity to sign the ICNDT MRA during theproceedings of the event.

BINDT CEO Cameron Sinclair presenting at Certification UK

ICNDT Chairman Mike Farley described ICNDT’s strategic
vision on qualification and certification. Patrick Fallouey spoke on
the harmonisation of EN 473 and ISO 9712 and then went on, with
Matthias Purschke, to explain the ICNDT Multilateral Recognition
Agreement (MRA). Sajeesh Babu explained ICNDT’s conformity
assessment service and Rufino Teles gave information on theBrazilian Society’s experience of using the EFNFT examinationquestion bank, while John Thompson talked about developments
to update the question bank.
Alongside the conference there were meetings of the ICNDTExecutive Committee, Working Group 1: Qualification andCertification and the Certification Executive Committee (CEC).

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The presentations from the conference are available online via
Slideshare. To view them, use the following link: http://bit.ly/15JUjch

Russian Society creates Youth Board

he Russian Society for NDT and Technical Diagnostics(RSNTTD) has created a Youth Board, comprising young
specialists from leading companies from all areas of NDT,
including training and certification of personnel, scientific R&D,
industry, laboratories, equipment providers and service centres.
The Board will discuss the problems and tasks of the main
RSNTTD Board – the governing body of the Society. The RSNTTD
Board undertakes to consider all proposals of the Youth Board andinvites members of the Youth Board to participate in its meetings.
27 companies from Moscow, Rybinsk, Voronezh, St Petersburg,
Rostov, Ekaterinburg and Tomsk responded to the offer from the
RSNTTD and sent their representatives to the Youth Board.

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The Brazilian Society for NDT, represented by Joǎ o Rufino Teles
Filho (left), and the Australian Institute for NDT, represented by Les
Dick (second from left), at the MRA signing. They were joined by Xu
Jongchang and Sajeesh K Babu, representing China and Singapore,
respectively, (who had already signed the MRA), and ICNDTChairman Dr Mike Farley

RSNTTD will pay special attention to the development ofyouth policy and the implementation of modern technologies forthe promotion of the Society, including online conferences forthe involvement of specialists from all regions of Russia. This isimportant when you consider that it takes eight hours to travelfrom Moscow to Habarovsk by air.
The Youth Board will form its own management body anddetermine its terms of reference and objectives.
RSNTTD President Sergei Klyuev said of the development: “Weare sure that through the creation of the Youth Board we will beable to interest a large number of young specialists all over thecountry to co-operate with RSNTTD.”ICNDT Journal Vol 8 No 11 April 2013

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

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EUROPE

ASIA-PACIFIC

News from the Malaysian Society for NDTIC-MINDT-2013
Materials Integrated Non-Destructive Testing 2013

5th INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE
ON NDT OF HSNT

Another fruitful Task Force Meeting at JSNDI,
9-11 October 2012

Malaysian NDT Certification Body
accredited to ISO 17024

As part of the efforts to create a strong co-operation with countries in
the Asia-Pacific region, The Japanese Society for Non-Destructive
Inspection (JSNDI) organised the fifth task group meeting at theheadquarters of JSNDI in Akihabara.
Individuals representing NDT societies from Japan, Malaysia,
Singapore, India, China and Korea attended the meeting.

The Malaysian Society for NDT (MSNT) wishes to congratulate
the Department of Skill Manpower Development (JPK), Ministryof Human Resource, as the NDT National Certification Body forbeing accredited to ISO 17024 by the National Accreditation Bodyon 3 October 2012.

Dr Yokono, JSNDI President, addressing the participants during the
opening ceremony

View of the final auditing process, where the Chief Auditor goes
through all documents

20-22 May 2013
Eugenides Foundation, Athens, Greece
The conference organising committee, with its chairman Professor Ioannis Prassianakis, cordially invites you
to the 5th International Conference on NDT, organised by the Hellenic Society for NDT (HSNT).
The aim of the conference is to bring together scientists and engineers to exchange recent experiences in
research and 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

Many issues related to the interest of members of NDT
communities within the Asian region were discussed. These
included:l Development of personnel certification activities in Asian
countries;l Preparation by The Indian Society for NDT (ISNT) for the 14th
Asia-Pacific Conference on NDT, scheduled to be held in
Mumbai, India;
l Education and training to be hosted by JSNDI in 2013;
l Reports on examination test-blocks.
On the last day of the meeting, participants visited an exhibition
organised by the Japanese Instrumentation and Measurement
Association (JIMA).
MSNT wishes to thank JSNDI for the efforts made towards
strengthening NDT activities in Asia.

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 NDT applications in the civil structures industryl Non-contact NDT methodsl Industrial manufacturingl Aerospace and marine
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

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NDT for Safety, Quality and Productivity
16-18 June 2013
Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Contact: Dr Abd Nassir Ibrahim. Tel: +6 01935 14212;
Email: nassir@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my
Representatives from the NDT societies of China, Korea, Singapore,
Malaysia and India displaying the ICNDT documents they signed in
the Exhibition HallICNDT Journal Vol 8 No 11 April 2013

MINDTCE 13

The Malaysian Society for NDT is proud to announce its biennial
conference and exhibition, MINDTCE13.
Topics covered will include:
l New, advanced and innovative NDT methods.
l NDT management, training, qualification and certification.
l Digital industrial radiography.
l Safety and security in industrial radiography.
l Application for metallic and non-metallic material.
l Application in nuclear power industries.
l Computed tomography.

l Theoretical modellingwww.hsnt.gr/IC-MINDT-2013

The process of gaining accreditation began in 2005 and involved
great efforts from various individuals and organisations. Greatsupport from the Director General of JPK and efforts by his officers
were the main instruments leading to the success of this process.
The MSNT sees this success as a significant step towards
leveraging the quality of its NDT personnel and towards achieving
internationalisation of its NDT certificates.

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

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PAN-AMERICA

BINDT and AINDT sign ground-breaking agreement

New technology centre for ChileOn Tuesday 30 October 2012, Steve Lavender (then President of
The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing) and Ian Hogarth(President of the Australian Institute of Non-Destructive Testing),
on behalf of their respective Councils, signed and ratified the following
two documents:l A strategic ‘Shared Vision for Partnership’, which is, in
effect, a statement of intent and portrays a true partnershiparrangement designed to bring about the pooling of resources,
enabling the pursuit of their respective charitable objectives
with greater effectiveness and efficiency.
l A memorandum of understanding (MoU) and co-operationagreement, which sets out some more specific reciprocalarrangements covering governance, communications, events,
publications, membership, certification and other technicalactivities.
Stakeholders will start to see the tangible benefits of the synergy
created by this partnership in the coming years, but can be assured
that both Institutes will maintain their autonomy, culture and ethos,respectively. In fact, it is the similarity of the two Institutes in theseand other respects that will ensure that the partnership will succeed.
Furthermore, it is a condition that both Institutes’ Councils must retain
full control of their respective organisations and that both Institutes
shall maintain their respective legal status and various accreditations.
The target outcome of the partnership is an accelerationof the continuous improvement of all their propositions,particularly in terms of broadening the appeal of these
propositions and increasing the number of people engaging withthe two Institutes through these propositions.
Both Institutes will continue to trade under their respective
brands and, importantly, another condition of the agreement is thatT

the ‘character’ of each Institute will be preserved. The agreement
does, however, create the possibility of creating additional
co-owned brands in the future.

Cameron Sinclair, CEO of BINDT, says: “The benefits that willaccrue from this partnership outweigh the challenges posed by thepooling of resources situated on opposite sides of the globe. This is an
exciting development that opens a door to all manner of possibilities toenhance our joint capabilities, especially if other similarly-motivatedorganisations are brought into the partnership in due course.”(1993-1995), and Federal Councillor (1980-2002) and President(1983-1984). He was awarded Honorary Membership in 1994,
was convenor of a number of conferences and seminars at both
Branch and Federal level and was certification & qualification
examination co-ordinator for Queensland (2000-2012).
Derek was APCNDT President (1997-2001) and member ofthe organising committee for the 10th APCNDT Conference in
Brisbane in 2001.

The 2nd Singapore International
Non-Destructive Testing Conference & Exhibition

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Giuseppe Mellis, General Manager of CTS, and Deputy Manager of
IQS Eduardo Cretier, at the foundation laying ceremony last year

The project is now well underway

News from The Brazilian Association of NDT and Inspection
Conference on Equipment Technology(COTEQ) in Brazil
The Conference on Equipment Technology (COTEQ) is one of themost important events in its field in Brazil. COTEQ brings together
professionals from the scientific and industrial communities. It
provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas andexplores current research and development in the NDT, corrosion,oil, gas and biofuel industries.
The 12th Conference on Equipment Technology – COTEQ
is being organised by The Brazilian Society of Non-Destructive
Testing and Inspection (ABENDI), with The Brazilian Associationof Corrosion (ABRACO) and The Brazilian Institute of Oil, Gas andBiofuels (IBP).

SINCE 2013

International Chemical and Petroleum Industry
Inspection Technology Conference

19-20 July 2013
Singapore

ICPIIT XIII‘NDT for Productivity and Reliability’

12-15 June 2013
Crowne Plaza Houston Northwest – Brookhollow
Houston, Texas, USA

Organised by the Non-Destructive Testing Society (Singapore)
From left to right: Queensland Branch Immediate Past President Mr
Michael Magrath, Meritorious Service Award recipient Mr Derek Olleyand new QLD Branch President Mr Barry Cooper at the presentation of
the award

Carriel Sur Airport and major highways.
Giuseppe Mellis said: “We have invested in this construction
to move forward and to contribute to the industry, the region andthe development of the country, from which we will continue todevelop into South America and then to other continents.”
Eduardo Cretier pointed out the importance of the joint project,addressing the need: “to form and strengthen the job skills of
individuals and to achieve excellence in processes that require
world-class maintenance, building on the increasing efforts inresearch, development and innovation that have been made sofar.”
On behalf of the staff, Senior Gabriel Ferrada spoke, saying:“This is a great opportunity for the staff and the business involved.”

Australian Institute of NDT President Ian Hogarth (second from left)
and the then BINDT President Steve Lavender (third from left) withthe signed MoU and partnership agreement. BINDT CEO Cameron
Sinclair (left) and AINDT EO Les Dick complete the picture

AINDT presents inaugural Meritorious
Service Award to Derek Olley

he Australian Institute of NDT (AINDT) has presented its
inaugural Meritorious Service Award to Mr Derek Olley,
in recognition of 30 years’ service to AINDT at Branch andFederal levels.
During his time with AINDT, Derek was Queensland Branch
Councillor (1980-2012), Secretary (1991-1994) and PresidentL

ast year a ceremony was held at Hualpen, near Concepcion,
Chile, to commemorate the laying of the foundation stone forthe construction of a joint project between the IQS Operations
Centre – South America and the South American Technology
Centre (CTS), led by Giuseppe Mellis, General Manager of CTS,
and Deputy Manager Eduardo Cretier P, who is involved withtactical and operational staff for IQS.
The project, which includes the construction of three buildingsof nearly 900 m2 each, on a land area of almost 8000 m2, is now
well underway.
The facility is located in the community of Hualpen, a new
and important industrial and business area that is home to several
large corporations and universities and is only a few minutes fromwww.ndtss.org.sg
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The conference will be held 18-21 June 2013 at Enotel Resort &Spa in Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil. At the previous event in2011, COTEQ brought together over 1,600 attendees in a programmefeaturing more than 240 technical presentations given by academics
and professionals referenced in universities and industries in the area,with experts recognised both nationally and internationally.
The 1,380 m2 exhibition area will be an ideal place fororganisations to showcase their technology, products and services.
It will provide the opportunity to do business and establish
relationships with professionals involved in the technologicaldevelopments of the equipment industry.
COTEQ returns to Pernambuco, the main area of industrial
development in the north-east region of Brazil.
For further information, visit: www.abendi.org.br/coteq/eng/
This conference provides a forum for the exchange of theoreticaland scientific information in the following subjects:

l NDT of pipeline and piping.
l NDT of pressure vessels.
l NDT of storage tanks.
l NDT of chemical and refinery plants.
l NDT of equipment for transportation.
l Inspector certifications.
l Codes.
l Standards.
l Regulations.
l Risk-based inspections and evaluations.
l General NDT.

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PAN-AMERICA

News from The American Society for NDT
ASNT’s 22nd Research Symposium –18-21 March 2013
The ASNT 22nd Research Symposium is being held 18-21 March2013 in Memphis, Tennessee. This yearly event highlights theexchange of non-destructive testing (NDT) knowledge in the formof research, technology and commercial innovations, with thevarious engineers, practitioners, manufacturers and academics in
the industry. The symposium promotes the latest advancementsin theory and instrumentation that are vital to the continued
success of NDT throughout the world. At the same time, this offers
networking opportunities with newfound professionals and theopportunity to catch up with colleagues.

A number of educational programme sessions are planned forthe course of the symposium. Topics of interest include neutron
radiography, acoustic techniques, eddy current testing of aerospacestructures, laser NDT, probability of detection, structural healthmonitoring, guided wave and much more. These sessions, taught
by expert industry veterans, are open to all levels of practitioner
and will be of great value to anyone wishing to expand his or her
knowledge on specialised NDE subject matter.
This year’s programme includes several addresses by some of
the most active names in the industry. On Tuesday, Charles Eickof Horizon NDT Services will deliver a keynote address, entitled:‘Improving the transfer of knowledge and needs between NDT
key players’. On Wednesday, the winner of the ASNT ResearchAward for Sustained Excellence Richard H Bossi, Senior Technical
Fellow at Boeing Research and Technology, will present on

ASNT Annual
Conference
The NDT Experience
4-7 November 2013
Rio Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The ASNT Annual Conference 2013 will provide a forum
for the exchange of theoretical, scientific and application
information. In this challenging economy you need to stay
informed and up-to-date on the latest advances in NDTtechnology. Participating in this conference will expand yourknowledge while increasing your visibility.
Contact: The Conference Department, The American Society
for Nondestructive Testing, 1711 Arlingate Lane, PO Box
28518, OH 43228-0518, Columbus, USA.
Tel: +1 614 274 6003; Fax: +1 614 274 6899

www.asnt.org
10‘The quest for non-destructive materials characterisation’.
On Thursday, ASNT Research Award for Innovation winner
Neil Goldfine, President of Jentek Sensors Inc, will deliver anaddress, entitled: ‘MWM – arrays and hyperlattices – history andaccomplishments’.
Conference attendees are encouraged to sit in on one of themany administrative and informational Society meetings that willtake place during the symposium. The Technical and Education
Council will host meetings on a variety of NDT methods, as wellas topics including aerospace, educational publications and an
SNT-TC-1A review. The Certification Management Council,
Section Operations Council and Research Council will also
convene during the week. Certification examinations will be held
on Saturday and Sunday, prior to the start of the symposium.
The Research Symposium provides a great outlet for attendees
to explore the latest instrumentation in NDT from the top players in
the market. This year’s exhibitors include 2013 sponsor Olympus
NDT, as well as many other companies. Pick up a catalogue,
attend a product demonstration and make sure your organisationis on the cutting edge of NDT technology.
ASNT recognises the importance of its NDT student members as
future leaders in the industry and extends a warm welcome to student
attendees. The Research Symposium is the ideal environment for
students to gain insight through the educational sessions, acquire
professional skills and network with peers and potential employers.
In an effort to make conference attendance more accessible to its
student members, ASNT offered travel reimbursements of up to$1000 each (including transportation and meals) to a maximumof 15 students to attend the 22nd ASNT Research Symposium. In
order to be considered, students enrolled in a four-year university
course were required to submit a one-page essay, a letter ofrecommendation from an instructor or professor, proof of current
enrollment and their ASNT student member status by 31 January.
This year’s symposium is being held at the historic Peabody
Hotel in Memphis. The Peabody is a Forbes Four-Star, AAA FourDiamond historic hotel located in the heart of the downtown area.
It is within walking distance of Beale Street, the Memphis Rock‘n’ Soul Museum, the Gibson Guitar Factory, Fed-Ex Forum, theNational Civil Rights Museum, Sun Studio, the Orpheum Theatre
and Memphis Cook Convention Center.
The hotel is a destination within itself, boasting 464 guest
rooms and two refined restaurants, all decorated in old-worldstyle and exuding southern charm. Notable hotel events include
a buffet style Sunday brunch at Carpaccio Grill and English-styleafternoon tea at Chez Philippe. Perhaps most famous though is thedaily visit from the Peabody Ducks, which march to and from theGrand Lobby, a tradition that dates back to 1933.

ASNT’s 2012 Fall Conference wasinformative and instructive
ASNT held its Annual Conference from 29 October to 2 November
2012 at the Rosen Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida. The conference
provided a forum for the exchange of theoretical, scientific andapplication information and had 1445 registered participants,
representing the full spectrum of NDT methods and techniques.
The professional programme featured 95 scheduled presentations
and five short courses. The papers showcased a variety of novel
NDT techniques and applications from the forefront of the industry
and were well received.
Committee meetings, informational meetings, short courses
and networking opportunities kept attendees active throughout theweek, and the 153 exhibiting companies demonstrated their NDT
products and services.
The conference keynote and plenary addresses were especially
fitting for host city Orlando, as local favourites Disney and NASA

ICNDT Journal Vol 8 No 11 April 2013both provided NDT experts. On Tuesday, Emmett Peter, Directorof Worldwide Safety and Assurance, Disney Parks and Resorts,
gave a presentation entitled: ‘Safety by design: Disney’s approach
to worldwide safety’. Disney makes guest safety its number one
priority and uses ASNT guidelines and their 1,900 own standards
daily on 11 ticketed attractions and the Disney Cruise Line. With
the wide variety of rides and facilities, Disney regularly uses many
NDT methods in several situations, including with underwater,
hidden and aerial access.
On Wednesday, Michael P Serabian, President of PQNDT Inc,
presented his company’s 2012 Salary Survey Results. 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 average NDT practitioner is 45 years
old and has 19 years of experience, though hiring increases forLevel I and Level II employees suggest that firms are attracting
newer, younger talent.
Brooks R Kimmel, Deputy Director of Safety, Health andMission Assurance at the NASA Kennedy Space Center, presented
Thursday’s plenary address, entitled: ‘Safety in a zero tolerance
environment’. In an industry that regularly deals with zero gravity,
extreme high and low pressures and rocket fuel, safety is a criticalconcern. Kimmel described how NASA implements safety to not
only identify problems and correct them, but also to prevent theiroccurrence in the future.
The 2012 Lester Honor Lecture was also presented on Thursday
by Ward D Rummel of D&W Enterprises Ltd. Working from theforefront of the probability of detection metric, Rummel discussedthe ‘Quest for reliable NDT’, including the development of statistical
rigour, the development of data fitting and presentation, predictivemodelling, requirements for linking modelling and measurement,
and how to improve understanding and use of NDT measurement.
All presentations were well received and well attended as partof the conference’s strong professional programme.
Educational sessions and short courses went on as planned from
Tuesday through to Thursday, though Hurricane Sandy disrupted
travel plans for many presenters. ASNT thanks the replacements
who volunteered to fill in with impromptu sessions. Tim Armitt,of Lavender NDT, opened the short courses on Monday with a‘Masterclass in the art of time-of-flight diffraction’, addressing
the general set-up, detection, characterisation and finite sizingof welding flaws. There were also courses on the ‘Application ofhuman factors and safety culture in NDT’, taught by Walt Cofer ofRadiation Control Inc, an ‘Overview of infrared usage in industry
for those supporting an IR programme’, taught by Albert Ohliger of
AO Technical Services Company, ‘Applied probability of detection
methods’, taught by Jennifer Brown of Iowa State University,

Digital Imaging XVI
22-24 July 2013
Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, CT, USA
Now in its 16th 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 Conference Department, The American Society
for Nondestructive Testing, 1711 Arlingate Lane, PO Box
28518, OH 43228-0518, Columbus, USA.
Tel: +1 614 274 6003; Fax: +1 614 274 6899

www.asnt.org

ICNDT Journal Vol 8 No 11 April 2013and ‘Ultrasonic weld inspection’, taught by Subash Jayaramanof Waves in Solids, LLC. These courses served NDT managers,
inspectors and trainees with the education and certification theyneed to stay current in the rapidly changing NDT field.
Paper sessions included topics on automotive and railway
inspections, health monitoring, NDT of spacecraft and launchvehicles, education and training, pipeline inspections, infrastructureand emerging technologies. These sessions were composed of 30
minute presentations that spanned NDT methods and explained newtechniques, equipment and practices. Session chairs and presenterswere also available for follow-up, creating an interactive experience.
On Wednesday night, ASNT members gathered for the Annual
Awards Banquet. ASNT recognised its community members fortheir contributions to the NDT industry and to the Society itself.
David L Culbertson received the 2012 Philip D Johnson Honorary
Member Award, the highest the Society bestows. John A Stringer
received the Charles N Sherlock Meritorious Service Award,
and the Lou Di Valerio Technician of the Year Award went toRobert E Campbell, Jr. Eleven sections were recognised for theirachievements in the 2011-2012 President’s Award Programme,with Greater Houston, Old Dominion, Pacific Northwest andSaudi Arabian receiving Gold honours.
NDT students were also recognised at the banquet. Engineering
Undergraduate Awards were presented to Leslie Bland of James
Madison University, Sarah Hatfield of Missouri University of
Science and Technology and Caleb McGee of Southern Illinois
University Carbondale.
The banquet finished with the passing of the presidential collar,
as outgoing President Robert Potter conferred the title upon 2013ASNT President Raymond Morasse.

Seattle, Washington, destination forfirst NDT of Composites Conference
The first-time conference NDT of Composites will be held in
Seattle, Washington, from 13-14 May 2013. The conference will
provide information on existing, new and developing methods of
NDT for composite materials and fabrication techniques, including
advances in laser technology and thermography. New productforms and preferred non-destructive testing techniques will also
be discussed. Uses in applications ranging from commercial tomilitary, sub-surface to space will be presented.

ASNT launches new website
In mid-January, ASNT launched its new website. The website has
been designed with users in the forefront. Firstly, the site has been
optimised with a functional, innovative and clean look, designed
to maximise the user’s experience. Secondly, there is simplified
navigation and the site is information rich. Users will find a
dynamic certificate holder’s verification database, NDT articles,
papers and library resources. Full issues of Materials Evaluation
are available to ASNT members and there are enhanced searchcapabilities. Structured for browsing, the ASNT Book Store isdedicated to NDT publications and merchandise. The store is
the source for more than 200 NDT publications and it is easy tomake purchases from the site. The new MyASNT feature is
your personal page for tracking your demographic and contact
information, ASNT certificates held with expiration dates,
recertification points earned and ASNT section affiliation. Discover
it now at www.asnt.org

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CALENDAR OF NDT EVENTS
Month

Date

Venue

1-4

Singapore

International Congress on Ultrasonics –2013 ICU

revenzheng@epc.com.sg

6-8

DresdenGermany

Annual Conference of the German Society
for NDT (DGZfP)

tagungen@dgzfp.de
www.dgzfp.de

20-22

AthensGreece5th International Conference on NDT

prasian@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

16-18

Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Malaysian International NDT Conference
and Exhibition (MINDTCE 13)

nassir@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my

18-20

Kraków
PolandThe Tenth International Conference on
Condition Monitoring and Machinery
Failure Prevention Technologies

conferences@bindt.org
www.bindt.org

19-20

Singapore

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

21-26

Baltimore
Maryland, USA

40th Annual Review of Progress in
Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation(QNDE)

heidil@iastate.edu
www.qndeprograms.org/2013/
Conference2013.html
www.icbmconference.org

4-6

Ljubljana
Slovenia

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

tomaz.kek@fs.uni-lj.si

10-12

TelfordUK

Materials Testing 2013 Exhibition and52nd Annual British Conference on NDT –NDT 2013

conferences@bindt.org
www.bindt.org

4-8

Las Vegas
Nevada, USA

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

18-22

Mumbai
India

May
2013

June
2013

July
2013

September
2013

November
2013

12

October
2014

6-10

June
2016

13-17

Event

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

Prague11th European Conference on NDTCzech Republic (ECNDT 2014)
MunichGermany

19th World Conference on NDT(19th WCNDT)Contact

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

www.ecndt2014.com

www.wcndt2016.com

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