With these investments, Intertek is able to offer customers Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) capabilities. NDT is an important step in validating the reliability of materials, helping to ensure ...

The performance of the final product depends heavily on the degree of cure - making it critical to ensure that the reaction goes to completion for the highest quality and reliability. Achieving this ...

Well-established regulations have been used worldwide to certify the mechanical characteristics of advanced materials like polymer nanocomposites across different industries. To establish a ...

Wherever there are bindings, these can also "break" - be it through external influences or material fatigue. Regular tests are therefore indispensable. The iX-600 portable inspection system from UNX ...

SKZ’s computed tomography (CT) scanners can be used both for publicly funded research projects and for contract analysis for customers. They are also used for training purposes in the field of ...

Developing a maintenance strategy, especially for composite materials, is essential for the state of the overall composite structure (particularly in a long run). Based on this, a maintenance method ...

As the newest generation of composites-intensive aircraft comes online — notably Boeing's 787, and Airbus' A380 and A350 — nondestructive testing (NDT) of composites will assume unprecedented ...

Thermography as a method of quality assurance in the aerospace industry Composites in general and carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP) in particular, have long played a major role in the aerospace ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Researcher David Moore holds a rectangle of hard carbon composite material, smooth with a faint woven pattern on its surface. The sample shows normal wear and tear until he turns ...

SEATTLE — Boeing said today it has completed destructive testing on a full-scale composite wing box of the 787 Dreamliner, the first all-composite wing box ever built for a Boeing commercial airplane.