Register Today and Help Shape the Future of NDT
Registration is now open for the 56th Annual British Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, taking place from 5-7 September 2017 at The International Centre, Telford, UK.
NDT 2017 offers a unique opportunity for experts from industry and academia worldwide to meet, discuss and develop innovative solutions and present the latest developments and technologies that will shape the future of the industry. The conference includes a range of presentation forums, including plenary papers, and discussion/panel sessions as well as an invited international session.
The NDT 2017 programme has over 80 technical presentations scheduled across the three-day event, attracting papers from many related fields, covering areas such as ultrasonics, magnetic methods, applications, reliability and human factors in NDT, phased array, digital signal processing, digital radiography, gas and pipeline inspection, aerospace, wind energy, X-ray and composite materials.
In addition, over 70 companies are expected to exhibit at the Materials Testing 2017 exhibition of NDT-related products, which will run alongside the NDT conference. Materials Testing will host two further streams of presentations of a more commercial/practical nature. The exhibition is a great opportunity to meet with knowledgeable and helpful exhibitors, network with industry colleagues and gain new ideas, solutions and inspiration, all under one roof!
Full-time registration includes attendance at all conference sessions, entrance to the Materials Testing exhibition, proceedings CD-ROM and all meals and evening functions, including the conference dinner.
Meet industry’s key players and learn about the very latest NDT technology and services available from around the world at the 56th Annual British Conference on NDT from 5-7 September 2017.
To view the provisional programme for this prestigious event, visit http://www.bindt.org/events/ndt-2017/programme-4-5-september-2017/
Register online before 11 August 2017 to receive your early registration discount by visiting http://www.bindt.org/events/ndt-2017/ndt-2017-registration/
The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) is a UK-based professional engineering institution working to promote the advancement of the science and practice of non-destructive testing (NDT), condition monitoring (CM), diagnostic engineering and all other materials and quality testing disciplines. Internationally recognised, it is concerned with the education, training and certification of its members and all those engaged in NDT and CM and through its publications and annual conferences and events it disseminates news of the latest advances in the science and practice of the subjects. For further information about the Institute and its activities, visit http://www.bindt.org
What are NDT and CM?
Non-destructive testing is the branch of engineering concerned with all methods of detecting and evaluating flaws in materials. Flaws can affect the serviceability of a material or structure, so NDT is important in guaranteeing safe operation as well as in quality control and assessing plant life. The flaws may be cracks or inclusions in welds and castings or variations in structural properties, which can lead to a loss of strength or failure in service. The essential feature of NDT is that the test process itself produces no deleterious effects on the material or structure under test. The subject of NDT has no clearly defined boundaries; it ranges from simple techniques such as the visual examination of surfaces, through the well-established methods of radiography, ultrasonic testing and magnetic particle crack detection, to new and very specialised methods such as the measurement of Barkhausen noise and positron annihilation spectroscopy.
Condition monitoring (CM) aims to ensure plant efficiency, productivity and reliability by monitoring and analysing the wear of operating machinery and components to provide an early warning of impending failure, thereby reducing costly plant shutdown. Condition monitoring originally used mainly vibration and tribology analysis techniques but now encompasses new fields such as thermal imaging, acoustic emission and other non-destructive techniques. The diagnostic and prognostic elements, in addition to increasingly sophisticated signal processing, is using trends from repeated measurements in time intervals of days and weeks.
