Though once found only in the imagination of sci-fi enthusiasts, drones with remote sensing technologies are now a reality and the industry is growing. According to the Federal Aviation Administration ...

In the last two decades, results obtained from structural reliability analysis (SRA) have increasingly led to formation of strategies for future safe operation of corroding oil and gas pipelines. 1-8 ...

Inspection of certain types of geometrical tolerances (e.g. coaxiality tolerance) is relatively costly. Often in such cases in the first step a "quick" (but less precise) inspection is chosen and only ...

A double-blind randomized study of 94 participants found automated pressure-retention inspection detected simulated pinhole ...

Improved ultrasonic (UT) inspection methods address storage tank integrity monitoring and assessment without removing tanks from service. By acquiring large amounts of high-density UT data and ...

All the retailers want to buy high quality products from manufacturers, to sell the product to their customers. The quality of the garmentsmay vary depends on the price ranges. So we need to follow ...

Researchers have improved flaw detection to increase confidence in metal parts that are 3D-printed using laser powder bed fusion. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has received a contract from the U.S Air Force Academy to characterize inspection methods for bushing repaired bolt holes in aging aircraft. Assessing bolt hole ...

The researchers used prospective evaluation to determine the effectiveness of PDC in comparison to a microbiologic comparator. Using a highly standardized methodology examining 15 high-touch surfaces, ...