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Level I MT-PT Training course scheduled for October 2010 in State College, PA.

Level II UT Training course scheduled for September 2010 in State College, PA.

Level I UT Training course scheduled for August 2010 in State College, PA.

Level III Acoustic Emission Training course completed (July 30) in State College, PA.

Level III UT Training course completed (July 23) in State College, PA.

Level II Acoustic Emission Testing course completed (July 16) in State College, PA

UT weld inspection course completed (July 8) in State College, PA

Level II Ultrasonic Testing course completed (July 2) in State College, PA

Level III UT Training course completed  in State College, PA, June 2010

WINS personnel delivered invited speech on H-Pile inspection technology at "Life cycle performance of bridges and structures" conference at Changsha, China in June 2010

View a presentation on the
Principles and applications of long range ultrasound, from ASNT Greater Phila chapter meeting, April 2010

Level III UT Training course completed  in State College, PA, March 2010

WINS presents talk on ultrasonic guided wave potential towards helicopter maintenance to Indian Air force, February 2010

WINS funded by Transportation Research Board to develop Bridge Cable Inspection Technology, February 2010

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video
of Wireless Acoustic Emission Sensor Network for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring
Acoustic Emission Testing - Level I

Course Description

The Level I course is designed to introduce newcomers to acoustic emission testing.  A general overview on the method is provided focusing on basic theory and applications.  The student is introduced to acoustic emission data acquisition, sensor installation, advantages/limitations of the technique. The course satisfies the training hours needed for Level I certification in accordance with SNT-TC-1A, ANSI/ASNT CP-189.


Course Dates

January 22-26, 2010
April 12-16, 2010
July 12-16, 2010
October 11-15, 2010

Please contact us for client site training dates and customized schedules based on your convenience.



Course Duration

Five days (40 hours). Four 10-hour a day option available.


Brief Course Outline

I. Basic AE Physics Course
     1. Principles of AE Testing
     2. Sensing the AE Wave

II. Basic AE Technique Course
     1. Instrumentation and Signal Processing
     2. AE Test Techniques
     3. Codes, Standards and Procedures
     4. Applications of AE Testing


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Course Price

Please contact us for pricing and quotes.


Course Material

The NDT training course offered by WINS' experienced instructors will provide each trainee:

* Electronic version of the course material
* Certificate attesting to successful course completion


Watch this space for our innovative online course delivery and practice tests.