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WINS' Acoustic Emission Tank Bottom Inspection featured in March 2010 issue of  "Tank Storage" Magazine

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

Watch video of Wireless Acoustic Emission Sensor Network for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring

2010 NDT Training Course Schedule is available now!

WINS acquires state-of-the-art equipment for enhanced Guided Wave Inspection Services for Pipelines and Bridge Cables, November 2009.

WINS delivers Acoustic Emission Level III Training Course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 5-9, 2009

WINS is awarded contract with U.S. Department of Energy for developing inspection technology for health monitoring of coal power plant components, August 2009

WINS presents a paper at NYC Bridge Conference titled "Structural health monitoring using wireless acoustic emission sensor network" in August, 2009

WINS is awarded contract with NSF for developing inspection technology for Steel Piles, July 2009

WINS presents  "Acoustic emission input to inspection-based bridge maintenance" at the International Conference on Fracture & Fatigue in July, 2009

WINS is awarded Market Access Grant from Pennsylvania IBD to launch Joint Venture in India, May 2009

Steel Bridge Pin Ultrasonic Testing

WINS specializes in the nondestructive testing of eye bar pins, trunnion shafts, guide rollers, link pins, and bearing pins in steel bridges. Our certified ultrasonic nondestructive testing personnel provide complete volumetric coverage of pin shoulders, barrels, and shear planes from the exterior faces of the bridge pins. PINUT complements bridge maintenance programs by providing quantitative data on fatigue cracks, wear grooves at shear planes, pitting clusters, and general corrosion.


 

Our bridge pin inspection procedure exploits the powerful focusing capabilities of phased array ultrasound.  From the pin exterior face, ultrasound is focused through the volume of the pin to maximize the amount of ultrasound reflected from defects located at various depths from the exterior face.  Where conventional ultrasound requires multiple transducers and limited coverage, phased array ultrasound requires a single transducer and offers complete coverage.  Inspections are now completed timely and affordably.

  


Our American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) certified inspectors have complementary training in fall protection, highway safety, railway safety, and confined space safety.  With over 300 bridges tested to date, we have a proven track record for high quality nondestructive testing services and safety.