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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

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

Course Description


A complete introductory course for staff with minimal background in ultrasonic testing.  An in-depth introduction on topics ranging from ultrasonic theory to instrumentation is provided.   Using our multi-media training tools we explain important ultrasonic nondestructive testing principles clearly.   Our course focuses equally on practically training the student with in-house UT equipment. The course satisfies the training hours needed for Level I certification in accordance with SNT-TC-1A, ANSI/ASNT CP-189, and NAS-410.


Course Dates

January 4-8, 2010
March 29-April 2, 2010
June 21-25, 2010
September 27-October 2, 2010

Please contact us if the dates do not suit your convenience or for client site training.


Duration: Five days (40 hours). Four 10-hour days option available.


Course Price: $975.00 per trainee. Please contact us for pricing on client site training.


Brief Course Outline

Basic ultrasonic course

  • Introduction
  • Principles of acoustics
  • Equipment
  • Basic testing methods

Basic Ultrasonic Technique
  • Testing methods
  • Calibration
  • Straight beam examination
  • Angle-beam examination
Click here for a detailed course description.

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.