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WINS 2012 NDT Training Course Calendar: Contact us right away!
Level I/II MT/PT course in State College, PA December 12-15, 2011
Level I UT course completed in State College, PA December 5-9, 2011
Level III NDT Consultation Services for procedure development, personnel qualification, training etc. available
WINS expands fiberglass and steel tank inspection capability to include remote visual inspection.
WINS expands fiberglass and steel tank inspection capability to include remote visual inspection.
Level II UT course completed in State College, PA October 6-9, 2011
Level II AE course completed in State College, PA October 24-28, 2011
Level I MT/PT course completed in State College, PA October 10-11, 2011
Level I UT course completed in State College, PA September 26-30, 2011
Level I/II MT course completed in State College, PA September 22-23, 2011
Level I UT course completed in State College, PA September 6-9, 2011
Level I/II MT/PT course completed in State College, PA August 29-31, 2011
UT Weld Inspection course in Somers, CT August 23-25, 2011
Level II UT course completed in State College, PA August 15-19, 2011
Level I UT course completed in State College, PA August 12, 2011
Level II UT course completed in Toronto, OH, July 23, 2011
Level I UT course completed in State College, PA July 15, 2011
Level I/II MT/PT course completed in Mayfield, OH July 8, 2011
Level I/II MT course completed in Indiana, PA June 29, 2011
Level I UT course in State College, PA March 28-April 1, 2011
Level I AE course in State College, PA March 21-25, 2011
WINS President delivered a talk at the ASNT Pittsburgh Chapter on Acoustic Emission on March 17, 2011
View a presentation on the Principles and applications of long range ultrasound
WINS funded by Transportation Research Board to develop Bridge Cable Inspection Technology.
Watch video of Wireless Acoustic Emission Sensor Network for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring
In-service Ship Hull Weld Inspection
WINS offer ultrasonic testing services for in-service inspection of ship hull welds. The non-destructive inspection of ship hull welds are performed according to and satisfy the following standards:
MIL-STD-2035 - Department of Defense Testing Method, "Non Destructive Testing Acceptance Criteria" (1995)
MIL-STD-1689 - Department of Defense Manufacturing Process Standard, Fabrication, Welding, and Inspection of Ships Structure (1990)
NAVSEA Technical Publication 271 "Requirements for Non Destructive Testing Methods" (1997)
ABS 14 - American Bureau of Shipping Standard "Guide for Non Destructive Inspection of Hull Welds" (2002)
Conventional UT as well as Phased Array UT services are offered. ASTM E164 "Standard Practice for Contact Ultrasonic Testing of Weldments" is followed while performing the ship hull inspections. Ultrasonic energy is launched in to ship hull structure near the welds. The reflected signals are analyzed to identify the presence of any defects in the welds and as well as characterize them (Size, Orientation etc).
Weld configurations that could be inspected using WINS' ultrasonic methods are:
- Butt welds
- Fillet welds
- Corner welds
- T-welds
- Single V and Double V welds
- Welds with non-skid polymer coating layer
Sample ultrasonic weld inspection waveform (A-scan) and the associated B-scan display that identifies a weld defect.
