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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

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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

UT Thickness Testing Training

Course Description

WINS offers a comprehensive ultrasonic thickness testing training course for personnel with limited or no background in ultrasonic testing. This course provides detailed coverage of ultrasound theory and thickness measurement instrumentation. Emphasis is given towards the laboratory training on the use of state-of-the-art UT thickness gauges and recording of test results. 

Course Duration

2 days (16 hours)

Course Price

The course is offered at both client site as well as at our facility. The cost per trainee is $600.00. Additional instructors travel and lodging cost may apply for client site training.

Course Dates

February 1-2, 2010
July 26-27, 2010
October 4-5, 2010

This course is offered by appointment as well. Please contact us about your dates of convenience or use the registration form
to register for the course.

Course Outline

1.   Introduction
2.   Ultrasonic Fundamentals
3.   Ultrasonic Transducers - Construction and Operation
4.   Longitudinal Waves
5.   Interfaces
6.   Effects of Reflector/Test Geometry
7.   Pulse-Echo Test Set up
8.   Couplants and Coupling Techniques
9.   Ultrasonic Instrumentation
10. Thickness Measurement

Course Material

The training course offered by WINS' experienced instructors will provide each trainee:
  • Electronic version of the course material (CD-ROM)
  • Certificate attesting to successful course completion

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