TPT May 2015

Industry News

New business engagement for NDT

series of case studies and demonstrator schemes covering technical feasibility are advised to help demonstrate how NDT can be used to increase safety. These case studies will also play a major role in endorsing NDT and showing how it can be used to secure business, as well as encouraging an increased take-up of new NDT technology and the use of existing technology in new applications. By implementing a solid PR programme, these case studies can be used as promotional tools to target businesses that are not currently engaged in NDT, through seminars, business publications and other media channels.

networks, businesses and professional bodies. Tony Dunhill, current president of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) and chair of the NDT working group, said, “Ideally, I would like us all to end up in a safer place; that is the be all and end all. I would like the breadth of the influence of the NDT industry to be appreciated, and I want people and companies to consider that whenever they are looking at the development of a new material or manufacturing process, they ought to be thinking ‘Has this process generated any defects?’” The links with the structural integrity community are not only required for the improvement of structural integrity management solutions but to also prevent acute failures – ensuring public safety – and to secure on-going cost- effective operation in the future. In order to achieve this, the preparation of a

THE 2014 report ‘A landscape for the future of NDT in the UK economy’ identifies the fundamental opportunities and challenges for the non-destructive testing community in the UK, and recommends key enabling actions in order to support economic growth and increase the public’s awareness of and safety through NDT. These actions are listed in four primary sectors, and cover new business engagement, people, technology and R&D. ‘New business engagement’ is summarised in the report as the need to “demonstrate the value of NDT through the life of a facility or structure. Engage insurance companies and regulators to maximise the benefits of NDT.” Engaging with insurance and regulatory sectors will help to encourage better use of NDT. This is connected to the need to build closer links with the structural integrity community through

The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing – UK

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