Non-Destructive Testing

Materiaal Metingen Testgroep

The complex structures of today, such as drilling platforms, aircrafts, power stations and submarines, require great reliability in each component or material to assure trouble-free service and above all safety.

With Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) we can determine the presence of invisible defects in materials, without any negative influence to the material. Each non-destructive test (NDT) is designed to provide visual evidence of defects in materials, which would normally not be visible to the unaided eye. Non-destructive tests (NDT) are executed according tot international and national codes and standards. The inspection of materials through non-destructive testing (NDT) is necessary to deliver a high quality product.

Materiaal Metingen Testgroep is specialised in both Destructive (DT) and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).

Non-destructive tests (NDT) can complement the destructive tests (DT). Destructive tests (DT) destroy the material being tested, the tests often bend or break the testing material. As a consequence this type of testing can only be used to test a limited percentage of parts or materials in a batch.

Destructive tests (DT) assume that those parts or materials that have not been tested have equal quality to those that have been tested. However sometimes we need to assure that each and every part of a product meets the rigid standards of quality and reliability.

In these cases non-destructive tests (NDT) are used to supplement the destructive tests (DT) in order to be able to assure the required quality level. This way non-destructive testing (NDT) serves as a very important tool in quality assurance.

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