Everything You Need to Know About Careers in Non-Destructive Testing
According to the Canadian Institute for Non-Destructive Examination (CINDE), Canada is facing a shortage of NDT professionals. See what it takes to start your career. When you enter the job market, you face countless paths. While it’s useful to have options, the sheer number can overwhelm many people. You have a few questions that […]
3 Ways to Prevent Pipeline Problems
The cost of fixing damage caused by pipeline failure can be astronomical. Learn about the ways your company can avoid pipe failure. Pipeline failure is a serious concern. Chemicals in pipes can cause destruction to the surrounding land – not to mention the price tag. The costs of fixing environmental damage and getting your […]
The Basics of Dye Penetrant Testing
Dye penetrant testing helps determine flaws in a structure’s integrity, including metal, glass, ceramics, plastic and rubber. As a builder, architect, or other professional overseeing a structure’s integrity, you want to make sure you deliver a quality product. This means that you need to find any existing flaws before you let anyone near your […]
Magnetic Particle Testing 101: What You Need to Know
Magnetic particle testing provides one of the most reliable ways to test any metal structure. Whenever you build or repair a product or structure, you do everything you can to deliver quality work. You don’t want that product to fail, and you certainly don’t want your work injuring anyone. This would weigh heavily on […]
What You Should Know About Pipeline Corrosion
If you work in the gas or oil industry, you already know that corrosion is one of the leading causes of pipeline failure. It’s also one of the public’s primary concerns about the oil industry. Below, we’ll talk about what happens when corrosion goes undetected, how companies can detect corrosion, and how to prevent future […]
What It Takes to Work in Non-Destructive Testing
Your current career doesn’t excite you. When you clock in at the beginning of your shift, you know another unfulfilling day awaits you. You don’t feel like your job does anything worthwhile for the company, the community, or even you. It doesn’t challenge you, and you drudge through each day just because you need a […]
Visual Testing 101: A Look at NDT’s Oldest and Most Common Technique
The non-destructive testing industry is large, diverse, and vital to the success of many Canadian businesses. With varied techniques like magnetic particle testing, dye penetrant testing, and radiographic testing, the NDT field plays a vital role in countless construction, pipeline, and manufacturing projects. But did you know that there is one technique at the […]
Using Non-Destructive Testing for Weld Inspection
In assemblies and structures, welds work to keep structural integrity strong enough to last through the decades. However, over time, weld connections suffer fatigue and encounter loads which can lead to weld failure if they’re not found in time. Many might assume that a weld is “good quality” if it looks secure. However, weld […]
Smartphones and Worksite Safety
If your project managers and other employees work in remote locations, you have to keep everyone on guard and away from danger. How safe is your worksite? If your project managers and other employees work in remote locations, you have to keep everyone on guard and away from danger. In an earlier blog post, […]
Safety Tips for Workers in the Oil and Gas Pipeline Industry
Canada’s oil and gas industry provides crucial services to homes and businesses across the country—and even across the world. Each of Canada’s provinces generates billions of dollars of revenue in oil and gas alone, and oil and gas gives more than 550,000 Canadians a steady job. Because this industry contributes so much to the […]