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Laser and inspection systems for true dimensional measurement
TubeProfilerTM - Mill Gauge
• Real time profile measurement
• Full cross section size and shape
• Faster mill set up
• Improve product quality & yield
• Applications:
Hot or cold Tube & Pipes,
round, square, rectangular
Size: 20 – 2.000mm
True Profiles
Double
celebration
for NDT
NDT Systems & Services AG, Germany,
has two reasons to celebrate this year: in
addition to marking its 10th anniversary, the
company has seen the official inauguration of
its Stutensee headquarters. The prestigious
new 7,500m2 building in the industrial park
of Blankenloch West I was erected in just
one year by Vollack GmbH & Co KG, and
has been functional since October 2009.
The company’s success story began 10
years ago, when 27 engineers and physicists
gathered together in Stutensee to establish
themselves in the market with their know-
how in the field of automated inspection
systems for non-destructive testing. Ten
years later, NDT AG has developed into
a technology leader in the field of high-
resolution ultrasound technology for pipeline
inspection, and an expert in the field of
automated testing systems for heavy plates.
The first plate testingsystemwas soldonly
one year after the founding of the business.
However, a boom was triggered by the first
delivery of such a major installation to China
in the year 2004, followed by 15 more orders
from the Far Eastern market. Subsequently,
new markets such as Indonesia, Brazil,
Korea, Russia and India were opened up,
accompanied by technological investments
in new business fields.
“Our employees represent the most
important asset of our company, each
and every one of them, which we always
keep in mind,” commented Alfred Barbian,
CEO and one of the founders of NDT AG.
The move into the new headquarters,
where all offices, workshops and business
units are reunited under one roof, was
aimed at strengthening the team spirit of
the continuously growing number of staff.
More efficient cooperation between the
departments, which due to the growth of
the company had been situated at different
locations around the town of Stutensee, is
another side effect of the move.
The company is expecting business
prospects not only as existing oil and
gas pipelines age, but also due to
stricter statutory requirements for
pipeline operators all over the world, and
investments being made in high-resolution
multi-technology tools for the increasing
network of pipelines growing with the gas
market. New developments in stationary
rail wheel, thick plate or pipe inspection
systems are also contributing to the
prospects of growth in Stutensee.
NDT Systems & Services AG – Germany
Fax: +49 7244 7415 97
Email:
Website:
NDT’s testing ground