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Industry N ews
WHICH person or event hasmade the single
biggest contribution to non-destructive
testing and condition monitoring?
That is the question which the British
Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
(BINDT) has been asking practitioners
in the run-up to its 50th anniversary
celebrations later this year.
The institute is inviting NDT
professionals from around the world to
nominate the characters and the events
that have had the greatest influence on
the industry’s development. They will
be commemorated in a ‘hall of fame’
at Materials Testing 2011, the bi-annual
exhibition, which takes place this year on
13-15 September in Telford, UK.
To enter, you should name a person
(living or dead), an event, or both, along
with a brief explanation as to what you
believe they contributed to the industry
and why it was so important. BINDT is
also keen to receive memoirs and photos
relating to the industry to be part of a
display telling the story of NDT through
the years.
Send your contributions to joy@
lavender-ndt.com – all comments will
be collated and the institute will set up
a panel to discuss the contributions. A
special award will also be made by the
BINDT president-elect Steve Lavender at
the 50th annual dinner which is part of the
annual conference running alongside the
exhibition.
John Hansen, chairman of the
Materials Testing organising committee,
said: “Although it plays such a critical
role in industry, NDT remains a relatively
new industry with many of the key
developments having taken place within
the living memory of most of us.
“We would like practitioners’ views on
what they believe have been the key
influences which have shaped the industry
– both people and events – so we can
commemorate these and capture them for
posterity.”
Materials Testing 2011 is free of
charge for visitors and will feature over 50
exhibitors from around the world along with
a programme of talks and seminars. The
show, which takes place once every two
years, is recognised as one of the most
comprehensive international exhibitions in
NDT and related disciplines.
The venue – the International Centre
in Telford, in the West Midlands – is
less than one-and-a-half hours from three
international airports and only five minutes
from rail and motorway networks.
British Institute of Non-Destructive
Testing – UK
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Materials Testing show set to host
‘NDT hall of fame’ celebrations