Structural Integrity Design and Validation Technologies

Name: Structural Integrity Design and Validation Technologies
Start: 2018-02-27T08:30:00
Location: Manchester United Football Club

Manchester United Football Club, Old Trafford

27 February 2018 - 28 February 2018
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Overview

Structural Integrity Design and Validation Technologies 2018 will bring together experts from across the field of Non Destructive Testing (NDT), structural integrity, operations and maintenance. Attendees will gain an in-depth understanding of NDT in context of different applications through various cross industry case studies. Learn about new and existing techniques, NDT reliability and validation, as well as real time monitoring solutions for hazardous environments or equipment that is difficult to take out of service.

Attend our exclusive networking dinner for the chance to meet new contacts and broaden your contact base within the industry. Take part in interactive panel discussions for the opportunity to ask experts about your own engineering challenges and how they could be addressed. Find innovative approaches, emerging solutions and new technologies to improve your inspection processes and the use of the associated data.

NEW TOPICS FOR 2018 INCLUDE:

Hear about non-destructive examinations from the nuclear regulator’s perspective
Understand how engineers are predicting potential errors for more accurate NDT in an offshore environment
Find out how SABIC UK Petrochemicals are successfully carrying out accurate real time monitoring for their ageing assets
Learn how Network Rail combine multiple data sources for modelling risk and improved asset performance
Get a thorough overview of the latest technical developments for NDE, including Full Matrix Capture and Total Focusing Method Ultrasonics, from BAE Systems Maritime

Hear insights and expertise from senior engineers across Power Generation, Nuclear, Automotive, Aerospace, Rail, Marine, Construction and Manufacturing industries.

Plus, continue the conversations and make new connections at the dedicated networking dinner at the end of day 1!

NETWORKING DINNER:

We will also be holding an exclusive Networking Dinner at 6pm on 27 February and would love for you to join us.

The cost for this dinner will be £75 + VAT and includes a three-course meal, half a bottle of wine and free-flowing wine, beer and soft drinks during the drinks reception. This will take place in the Trafford Suite and Stretford Suite (Sir Bobby Charlton Stand) with fantastic views overlooking the pitch.

If you have not already booked your place for this dinner, you can do so by contacting the Event Enquiries team by email eventenquiries@imeche.org or phone +44 (0) 20 7973 1251 to secure a seat.

Why our speakers are looking forward to this conference:

"Phased array ultrasonic testing versus radiography for dense metal welds & ultrasonic NDE in lieu of radiography: challenges and opportunities." Graham Elliot, Manager - Inspection Department, Manufacturing Europe at SABIC UK Petrochemicals Limited

"Learning more about NDT issues and developments from the experts in the field who will be presenting." John Sharples, Operations Manager (Technical) and Chief Technologist (Structural Integrity) at Wood Group)

"I’m looking forward to hearing about how the identification of human errors fits in with other disciplines in making the technology more robust and error tolerant." Richard Scaife, Director, Operational Psychologist, The Keil Centre Limited

"Disseminating knowledge on the opportunities in offshore wind and encouraging technology transfer into a nascent but developing industry with potentially global scale." Michael Stephenson: Offshore Wind Associate, The Carbon Trust

COMPANIES AT THE PREVIOUS SEMINAR INCLUDED:

ABB Limited Air Products Plc Atkins BAE Systems CCFE Fusion Branch Costain Oil Gas & Process Ltd Coventry University Cranfield University Frazer Nash Consultancy Ltd GE Power GKN Aerospace Health and Safety Executive Hydratight Jaguar Land Rover National Composites Centre Oceaneering International Services Ltd Office for Nuclear Regulation	Petroineos PFL Engineering Services Ltd QinetiQ RAK Inspection Services Rolls Royce Marine Power Rolls-Royce Plc SABIC UK Petrochemicals Ltd Sellafield Ltd Severn Trent Water Ltd Sheffield University The Manufacturing Tech Centre TWI Ltd UKAEA Uniper UK Ltd University of Southampton University of Surrey WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff

PREVIOUS EVENT FEEDBACK

"The IMechE NDT event was formed of incredibly well-rounded, interesting and engaging sessions, providing the chance to hear from and talk to many of the big players in the NDT industry."
NDE and Aircraft Health Management Engineer, QinetiQ

"Great informative event - with a varied range of speakers."
HSE Mechanical Specialist Inspector, HSE

"A well organised event giving broad information about emerging techniques in the field of NDT”
Head of Inspection and Assurance Services, Sellafield Ltd

"Excellent opportunity to meet and listen to industry-leading experts in the field of NDT."
Senior Corrosion Engineer

Day 1

08:30 - Day 1 Programme

	TUESDAY 27^TH FEBRUARY 2018
08:30	REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:00	CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS Joe Buckley, Honorary Secretary, British Institute of NDT
	REGULATION AND INTEGRATION ACROSS INDUSTRIES
09:10	THE NUCLEAR REGULATOR’S PERSPECTIVE ON NON DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION Russ Booler, Inspector – Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear Regulation
09:35	PENSTOCKS INSPECTION – CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT OF NEW TOOLS Jerome Delemontez, NDT Expert Engineer, EDF France Regulation
10:00	POWERING ASSET LIFE EXTENSION BY INTEGRATING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT WITH TECHNOLOGY Partha Dev, Principal Structural Engineer & Business Development Lead, ROSEN Group · An overview of a holistic Structural Integrity Management (SIM) application to asset life extension · Integrating Structural Integrity assessment with NDT techniques powered by structural health monitoring tools & technology – Advantages and Challenges · Case Study - Demonstration of an Integrated SIM approach to Asset Life Extension
10:25	QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
10:40	NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
	TESTING AND VALIDATION TECHNIQUES
11:10	PHASED ARRAY ULTRASONIC TESTING VERSUS RADIOGRAPHY FOR DENSE METAL WELDS Fraser Hardie, Technical Authority, NDT, Asset Management, Doosan Babcock
11:35	ULTRASONIC NDE IN LIEU OF RADIOGRAPHY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Thomas Barber, Senior Engineer - Materials Technology, BAE Systems · Fundamental strengths and limitations of ultrasound and radiography and the successes and opportunities for UT in lieu of RT during submarines fabrication · codes and standards applicable to submarines inspection and challenges faced when developing and qualifying ultrasonic techniques to meet acceptance criteria written for radiographic processes · Requirements for expediting UT in lieu of RT, and where the associated benefits can be realised
	CASE STUDIES IN RENEWABLES
12:00	THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TECHNIQUE FOR INSPECTING THE FOUNDATIONS OF OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES Colin Brett, Technical Head, Inspection Management, Uniper · Determination of the condition of the grout in Monopile-design wind turbine foundations · Validation of an inspection technique based on acoustic interference · Implementation of the technique at an offshore wind farm
12:25	QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
12:40	NETWORKING LUNCH
	CASE STUDIES IN STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT
13:40	PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF RISK-BASED LIFE EXTENSION AS APPLIED TO AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM Alan Smith, Senior Consultant, Genesis Oil and Gas
14:05	INSPECTION TAYLORED TO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY Colin Bird, Director, Colin Bird Inspection
14:30	PREDICTING POTENTIAL ERRORS IN OFFSHORE NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) Richard Scaife, Director, Occupational Psychologist, The Keil Centre Limited · Methodology summary, including the use of subject-matter experts to define the task, identification of the conditions experienced during conduct of the task · How they impact on task performance, identification of potential errors using a structured analysis technique, identifying existing · Future control measures to reduce the potential for human error
14:55	QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
15:10	NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
	DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS
15:40	IMPROVED ASSET PERFORMANCE USING MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES John Harris, Senior Engineer (Non-Destructive Testing), Network Rail · Understanding risk · Adapting inspection methods to risk profile · Improving whole system performance through data amalgamation
16:05	IMPROVING THE ABILITY TO CHARACTERISE DEFECTS IN AND THE IMPACT ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY Bruce Drinkwater, Professor of Ultrasonics, University of Bristol · Gaining a better understanding of the size, position and nature of defects · Reviewing methods for characterising defects · Understanding the impact of new materials on defect characterisation
16:30	QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
16:40 Panel discussion	EFFECTIVE USE OF VALIDATION DATA FOR ASSET LIFE EXTENSION Partha Dev, Principal Structural Engineer & Business Development Lead, ROSEN Group Alan Smith, Senior Consultant, Genesis Oil and Gas Fraser Hardie, Technical Authority, NDT, Asset Management, Doosan Babcock · Assessing how testing techniques can be used to extend the life span of existing assets · Decision making based on data analysis · Reviewing the best techniques available for life span extension
17:10	CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
17:20	END OF DAY ONE
18:00	NETWORKING DRINKS AND DINNER

Day 2

08:30 - Day 2 Programme

	WEDNESDAY 28^TH FEBRUARY 2018
09:00	REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:30	CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS Colin Bird, Director, Colin Bird Inspection
	PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY
09:40	PRACTICAL STEPS TO ACHIEVING RELIABLE NDT RESULTS Bernard McGrath, Operations Manager MID & MCRL, Wood Group · The challenges of implementing NDT · How companies and individuals influence reliability · Actions to take and the benefits to be gained
10:05	SELECTING THE MOST APPROPRIATE NDT METHODS: A CASE STUDY ON TURBINE BLADE INSPECTION IN A COMMERCIALLY-DRIVEN INDUSTRY Ben Walker, RWE Inspection Management NDT Development Engineer, RWE Generation UK · Reviewing the findings of work on inspection of steam turbine blade root fixings for in service defects · Understanding how the ‘best’ isn’t always the ‘most appropriate’ technique · Striking a balance between sensitivity and applicability to suit the operational flexibility demands of the plant
10:30	OPTIMISING THE PERFORMANCE OF SAFETY ASSESSMENTS IN THE POWER GENERATION INDUSTRY Colin Brett, Technical Head, Inspection Management, Uniper Colin Wignall, Technical Head - Structural Analysis, Uniper · Attributes that contribute toward realistic Safety Assessments · Three case studies that illustrate the benefits of Structural Assessment, Materials and NDE working closely together · How Plant personnel can assist the process
10:55	QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
11:10	NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
	APPLICATIONS AND RELEVANCE
11:40	STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENTS – ISSUES OF RELEVANCE TO NON DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION John Sharples, Operations Manager (Technical) and Chief Technologist (Structural Integrity), Wood Group · Brief Overview of Structural Integrity Assessment Methodology · Structural Integrity Assessment / NDE Linkage Areas · Challenges for Improving Structural Integrity Assessment / NDE Linkage
12:05	TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES Ben Karkera, Mechanical Engineer, NDE Technology, BAE Systems Maritime – Submarines · The merits of Full Matrix Capture and Total Focusing Method Ultrasonics · Development of total Focusing Method imaging for inspection of small bore pipe welds · Other emerging technologies in Submarine NDE including automatic sentencing using machine learning
12:30	VALIDATION PROCESS TO ENABLE THE INTRODUCTION OF PHASED ARRAY TECHNIQUES Gary Luckett, Sales & Application Specialist - Advanced NDT - ‎Olympus
12:55	QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
13:10	NETWORKING LUNCH
	MAINTENANCE AND REAL TIME MONITORING
14:10	MONITORING AGING ASSETS IN A REAL LIFE PLANT ENVIRONMENT Graham Elliott, Manager, Inspection Department, Manufacturing Europe, SABIC UK Petrochemicals Limited · Has your management procedure captured all your aging assets? · How do you know your data is correct? · What are the preferred NDT methods for monitoring aging assets?
14:35	IMPROVING ASSET MANAGEMENT DECISIONS WITH ADVANCED NDT AND STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING Robert Pritchard, NDT Consultant, Wood Group · Developments in ultrasonic structural health monitoring technologies · The benefits for asset managers · A route to implementation
15:00	ON-WING INSPECTION TECHNIQUES FOR THE AERO-ENGINE INDUSTRY Tim Barden, Scientist NDE, Rolls Royce · The provision of aero-engine on-wing non-destructive evaluation is an essential element for fleet management and maintenance. · On-wing inspections often present issues such as access and a need for miniaturisation · The presentation will give examples of on-wing inspection solutions
15:25	QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
15:50	NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
	NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND APPROACHES
16:10 Panel discussion	IMPROVING CAPABILITIES AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW NDT METHODS Etienne Martin, Attaché to Head of Department, EDF - DIPNN Industrial Management, EDF France Gary Luckett, Sales & Application Specialist - Advanced NDT - ‎Olympus Bernard McGrath, Operations Manager MID & MCRL, Wood Group · Expanding existing NDT capabilities and understanding which method is best suited for different environments · Gaps in current capabilities and finding a suitable solution · Looking to the future of NDT from an integrated perspective
16:40	CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
16:50	END OF CONFERENCE

Alan Smith: Senior Consultant, Genesis Oil and Gas

Alan has over 25 years experience working at a post graduate level. He started work with the Underwater NDE centre at University College and joined TWI in 1995. He moved to Aberdeen in 2002 to work initially with Lloyd's Register. He has considerable experience in both engineering critical assessment and non destructive testing and has contributed to DNV OS F101. He is currently the chairman of the British Standard BS7910 working panel which considers how NDT is used with engineering critical assessment. He is now an independent consultant.

Graham Elliott: Manager, Inspection Department , Manufacturing Europe, SABIC UK Petrochemicals Limited

Graham started his career with the Royal Navy as a Marine Engineering Artificer and after 8 years of service left & joined a Pharmaceutical Company in the North East of England. Within this company, Graham held the roles of Production Engineering Manager for the Antiseptics Manufacturing and Packaging Department and then the Site Facilities Engineering Manager. In 2007, Graham joined one of the UK's and Worldwide leading Energy Management Companies, initially holding the role of Northern Technical Manager & culminating in National Project Delivery & Engineering Manager. Some 3 years ago, he joined SABIC UK Petrochemicals as the Inspection Manager of the Inspection Department, a Type B UKAS Accredited Inspection Body.

John Harris: Senior Engineer (Non-Destructive Testing), Network Rail

John Harris started as an apprentice in the rail industry and became involved in NDT in 1986 testing traction & rolling stock. In 1989, he joined the Materials Group (British Railways Board) as an NDT instructor training all aspects of railway NDT . In 1999, John joined Serco to manage and operate the BR ultrasonic test unit and the introduction of trainborne ultrasonic inspection. In 2005, he became low speed train manager delivering 170,000 miles of inspection annually with a fleet of 9 trains. In 2010, John became the Senior Engineer Track & Lineside–Network Rail’s SME in NDT responsible for standards, training, product acceptance and technology introduction.

Fraser Hardie: Technical Authority, NDT, Asset Management, Doosan Babcock

Fraser Hardie started his career with Doosan Babcock in 1984 as an NDT technician in the Research Centre in Renfrew. He quickly gained experience in all the main manual NDT methods through various manufacturing and in-service inspection projects while progressing into automated and semi-automated NDT developments and especially austenitic weld UT. For the last 30 years he has managed NDT teams performing in-service inspection campaigns on oil and gas and thermal power plant, working closely with colleagues in metallurgy, welding and structural integrity disciplines so that we can deliver well-qualified, fit for purpose inspection systems.

Thomas Barber: Senior Engineer - Materials Technology, BAE Systems

Dr Thomas Barber completed his Engineering Doctorate with the University of Bristol on the application of phased-array ultrasound to replace film-radiography for the inspection of small-bore pipe welds. He has been working at BAE Systems Submarines since 2013 where he has helped established a Non-Destructive Evaluation Research and Technology group and was awarded an 1851 Royal Commission Industrial Fellowship for his research in 2014. His current work focuses on the development and implementation of new array designs and imaging processes to improve defect detection and characterisation capability using ultrasound.

Russ Booler: Inspector – Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear Regulation

Russ Booler is a specialist inspector with the Office for Nuclear regulation. He has more than 30 years in the nuclear NDT industry beginning at the CEGB’s NDT Applications Centre and eventually leading the team for specialist NDT and in-service inspection for the fleet of AGRs. He then went on to manage the UK Inspection Validation Centre and chaired the ENIQ (European Network for Inspection and Qualification) task group on inspection qualification for ten years and was a technical expert to the IAEA.

Etienne Martin: Attaché to the Head of the Studies Department, EDF France Regulation

Etienne Martin is a graduate in Mechanical Engineer and he is highly involved in NDT’s field with 30 years of experience at national and international level. He, currently supports of teams in charge of the qualification and deployment of NDT Systems at EDF, has been President of European Network for Inspection & Qualification for 6 years and member of the BoD of EFNDT. He is involved today in the different international projects linked with EFNDT’s objectives in term of Certification through WINs Workshop, AIEA and CORDEL’s programs and within the framework of this activities, he is representative of the NDE profession in the relationship with the regulator for the project of replacement of the Radiography Technique.

Colin Brett: Technical Head, Inspection Management, Uniper

Dr Colin Brett has worked in the power generation industry for 33 years and is currently the Technical Head of Inspection Management at Uniper Technologies Ltd. He has developed and delivered NDE solutions for nuclear, coal, oil, gas and renewable generation assets. He currently serves on the Council of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing.

Colin Bird: Director, Colin Bird Inspection

Colin Bird has 37 years’ experience as a chartered engineer graduating as a metallurgist 42 years ago. He then spent 35 years as a development NDT engineer mainly within the nuclear industry. Since 1996 Colin has specialised in Phased array ultrasonic application. Colin created the first course and examination in phased array in 1997 for critical defect sizing and sat on the CSWIP examination body. He is on the structural integrity standard committee BS EN 7910 annex T which guides the user for appropriate use of NDT in structural integrity cases.

Richard Scaife: Director, Occupational Psychologist, The Keil Centre Limited

Richard Scaife is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, Registered Ergonomist and Director of The Keil Centre Ltd. Richard as 30 years' experience gained in defence, aviation and in the process industries. His experience covers all aspects of human factors, particularly human safety analysis (including human error) and the design and evaluation of equipment to meet user requirements. Richard holds a BSc and MSc in Applied Psychology and along with his colleague Ronny Lardner won the British Psychological Society DOP Practitioner of the Year award in 2006 for the development of the Human Factors Analysis Tools (HFAT®).

Bruce Drinkwater: Professor of Ultrasonics, University of Bristol

In 1996, after obtaining B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from Imperial College, Bruce Drinkwater joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Bristol. He was promoted to Professor of Ultrasonics in 2007 and now leads the Ultrasonics and NDT research group. His current research interests include ultrasonic array imaging for NDT, defect characterisation as well as acoustic tweezers and tractor beams. Bruce’s NDT research has led to the successful commercialisation of an array wheel probe and the imaging techniques he helped develop are now widely used in industry. In 2015, Bruce co-invented the world’s first stable ultrasonic tractor beam.

Bernard McGrath: Operations Manager MID & MCRL, Wood Group

Bernard McGrath is the Operations Manager of Wood Group’s Monitoring and Inspection Design team based near Warrington in the UK. He is responsible for a team of Development Engineers and Physicists who undertake Monitoring and Inspection research, development and design projects. The team also have expertise in the production of Inspection Qualification evidence and documents. Bernard has extensive experience of the assessment and application of NDT, particularly ultrasonics. He project managed the Programme for the Assessment of NDT in Industry (PANI) reliability projects on behalf of the UK’s Health & Safety Executive, which had a large Human Factors content. He has overseen the production of a number of NDT Guidance Documents and is a Fellow of the British Institute of NDT.

Colin Wignall: Technical Head - Structural Analysis, Uniper

Dr Colin Wignall has over 20 years of experience within the fields of integrity assessment, fracture mechanics and finite element analysis, covering a wide range of industries. He is currently the Technical Head of Structural Analysis at Uniper Technologies Ltd., and during the last 15 years, he has been responsible for underwriting the safe operation of many of the pressure parts for a significant number of both the coal and gas-fired power stations within the UK, as well as a number internationally.

John Sharples: Operations Manager (Technical) and Chief Technologist (Structural Integrity), Wood Group

John Sharples is a Fellow of the IMechE. He has been working in the field of structural integrity for 35 years, particularly specialising in fracture mechanics. For more than 20 years, he has been actively involved in the development and application of the R6 Defect Assessment procedures and he sits on the British Standards Committee (WEE/37) responsible for developing the BS7910 code and chairs the sub-committee on Residual Stresses. John has published numerous technical papers and run structural integrity related courses. He currently is Technical Operations Manager within Wood and Chief Technical Advisor to FESI (Forum for Engineering Structural Integrity).

Ben Karkera: Mechanical Engineer, NDE Technology, BAE Systems Maritime – Submarines

Ben Karkera is a Mechanical Engineer in NDE Technology at BAE Systems Maritime – Submarines, Barrow-in-Furness. He is currently involved in a project developing an advanced ultrasonic imaging technology involving TFM. He also undertakes research and technology work investigating the application of emerging technologies to Non-Destructive Testing, with a specific interest in automation. Ben graduated from the University of Surrey with a BEng in Mechanical Engineering in 2017.

Robert Pritchard: NDT Consultant, Wood Group

Robert Pritchard is a member of the Wood Group's Monitoring and Inspection Design team, based near Warrington. He has experience in the development of high temperature ultrasonic monitoring technologies and is interested in finding the best ways to transfer advanced inspection technologies from research teams to the UK industries which stand to benefit.

Tim Barden: Scientist NDE, Rolls Royce

Dr Tim Barden moved to Rolls-Royce having carried out a post-doctorial position at Bath University researching thermal methods for non-destructive evaluation. His role at Rolls-Royce primarily involves the development and introduction of new NDE technologies and he is the current Industrial Chair of the Research Centre in Non-Destructive Evaluation.

Jerome Delemontez: NDT Expert Engineer, EDF France Regulation

Jerome Delemontez has worked at EDF since 1992. He spent nine years in the Nuclear Power Division of EDF, where he worked for the qualification of NDE inspection procedure and equipment for the in-service inspection. Since 2005, he first worked in the DTG department as a Specialist Engineer and now as an expert in NDT techniques. His main task is to evaluate and to implement new NDE techniques for the manufacturing and the in-service inspection of components for hydroelectric and thermal power stations.

Ben Walker: RWE Inspection Management NDT Development Engineer, RWE Generation UK

Ben Walker has worked in the power generation industry for the last 18 years, specialising in the development on advanced UT and ET techniques for the last seven. While working predominantly on phased array for since 2003, He has also worked on many developments of advanced PAUT scanners for rotating plant, And also carried out many of the inspections over the years.

Partha Dev: Principal Structural Engineer & Business Development Lead, ROSEN Group

Partha Dev leads the Structural Integrity Management discipline globally for the ROSEN group. He has a 30 year track record of delivering complex SIM work in Technical Authority and SME roles covering execution, operations and decommissioning Projects in the Oil & Gas industry. His area of specialization lies in implementing robust SIM systems for Life Extension and Decom Projects as an Operator (Chevron, ENGIE and Woodside Energy), Consultant (ROSEN) and Contractor (KBR, Transfield Worley, KBR, Aker Kvaerner and Bechtel) across Australia, Asia, Americas, Europe and Africa. Partha drives value at ROSEN by combining technology with asset integrity and reliability assessment of offshore platforms.

Joe Buckley: Honorary Secretary, BINDT

Joe Buckley has been in the NDT industry since 1981 when he joined Hocking Electronics (as it then was) in his hometown of St Albans. He worked for Hocking until 1997 including over three years in their American office. He then joined Sonatest and stayed with them for a further 17 years ending up in charge of their applications and training department. In 2014 he formed his own consultancy company level X NDT where he now works, primarily helping with product development, technical marketing and Phased Array Ultrasonic training. He has held NDT Level III certification since 1995. He has been involved with the British Institute of ndt for many years and is currently Honorary Secretary of the Institute and chairman of the London branch.

Gary Luckett: Application specialist for Advanced NDT, Olympus

Gary Luckett currently works for Olympus as a Application specialist for Advanced NDT. He currently holds Level 3 qualifications in a range of disciplines and has primarily spent his NDT career focused on advanced Ultrasonic techniques including Phased Array and ToFD. In his career he has assisted in developing techniques for a range of challenging applications in the Oil and Gas, Aerospace and Power generation market. Has an active role in a number of outside bodies including HOIS and BINDT of which he is a member of the technical committee and frequently gives talks on advanced Ultrasonic applications and case studies.

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