siliconindia | | June 20224 Vol 10 · Issue 08 - 02 · JUNE, 2022 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Editor Emmanuel Christi Das Editorial Team Aveek Pal Chaudhuri Hima P M Mandvi Singh, Rashmisree Shiwani Pradhan GM - Sales & Marketing Rohit Kumar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2022 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.com Visualisers Souvik AcharyaGroup Art DirectorAshok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Ashwini D Naik Shilpa Selva Felisha Rita Correspondent Soumya J Charulatha M.Associate Editor Indranil Chakraborty Non-Destructive Testing to become the new Normal for IndustriesEditorialT oday modern nondestructive tests are used in manufacturing, fabrication and in-service inspections to ensure product integ-rity and reliability, to control manufacturing processes, lower production costs and to maintain a uniform quality level. During construction, NDT is used to ensure the quality of materials and joining processes during the fabrication and erection phases, and in-service NDT inspections are used to ensure that the products in use continue to have the integrity necessary to ensure their usefulness and the safety of the public. In contrast to NDT, other tests are destructive in nature and are there-fore done on a limited number of samples (lot sampling), rather than on the materials, components or assemblies actually being put into service. The prominent oil and gas industry in the Middle East--in addition to other key industries-- means that equipment and infrastructure can face extreme temperatures and heavy stress. Advanced NDT techniques are needed to ensure regulatory compliance, efficiency, and safety. The Mid-dle East retains a massive oil and gas infrastructure, which is why using cutting-edge equipment like UT scanners and phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) devices is crucial in the region. Moreover, Saudi Arabia is on the verge of becoming the largest manufacturer in the region, and the re-gion as a whole is seeing a surge in manufacturing. Manufacturing bases utilize components such as tubes, forgings, and pipes to streamline the assembly process. Eddy current ensures effective stellar heat exchanger tubing inspections, while PAUT featuring an ultrasonic paintbrush scan-ner can find deviations on forgings or pipes.Given the vastly industrialized demographics of the GCC region, it is imperative understand the areas that could use NDT services. This edi-tion brings to fore some of the most advanced NDT service providers, that are equipped to safe guard critical projects from operational hazards and others.Emmanuel Christi DasEditoreditor@siliconindia.com
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