Table Top Exhibition and
Technical Workshops
Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th November 2008
Thistle Altens Hotel, Aberdeen
Day 1:
Commence 10.30. Buffet between 12.00 and 14.00
Exhibition will last until 20.00
Additional buffet between 17.00 and 19.00
Workshops in Albyn Suite - ongoing from 10.00 until
18.00 to be followed by the monthly Branch meeting
at 18.30
Day 2:
Exhibition 10.00 until 16.00
buffet between 12.00 and 14.00
Workshops in Albyn Suite - ongoing from 10.00 until
14.00
BINDT Seminar Programme
Day 1 - Wednesday 19th November
Session 1
Chairman: Bob Rose
Title
Speaker
Company
Key Note Speech
Iain Light - Director
LR EMEA, Oil & Gas
NDT for the lifecycle of Pressurised Equipment - an
Operators Approach
William Hughson
Shell UK Limited
11.30 - 12.00
In-Service Inspection for Corrosion and Erosion
using Manual Ultrasonic Techniques
Bill Brown and Stuart Ley
Eurotechnology Ltd and
TRAC International Ltd
12.00 - 12.30
Corrosion Assessment over Large Areas
Phil Cole
Physical Acoustics Ltd
10.00
Official Opening
10.30 - 11.00
11.00 - 11.30
Session 2
Chairman: William Hughson
Title
Speaker
Company
14.00 - 14.30
Critical Offshore Application of Advanced NDT
Methods
Andreas Bosnich
Shell UK Limited, Sonomatic Ltd,
Innospection Ltd
14.30 - 15.00
Thermography and CUI - an Offshore Experience
Mark Murray
Inspectahire Ltd
15.00 - 15.30
Integrated Time of Flight Diffraction Set Up Software
Alex McLay
Sonovation
15.30 - 16.00
NDT Applications and Equipment Dedicated for the
Offshore Industry
Alan Hunscott
GE IT
16.00 - 16.30
Rapidscan Wheelprobe - rapid large area testing
Tim Berry
Sonatest Ltd
16.30 - 17.00
What Phased Array Can and Cannot Do
Andrew Brewis
Olympus
18.00
CLOSE OF DAY 1
20.00
Exhibitor & Speaker Dinner
Day 2 - Thursday 20th November
Session 3
Chairman: Bill Brown
Title
Speaker
Company
Key Note Speech
Willie Hughson
Shell UK Limited
11.00 - 11.30
Integrity Services - What are they?
Eddy Horton
Lloyd’s Register EMEA
11.30 - 12.00
Multiple Echo Ultrasonic Thickness Inspection in
the Marine and Offshore Industries
Carl Hamer
Cygnus
12.00 - 12.30
Handheld XRF PMI Inspection Technology
Jim Passmore
Niton UK Ltd
12.30 - 13.00
PA UT as a Replacement to RT on Pipework Welds
Requiring Testing to ASME Standards
Bernie Steel
Oceaneering
Speaker
Company
Abco Enters
Innospection Ltd
10.00
Opening
10.30 - 11.00
Session 4
Chairman: Andy Anderson
Title
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TM
14.00 - 14.30
Recent Experiences Using SLOFEC for NDT
Inspections of Caissons and Risers on Offshore
Platforms
14.30 - 15.00
Innovative Solutions for Inspecting Subsea Pipelines Mark de Waard
Applus RTD
15.00 - 15.30
Data Acquisition from Portable Ultrasonic Flaw
Detectors
Keith McLaughlin
Advanced NDT
15.30 - 16.00
Ensuring the Integrity of Painting and Coatings
Inspection in the Offshore Oil and Gas Sector
Tony Lyons
TWI
16.00
CLOSE OF BINDT NES BRANCH EXHIBITION & SEMINAR
The following companies have kindly agreed to
particiapate in the Table Top Exhibition.
Advanced NDT Ltd
Orchard House, Orchard Close, Severn Stoke, Worcester WR8 9JJ
Tel 01905 371460, Fax 01905 371477
Email: sales@advanced-ndt.co.uk
www.advanced-ndt.co.uk
Contact Person: Tracey Mullins
Services and/or Products offered:
Advanced NDT Ltd offer a wide range of NDT equipment but specialise in ultrasonic testing, bond
testing and UV lighting. Ultrasonic products range from simple, low cost thickness gauges, lightweight
and light priced flaw detectors, area scanning systems, TOFD etc through to fully automated turnkey
systems. Typical applications for the equipment are corrosion surveys and mapping and weld inspection.
The UV lights offered are the Labino high powered portable lights and the Vision 365 miniature UV torch.
Applus-RTD
Wellheads Way, Wellheads Ind Est., Dyce, Aberdeen, AB21 7GD
Tel: +44 (0)1224 772161, Fax: +44 (0)1224 772156
Contact Person: Garry Cruickshank, Business Development Director
Services and/or Products offered:
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Operating Worldwide Applus RTD provide
All conventional NDT methodologies
ToFD
Phased Array
Corrosion mapping
Incotest (Pulsed Eddy Current)
Computed Radiography
Argyll-Ruane Ltd
Meadowbank Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S61 2NF
Tel No: +44(0)1709 560459, Fax No: +44(0)1709 557705
E-mail: enquiries@ruanetpo.com
Contact Person: Martin R Dawson
Services and/or Products offered:
Argyll-Ruane Ltd is one of the world’s largest private companies offering training, certification and
consultancy relating to Inspection and Non-Destructive Testing. Each year it provides up to 4000 course
and examination places (PCN/ ICorr/ SNT-TC-1A) world-wide. The course/ examination ranges cover UT,
MT, PT, Radiography, Radiographic Interpretation, Radiation Safety, Eddy Current, Visual, Weld
Inspection, Painting Inspection, Pipeline Coatings Inspection, NDT Appreciation, Fireproofing and
Insulation Inspection, Metascop and Cathodic Protection Inspection cover all levels from introduction
to advanced (Levels 1 – 3 where applicable).
Ashtead Technology
The Technology Building, Kirkton Avenue, Pitmedden Road Industrial Estate
Dyce, Aberdeen AB21 0BF
Contact Person: Colin Erskine
Services and/or Products offered:
Ashtead Technology is a leading International equipment rental company specialising in technically
advanced equipment for Non-Destructive Testing, Environmental Monitoring, Remote Visual Inspection
and Underwater Positioning and Surveying.
Our stock of equipment for Non-Destructive Testing features highly sophisticated and reliable
technologies for flaw detection, crack depth and propagation measurements. Instruments from Ashtead
Technology Rentals are used to inspect and test a wide array of components, including subsea welds and
fabrications. With a product offering that encompasses tools for acoustic emissions, thickness meters,
ultrasonic scanning and recording systems, hand held eddy current inspection devices, magnetic
particle inspection, thermography and electro-techniques, we can assist in a non-destructive test
program for virtually any surface structural geometry.
For further information please go to www.ashtead-technology.com or contact rentals@ashteadtechnology.com
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CAN (Offshore) Ltd
Hareness Road, Altens Industrial Estate, Aberdeen AB12 3LE
Tel: (01224) 870 100, Fax: (01224) 870 101
info@cangroup.net www.cangroup.net
Contact Person: Adam Byrne, Operations Director,
Services and/or Products offered:
CAN is a leading provider of Engineering, Inspection and Maintenance solutions for the energy industry
worldwide.
As the main operator within the CAN group of companies, we employ over 120 office based staff from
our headquarters in Aberdeen, and have access to over 1,000 multi-skilled personnel from modern
support bases in Angola, Norway, UAE, UK and the USA.
Our range of services include Asset Integrity and Inspection Management, Corrosion Engineering and
Management, Pressure Systems Management inc. Fitness for Service Assessments, Specialist Inspection
& NDT Testing, Construction, Maintenance and Repair, Rope Access and Secondary Access Support
services.
Chemetall PLC
Denbigh Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK1 1PB
Contact Person: Terry Howell
Services and/or Products offered:
Materials and equipment for FPI and MPI, plus Ultrasonic Couplants.
• ARDROX Speciality Chemicals Including NDT Processes
• BRITEMOR Fluorescent Dye Penetrants
• CHECKMOR Red Dye Penetrants
• FERROMOR Dry Powder Magnetic Powders
• LUMOR Fluorescent Magnetic Inks
• SUPRAMOR Colour Contrast Magnetic Inks
• UCA Range of Ultrasonic Couplants
• Equipment range includes UV Lamps, Light Meters, Radiometers, Permanent and Electromagnets,
Accessories for Magnetic Particle and Penetrant Inspection, Effluent Treatment Units for Dye Penetrant
Processes and Recalibration for Meters
Cygnus Instruments Ltd
30 Prince of Wales Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1PW
Tel: 01305 265533 Fax: 01305 269960
E-mail: sales@cygnus-instruments.com www.cygnus-instruments.com
Contact Person: Carl Hamer. Mobile No: 07980312261
Services and/or Products offered:
Manufacturers of Multiple Echo Ultrasonic Thickness Gauges.
Rope Access – Underwater – Intrinsically Safe – ROV Mountable –
General Purpose – Data Logging.
NDT Equipment Supplier.
Authorised GEIT Distributor.
World Wide Distribution Network.
Offices and Service Centres in USA, Singapore and UAE.
Eurotechnology InCon Ltd
Eurotechnology Centre, Kirkhill Place, Kirkhill Industrial Estate, Dyce, AB21 0GU
Tel: +44 (0) 1224 722966 Fax: +44 (0) 1224 773657
www.euroincon.com info@eurotechnologygroup.com
Contact Person(s): Bill Brown & Duncan Macintyre
Services and/or Products offered:
Tubular End Machining Facilities Design and Management
Inspection / NDT Services
QA/QC & 3rd Party Surveillance Services
Approved Inspection / NDT Training & Personnel Certification
Machining & Threading Equipment
Automatic, Flexible Tubular Inspection Equipment
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Fujifilm UK Ltd.
Unit 12 St Martins Business Centre, St Martins Way, Bedford MK42 0LF
Contact Person: Bob McCarroll- National Account Manager
Services and/or Products offered:
Fujifilm are leading suppliers of Industrial Radiographic Imaging products.
This includes our IX range of industrial films as well as ‘state of the art’ Computed Radiography Systems
using phosphor plate technology.
Imaging equipment includes our Series5 and HR DynamIx Readers allowing 100 and 50 micron image
resolution respectively. Added to this line-up is our newest SK Reader, which will offer users the ability
to read weld and special size plates, through our proven, imaging software. All readers are network
capable allowing rapid transfer and archive of image information.
GE Inspection Technologies Ltd
892 Charter Avenue, Coventry CV4 8AF
Tel: 0845 601 5771
Email: trans.geituksales@ge.com www.geinspectiontechnologies.com
Contact Person: Alan Hunscott
Services and/or Products offered:
GE Inspection Technologies develops innovative solutions for challenging environments, enabling
customers to accurately measure, inspect and analyse asset condition and performance.
Our solutions deliver improvements in asset life, productivity, process throughput and knowledgebased decision making.
We supply equipment for ultrasonic, remote visual inspection, eddy current, x-ray film and x-ray,
including digital and computed radiography.
High Technology Sources Ltd
Unit 6, Moorbrook, Southmead Industrial Estate, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7HP
Tel: 01235 514203 Fax: 01235 514219
www.hightechsource.co.uk
Contact Person: Jon Benn (Operations Director)
Innospection Ltd
Unit 1, Howemoss Avenue, Kirkhill Industrial Estate, Dyce, Aberdeen AB21 0GP Scotland
Tel: 01224 724744 Fax: 01224 774087
Email: info@innospection.com Web: www.innospection.com
Contact Person: Mr. Andreas Boenisch, Mr. Abco Enters
Services and/or Products offered:
Innospection Limited is specialized in advanced Non Destructive Testing, with the main focus on Eddy
Current & SLOFEC™ inspection services and solutions. Our clients are Oil & Gas companies onshore
and offshore, Power Generation, Petrochemical Industries as well as the Ministry of Defense. With our
specialized and highly motivated team of inspection engineers we operate in the UK, Norway, Middle
East, South East Asia and Australia.
With our up to date computerized eddy current systems we provide mainly inspection services as:
- Heat Exchanger Tube Inspection with Multiple Frequency -, Remote Field-, Magnetic Biased, Rotating
Eddy Current and Iris
- SLOFEC™ Corrosion Detection & Screening at Pipes, Storage Tanks & Vessels, Risers & Caissons
- Specific Eddy Current Based Internal Pipe Scanning & advanced Crack Scanning
- Subsea Pipe & structure Inspection
In addition to our standard testing we are constantly searching for new inspection solutions. We are a
leader in the field of advanced technology for NDT testing and inspection. To enable us to maintain our
position, R&D together with associated application developments are very important in the company
growth process. To keep up with the advanced NDT our motto is quality and innovation.
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Inspectahire Instrument Co. Ltd.
Units 10 – 12 Whitemyres Business Centre, Whitemyres Avenue, Aberdeen, AB16 6HQ
Tel: 44 (0)1224 789692 Fax: 44 (0)1224 789462
enquiries@inspectahire.com www.inspectahire.com
Contact Person: John Rennie
Services and/or Products offered:
• Hire of inspection instruments
• Rigid Borescopes
• Fixed Prism, Modular, Swing Prism
• Flexible Endoscopes – Fibrescopes 0.5 mm - 11 mm diameter
• Video Endoscopes – 3.9, 4.2, 6 & 8, 10, 12 mm, 20mm diameter – Olympus and Everest
Pole Mounted cameras, Pipe Inspection Cameras – push rod and tractor – Waterproof/Explosion Proof /
Intrinsically Safe
Vessel and tank Cameras – Explosion proof. Underwater Cameras. Digital Stills and Video Cameras
Retrieval Tools, Telescope, Light Sources – Battery, Multi voltage, High Intensity, Explosion proof Light
Guides, Illumination – Explosion proof Floodlights and Air lamps
Metrology Equipment such as Pi gauges, Verniers, External Micrometers, Bore & Depth Gauges, Pipe
Ring Laser
NDE Equipment such as Hardness tester, MPI kit, Covermeter, UT, PEC
We also undertake inspections with equipment such as IRIS, Thermographic Cameras, ROV’s, Access
Platforms, Airships
We undertake inspections of Flares, Process Vessels, Tanks, Pipelines, Caissons,
Production tubulars…….
Technicians are highly trained and qualified across a range of disciplines.
Johnson & Allen Ltd
Johnson & Allen Ltd, Neocol Works, Smithfield, Sheffield S3 7AR
Tel: +44 (0)114 273 8066 Fax: +44 (0)114 272 9842
Email: jonathan@johnsonandallen.co.uk Website: www.johnsonandallen.co.uk
Contact Person: Jonathan Johnson – Managing Director
Services and/or Products offered:
Johnson & Allen Ltd specialise in the design and manufacture of both standard and bespoke Magnetic
Particle Inspection (MPI) and Dye Penetrant Inspection (DPI) Units and Systems, Demagnetisers,
Accessories and Consumables
Vibrant NDT Ltd
Vibrant NDT Ltd, Smithfield, Sheffield S3 7AR
Tel: +44 (0)114 273 8066 Fax: +44 (0)114 272 9842
Email: jjohnson@vibrantndt.co.uk Website: www.vibrantndt.co.uk
Contact Person: Jonathan Johnson – Managing Director
Services and/or Products offered:
Vibrant NDT Ltd is a partnership between Johnson & Allen Ltd (UK) and Vibrant (US), specialising in
Process Compensated Resonance Inspection (PCRT). This new, ‘green’ technology will be demonstrated
at the exhibition.
Karl Storz (UK) Ltd
7 Dunston Place, Dunston Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S40 3PX
Tel: 01246455371 Fax: 01246455372
Email: industrial@karlstorz-uk.com
Contact Person:
Mr Philip G Wilson - UK Sales Manager
Mrs Valerie J Harding – Administrative Co-ordinator
Services and/or Products offered:
Karl Storz GmbH is a leading manufacturer of Visual Inspection Equipment for use throughout the
Aerospace, Gas Turbine and Engineering Inspection Industries. Our products range from Rigid and
Flexible Endoscopes to the most sophisticated Video Inspection and Documentation Systems.
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Lavender International NDT Ltd
Unit 7, Penistone Station, Sheffield, S36 6HP Website: www.lavender-ndt.com
Contact Person: Steve Lavender
Services and/or Products offered:
Training - Accredited by the British Institute Training School Programme and designing specific Company
based Courses.
Examinations - PCN (EN473/ISO 9712) Test Centre. Also providing examination services to a wide range
of Companies who have systems based on SNT-TC-1A and EN4179
Consultancy Services - Providing our clients with a valuable consultancy service including Arbitration
and Expert Witness status.
Outside Agency Level 3 Services - Accredited by BINDT as an Outside Agency Level 3 Services Provider
NDT Books/ASNT Publications - ASNT’s leading International Distributor of NDT Publications.
One of NDT’s most advanced sites including online shopping to make NDT resource purchase easier
and more cost effect
Lloyd’s Register EMEA
Denburn House, 25 Union Terrace, Aberdeen AB10 1NN Tel: 01224 267400
Contact Person: James Drummond - Business Development Manager
Tel: 01224 267439, Email: James.Drummond@lr.org
Services and/or Products offered:
Lloyd’s Register’s Oil & Gas business works with operators and contractors around the world, helping
them achieve the highest standards of technical integrity and safety. As the industry continues to expand
into increasingly hostile and technically demanding areas, we help our clients to meet the highest safety,
environmental and technical standards while minimising their business and operational risk. Because we
are independent, our work is unbiased and our clients can confidently rely on our input to meet their
legislative and corporate responsibilities. Our core services include verification, certification,
classification, integrity services, safety and environmental engineering and a wide range of engineering
consultancy services.
Niton UK Limited
19 The Calvert Centre, Woodmancott, Winchester SO213BN Tel 01256 397860
Contact Person: Michael Sibbald (Director), Pamela Burnett (Commercial Manager)
Services and/or Products offered:
Niton UK is the Independent sole distributor in the UK of the Thermo Niton range of hand held XRF
analysis Instruments.
Olympus Industrial
Stock Road, Southend on Sea, Essex SS2 5QH
Tel: 01702 616333, Fax: 01702 444266
e-mail: industrial@olympusindustrial.co.uk Web: www.olympus-ims.com
Contact Person: Mr Jonathan Bancroft – NDT National Sales Manager
Mr Robert Arnot – RVI National Sales Manager
Services and/or Products offered:
Olympus Industrial provide an industry-leading portfolio of testing technologies including ultrasound,
ultrasound phased-array, eddy current, eddy current array, related non-destructive equipment as well as
a full range of Remote Visual Inspection (RVI) equipment.
The NDT range includes: Epoch range, Nortec 500 Eddy Current, thickness gauges, and the Phased Array
Omniscan with a full range of probes.
The RVI range includes: IPLEX family of Videoscopes, S5 Borescopes, fiberscopes, high speed video
camera and a full range of accessories.
Phoenix Inspection Systems Ltd
46 Melford Court, Hardwick Grange, Warrington WA1 4RZ
Tel: +44 (0) 1925 826000 Fax: +44 (0) 1925 838788
www.phoenixisl.co.uk
Contact Person: Karl Quirk (Managing Director),
Services and/or Products offered:
Phoenix Inspection Systems Ltd is a leading independent supplier of ultrasonic non-destructive testing
solutions serving sectors such as energy, aerospace, process industries and rail.
From manual scanners and ultrasonic transducers to sophisticated turbine and generator inspection
systems, we offer a wide variety of standard NDT equipment. Our products take account of the latest
techniques, including TOFD and phased array. For users with individual requirements, Phoenix has a
worldwide reputation for the design and manufacture of custom-made NDT systems.
Our technical support services team can provide expert help in areas such as NDE inspection design
and qualification.
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Physical Acoustics Limited
17-19 Norman Way, Over, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 3NZ
Tel: 01954 231612, E-mail: Ptc@pacuk.co.uk www.mistrasgroup.com
Contact Person: Phil Cole
Services and/or Products offered:
Products: Test and monitoring instrumentation for UT, AE, AT, VM, leak detection, resistivity. On display
will be the “Pocket-UT”, an A/B/C-scan battery portable which uses WinCE operating system and can
save inspection data including the A-Scan and rf from both B and C-scans to 4GB flashcard. A range of
scanners including a dry-coupled B-scan unit and pipe screening unit will also be shown.
Services: Acoustic emission testing and monitoring, corrosion mapping using the Physical Acoustics
“LSI” system, and a number of other “specialist” NDE methods such as impact resonance.
RSL (NDT) Ltd
Sonatest Ltd, Sonatest Ltd, Dickens Road, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Bucks., MK12 5QQ.
Tel: 01908 316345 Fax: 01908 321323 Email: sales@sonatest.com
Contact Person: Corinna Cuciureanu / Joe Buckley
Services and/or Products offered:
2008 is a golden year of celebration for Sonatest Ltd. Being founded in 1958 this years marks the occasion
of our 50th Anniversary and Sonatest are pleased to commemorate five decades of pride, commitment
and innovative design within the growing industry of NDT .
As an industry leader in the development and manufacturing of Non Destructive Evaluation equipment
and accessories, Sonatest will be launching the completely new Sitescan D series – a new lightweight
and ergonomic digital flaw detector. With new tactile housing, menu navigation interface and onetouch-wheel drive system the user will find this new powerful instrument a delight to use in the field on
many applications. Visit our stand to find out more about our NDT range of equipment from advanced
systems through to thickness gauges.
Sonomatic Ltd
Unit 14 The Technology Centre, Claymore Drive, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB23 8GD
Tel: +44 1224 823 960 Fax: +44 1224 823 871
E-mail: info@vsonomatic.com Web: http://www.vsonomatic.com
Sonovation Group of Companies
Elschot 30, AZ4905 Oosterhout, Netherlands
Telephone/Fax: 0845 8588288 Mobile: 0784 3207214
UK Contact Person: Alex McLay E-mail: alex.mclay@sonovation.com
Services and/or Products offered:
Sonovation offer advanced Ultrasonic Products, Services and Training to the Oil and Gas, Defence and
Power Generation Industries through offices in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Saudi Arabia.
These techniques cover TOFD, Phased Array and Pulse Echo methods where all three divisions will be
introduced, from the Sonovision System, the exciting new ScanPlan software package, services through
a large capability from Level III to Level I technicians qualified in all aspects of advanced ultrasonic
inspection, through to our accredited EN473 training school.
TWI
TWI Technology Centre North, Aurora Court, Barton Road, Middlesbrough, Cleveland. Tel: 01642 210512
Contact Person: Tony Lyons
Services and/or Products offered:
TWI Ltd, the operating arm of The Welding Institute, is one of the world's foremost independent
research and technology organisations. Based near Cambridge since 1946, TWI provides industry with
engineering solutions for welding and associated technologies (surfacing, coatings, cutting, etc.)
through:
• information
• advice and technology transfer
• consultancy and project support
• contract R&D
• training and qualification
• personal membership
TWI is a global company delivering world class value to its Members, through research, consultancy and
training services in welding and joining, engineering, NDT inspection, materials, surfacing, and lifecycle
integrity - respected for its expertise, professionalism and independence.
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