ASIA PASIFIC CONFERENCE ON NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING

 Within the period from November 18 to 20, 2013, the 14th Asia Pacific Conference on Non-Destructive Testing APCNDT was held in Mumbai (India). The platform brought together delegates from all countries of this region and a number of other countries, members of ICNDT and EFNDT. In parallel with the conference sessions, an exhibition of NDT equipment and services providers took place. The exhibition brought a great fortune for more than 100 manufacturing companies and NDT dealers from different countries to showcase its products and opportunity for one-to-one interaction creating awareness in the relevant segments of the latest developments in the market.

Opening of a conference

The Ukrainian scientific research institute for non-destructive testing UkrSRINDT participated in a conference sessions, and Promprylad LLC took part at the exhibition. The exposition display of Promprylad LLC included the Company's advanced engineering developments and it`s exhibition booth was equipped with the latest developments in the field of ultrasonic, eddy current and magnetic particle testing techniques – manual testing instruments and automated systems that attracted particular interest among the visitors of exhibition.

Negotiations with the Indian specialists

Indian specialists at the exhibition booth of Promprylad LLC

At the exhibition booth of Promprylad LLC there was also demonstrated the information on the NDT Personnel Certification Body, operating at UkrSRINDT.

The Certification Working Group (WG 1) Meeting and Education and Research Working Group (WG 2) Meeting were conducted within the frameworks of APCNDT conference. At WG1 meeting were considered: the recommendations on ISO 9712:2012 interpretation, developed by the WG1 members; recommendation on differential evaluation of results of specific examination in industrial sectors; ICNDT examination question bank; the revision of TR 25107 " Non-destructive testing - Guideline for NDT training on syllabus"; difference between requirements of TR 25107, CP 105 and TecDoc 628 ( IAEA document).At WG 2 meeting there were considered the issues on systems of NDT personnel training, applied in different countries, as well as the issues on harmonization of requirements to the NDT specialists training. Vitalii Radko, Deputy Director of UkrSRINDT participated in WG1 and WG 2 meetings.

Participants of Working Group WG1 ICNDT (20.11.2013, 14-th APCNDT)