Classroom Hours
Day: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Day: M-F 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Eve: T-Th 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Non-destructive inspection technicians work with engineers to define and implement tests that locate and characterize material conditions and flaws that might otherwise cause planes to crash, reactors to fail, trains to derail, pipelines to burst and a variety of less visible but equally troubling events.
The Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) program teaches the primary inspection and testing methods for a variety of materials and products. This program teaches theory and application as it pertains to detecting flaws, contamination or defects without damaging or degrading items being inspected and tested. Students gain a solid understanding of NDI principles and primary NDI testing methods. Upon successful completion of the program, students are qualified as a trainee in accordance with American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ANST) Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A (Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing), CP189 and NAS-410. This is the first step toward certification by an employer.
Program Objectives
To successfully complete the program, students must demonstrate competency in specific skills and verify their knowledge of industry-standard practices. Program objectives include the following skills and topics:
Ken is an NDI professional with over 35 years of experience in the industry. Before coming to Ogden-Weber Technical College, Ken worked on Hill Air Force Base as a technician, supervisor, and finally the Director of the NDI Flight where he was responsible for assigning and evaluating the work of his employees, as well as investigating new inspection technologies.
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Penetrant inspection is a widely applied and low-cost inspection method used to check surface-breaking defects in all non-porous materials. The penetrant may be applied to all non-ferrous materials and ferrous materials, although for ferrous components magnetic-particle inspection is often used instead for its subsurface detection capability.
Magnetic particle inspection is a process for detecting surface and shallow subsurface discontinuities in ferromagnetic materials such as iron, nickel, cobalt, and some of their alloys. The process puts a magnetic field into the part.
Eddy-current testing is one of many electromagnetic testing methods used in nondestructive testing making use of electromagnetic induction to detect and characterize surface and sub-surface flaws in conductive materials.
Ultrasonic testing is a technique based on the propagation of ultrasonic waves in the object or material tested. These UT waves are transmitted into materials to detect internal flaws or to characterize materials. A common example is ultrasonic thickness measurement, which tests the thickness of the test object, for example, to monitor pipework corrosion.
Radiographic testing is a technique that involves the use of either x-rays or gamma rays to view the internal structure of a component. Compared to other NDE techniques, radiography has several advantages. It is highly reproducible, can be used on a variety of materials, and the data gathered can be stored for later analysis. Radiography is an effective tool that requires very little surface preparation. Moreover, many radiographic systems are portable, which allows for use in the field and at elevated positions.
Non-destructive inspection is a means of inspecting a part without harming it so that it can be placed in service or continue to be used in service. NDI affects everyone’s life without them even knowing about it. NDI is used to inspect airplanes, automobiles, rocket motors, buildings, bridges, power plants, amusement rides, pipelines, ships, military weapons and more. All of these products have had some form of NDI performed on them at some point.
Non-destructive inspection is applied physics.
We take physical energy’s interaction with materials and develop and utilize ways to transform it into meaningful information via sensors, detectors and display methodologies.
Working in the nondestructive inspection field will give you the opportunity to work in many different environments, from a laboratory to an offshore oil platform, in any part of the world.
