Laboratory of Non Destructive Testing

• Engineering & Technology

State-of-the-art facilities and equipment for the characterization and inspection of components and structures.

Main testing services

• Ultrasound test (carried in situ)

- Ultrasound inspection and contact technique to control the manufacturing of spheroidal graphite cast parts for wind turbine components.
- “Time of flight diffraction” (TOFD) technique as a method to detect and size internal defects in butt-weldings.
- Contact Ultrasound tests for the inspection of welded joints.
- Ultrasound inspection and contact technique to control railway components.
-Tests on forged, rolled, cast steel materials.

• Magnetic particles testing

- Detection of superficial cracks in forged parts and fastening elements.
- Detection of surface and sub-surface discontinuities in spheroidal graphitic cast iron parts.
- Control of components from diverse sectors such as wind power, railway, machine tooling, automotive.
- Preparation of magnetic particle testing procedures by level 3 accredited personnel.

• Industrial radioscopy test X-rays (2D)

- Production control of automotive safety components.
- Sampling tests in process control, with image registration.
- Test on plastic materials, aluminium, steel, cast iron.
- 2D radiographs.
- Quantification of porosity percentage, sizing and location of internal defects.
- External and internal dimensional measurement indoors and outdoors.
- Reconstruction of design reverse engineering.

• Axial Computer Tomography (3D)

- Production control of automotive safety components.
- Sampling tests in process control, with image registration.
- Test on plastic materials, aluminium, steel, cast iron.
- 3D reconstructions.
- Quantification of porosity percentage, sizing and location of internal defects.
- External and Internal dimensional measurement.
- Reconstruction of design for reverse engineering.

• Dye Penetrant Inspections

- On welded joints.
- Aluminium components.
- Stainless steel pieces.
- Preparation of dye-penetrant tests by accredited level 3 technicians.
- On-site testing and in the fluorescent self-emulsifying penetrant facilities.

AZTERLAN

Aliendalde Etxetaldea, 6, 48200 Durango, Bizkaia