Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) serves a vital role in the industry, involving everything from receipt inspection, to process control in manufacturing, to final product inspection. As product designs and materials progress, advanced NDE techniques ensure the ability of complex systems to meet customer demands.
At BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT), NDE and inspection systems specialists produce automated, fully integrated, production qualified systems that satisfy even the most stringent requirements.
We specialize in solving application problems that benefit from the use of:
- BWXT’s surface-correcting matrix focus ultrasonic testing (UT) for rough and wavy surfaces
- Phased array UT
- Electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs)
- Phased array EMATs
- Laser metrology
Our approach to examining and solving your complex NDE tasks includes an appropriate selection and combination of:
- Surface correcting matrix focus UT
- Applying current NDE technologies and procedures
- Developing, refining and customizing emerging technologies
- Researching and developing innovative sensors and techniques
- Automated system design
In addition, BWXT can retrofit and enhance your current inspection methods and practices by teaming with your NDE staff.
We offer services in the following engineering and technical disciplines:
- Ultrasonic techniques
- Mechanical and design engineering
- Electrical and electronics engineering
- Hardware and software development
- Welding and materials
- Electromagnetic techniques
- Visual and optical inspection
- Radiography
Our team possesses unique experience in:
- NDE design and development
- Ultrasonic applications for complex surfaces
- EMAT technology
- Exotic and high alloy materials characterization
- High-precision NDE
- High-temperature NDE
- Near real-time process NDE
- Modeling
- Systems integration
- Automation and systems integration
- Customized software development
- Design of turnkey inspection systems
- High-speed automated scanning systems
- Phased array ultrasonic system integration
- Process and procedures
- Complex conventional ultrasonic techniques
- Procedure review and development for welding, joining and NDE
- Code and regulatory compliance
- Fixture and component design
We provide innovative solutions for a wide range of industries, including:
- Government labs and facilities (BWXT NE offers a secured facility with DOE L and Q-level personnel)
- Power generation (fossil and nuclear)
- General manufacturing
- Heavy equipment
- Petrochemical
- Transportation
- Steelmaking
- Shipbuilding
- Aerospace
- Offshore
- Pipeline
- Energy
From traditional techniques to the latest in NDE technology, BWXT specialists create solutions to address pressing inspection and prognostic problems. NDE is an integral part of today’s advanced designs. Sophisticated component designs plan for NDE from the beginning and include NDE throughout the life cycle of the product.