Last month we exhibited at the three day rail exhibition, Railtex which is held every other year at Earls Court. The exhibition attracts exhibitors and delegates from all over Europe and although staff involved in rail industry work had attended in the past as delegates, this was the first time we had had stand space. (more…)
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Climbing high – Applied Inspection welcomes Antony Mitchell to the team
We recently welcomed Antony Mitchell to the company as NDT projects manager with the remit to develop new areas of business and to head our new rope access service with IRATA qualified technicians – using ropes and climbing skills to access difficult to reach locations; without the need for scaffolding or elevated platforms. (more…)
Keith Dashper presented with his gold watch – January 2011
Last week our director David Thomas presented Keith Dashper with his gold watch in recognition of 25 years service. Unfortunately Keith missed the official presentation in December due to ill health.
There were celebrations in Chesterfield last week as five employees from our Ossett and Chesterfield branches celebrated 25 years of service with the company. All five joined the company in 1985 progressing through the company to their present roles. Bear Inspect Project – November 2010
We are also involved in a European project researching advanced condition monitoring systems for the evaluation of the overall condition of wind turbines. The UK Government has set targets to increase contribution of renewables to UK electricity by 10% in 2010, with an aspiration for 20% by 2010; resulting in an increasing number of wind turbines being installed. (more…)
The Inspection of Dissimilar Metal Joints – November 2010
In July 2007 Applied Inspection were invited by TWI (The Welding Institute) to take part in a research project involving the use of phased array technology in the inspection of joints welded using dissimilar metals.
The project has two primary aims:
1. position and size defects accurately
2. improve the overall inspection quality through the use of phased array technology (more…)