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Robotic Inspection in Radioactive Environments

Webinars 07 August 2024

Atkins Webinar on Robotic Inspection in Radioactive Environments

NDE uses various methods to assess the quality of a component without damaging it. One such method is ultrasonic testing, which uses high frequency sound to detect defects in components or structures. However, this method is not easy to perform on parts with high curvature or intricate shapes, meaning that these parts are often inspected manually, which is time consuming and can deliver inconsistent results.

TWI has developed several highly capable automated inspection systems suited to both research and development work as well as production inspection and these systems will be covered in this webinar.

Meet the team

Nathan Hartley - Team Manager, Robotics

Nathan Hartley

Team Manager, Robotics

Nathan Hartley is an experienced Chartered Engineer and Project Manager with more than 20 years’ experience in the defence, nuclear, energy, manufacturing and non-destructive testing industries. Since joining TWI in 2018 he has managed a variety of complex and high value engineering and research projects with a focus on automation and development of novel NDT techniques. He recently introduced multi-frequency microwave inspection to TWI’s capabilities and has been instrumental in the integration and use of mobile and collaborative robots. He has also overseen the development of a novel, automated acoustic inspection method for the inspection of highly attenuative glass fibre structures. Nathan is also an accomplished NDT practitioner, holding CSWIP Level II qualifications in UT and PAUT (Welds).