The 18th World Conference on Nondestructive Testing (WCNDT-2012)

OKOndt Group specialists team at the 18th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT)-2012, Durban, South Africa
The 18th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing WCNDT-2012 was held in Durban (South Africa) during the period from April 16 to 20, 2012. The conference was attended by the representatives of almost of all countries that are the members of ICNDT and EFNDT and from a number of other countries.

 In parallel to the conference there was an exhibition of Nondestructive Testing, where a few hundred manufacturers and dealers of the NDT means from various countries participated and demonstrated their achievements in this field. The LLC Promprylad also participated in the NDT means exhibition. The company booth presented its latest developments in the field of ultrasonic and eddy current methods of non-destructive testing as well as in the field of acoustic emission that have caused brisk interest among the visitors.

Gennadii Lutsenko represents a booth of OKOndt Group at the 18th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing WCNDT-2012
LLC Promprylad booth

Visitors of the 18th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing at OKOndt Group's booth, Durban, South Africa, April 2012
LLC Promprylad booth

NDT specialists from India at OKOndt Group booth at the WCNDT-2012, Durban, South Africa
Indian specialists at the booth of Promprylad company

Professor Giuseppe Nardoni with the equipment manufactured by OKOndt Group, WCNDT-2012, Durban
Professor Giuseppe Nardoni got acquainted with the equipment manufactured by Promprylad company

OKOndt Group team and Professor Giuseppe Nardoni at the WCNDT-2012

Negotiations of OKOndt Group specialists with the AREVA company on rails inspection matters at WCNDT-2012
Negotiations with the AREVA company on rails inspection matters

Negotiations between OKOndt Group specialists and the SGS company on NDT training matters, WCNDT-2012, Durban, South Africa
Negotiations with the SGS company on NDT training matters

The President of ICNDT, Mike Farley, visited OKOndt Group booth at 18th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, Durban, South Africa, April 2012
Mike Farley the President of ICNDT visited the Promprylad booth

 Within the conference the sessions of working groups (WG) of International Committee on Nondestructive Testing ICNDT and European Federation of Non-destructive Testing EFNDT were traditionally held and also the seminar on qualification, certification and accreditation in the field of NDT personnel certification.

 ICNDT strongly recommend to participate in this seminar to practitioners, entrepreneurs and service consumers of non-destructive testing, Regulatory Bodies, Personnel Certification and Accreditation Bodies. V. Radko the Deputy Director UkrSRINDT attended the seminar.

 The seminar addressed the issues of standardization (ISO / IEC DIS 17024, EN ISO FDIS 9712, ISO TS 11774 and EN 4179), Global Multilateral Recognition Agreement (MRA) in the system of ICNDT (similarly to the existing MRA EFNDT), assessment and approval of non-destructive testing as a replacement or in addition to the accreditation. Also, the peculiarities of NDT personnel certification were considered in accordance with the standard ISO 9712:2012, ICNDT recommendations for the use of this standard (including the Personnel Certification Bodies), published as a separate document. ICNDT recommendations are stated in several documents and compilations.

A seminar on qualification, certification and accreditation of NDT specialists at the WCNDT-2012
The seminar was attended by over 70 representatives from various countries

Speech at the seminar concerning qualification, certification and accreditation of NDT specialists at the WCNDT-2012
John Thompson reports about the EN ISO FDIS 9712

The Deputy Director of UkrSRINDT, V. Radko with colleagues at the WCNDT-2012, South Africa
V. Radko with colleagues from the PCB "Quality" (Moscow) and G. Konovalov and G. Batov

V. Radko, representative of OKOndt Group, with a colleague before seminar on qualification, certification and accreditation of NDT specialists – WCNDT-2012, Durban, South Africa
John Thompson the WG1 member, B. Radko and the President of ICNDT Mikel Farley

V. Radko, OKOndt Group representative, Mike Farley, the President of ICNDT, and John Thompson, the WG1 member - WCNDT-2012

OKOndt Group experts and Patrick Pallouey, the president of EFNDT Certification Executive Committee - WCNDT-2012
Ukrainian experts with Patrick Pallouey the president of EFNDT Certification Executive Committee

 Within the conference there was a section on NDT personnel qualification and certification, where the participants of the conference made a number of reports about the state and prospects of the personnel certification NDT in different countries.

Participants of section on the qualification and certification of NDT personnel within the WCNDT-2012
Participants of section on the qualification and certification of NDT personnel

18th World Conference and Exhibition on NDT WCNDT-2012 took place in the creative and business atmosphere, the participants received a lot of useful information leading to the further development of methods and activities in non-destructive testing.