Report confirms NDT as an engineering service essential to the UK economy

摘要

NDT is crucial for the development of new manufacturing methods and engineering materials, for assuring the integrity of much of the UK infrastructure and for asset life management. As such, NDT is essential to deliver many of the key competences defined by the Technology Strategy Board in its high-value manufacturing strategy. The UK has traditionally been strong in NDT technology and major global players rely upon UK R&D organisations. UK training and certification in NDT are seen as the international gold standard. A report*, compiled by a cross-sector industry-academic working group, identifies the key opportunities and challenges for the UK NDT community and recommends the high-level actions needed to maintain and extend the UK's position in support of both the public good and economic growth.