Nondestructive evaluation plays an extremely important role in a number of the typically large, high-tech industries such as aerospace, nuclear, automotive, and petroleum. These industries and the federal government have made substantial investments to develop the equipment and perfect the various inspection techniques. With this substantial investment in the technology, there are many NDE tools currently available for transfer to the general manufacturing community. These tools are becoming increasingly important as companies, large and small, strive to improve product quality in order to increase customer satisfaction and maintain their particular market share.
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