GE Inspection Technologies forms training partnerships in UK

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(2007), "GE Inspection Technologies forms training partnerships in UK", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 79 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2007.12779fab.031

GE Inspection Technologies forms training partnerships in UK

GE Inspection Technologies forms training partnerships in UK

GE Inspection Technologies Training Group has formed partnerships with two of the UK's major NDT training organisations to offer expert and informed instruction in the operation and application of the Phaser XS, GE's latest portable, easy-to-use, phased array flaw detector. By adding The South West School of NDT, in Cardiff, and Argyll-Ruane, in Rotherham, GE's growing training organisation now has a capability covering the whole of the UK. The new GE partners have extensive inspection expertise throughout industry, including aerospace.

The focused training course available from the new partnership is the same course that has proven very successful in GE training academies and training partnerships worldwide. It provides an introduction to the basic principles of phased array and defect imaging, explaining the differences between phased array and conventional ultrasonic inspection, before offering a detailed explanation of the features, benefits, operation and areas of application of the Phaser XS. Finally, there is a series of hands-on practical exercises, including performing sector and linear scans, checking channels and wedges, weld and composite inspection using Phaser XS, storing data set files and generating reports.

The course is designed to minimise student working downtime while providing the maximum benefits to the attendees in a cost effective manner and, including animated step-by-step guides, it is contained in three working days. Successful students will receive a certificate of completion.