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James A. Smith, Idaho National Laboratory
Helena Geirinhas Ramos, Technical University of Lisbon
TC-01: Nondestructive Evaluation and
Industrial Inspection (NDE&II)
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his short column is to remind IEEE Instrumentation
& Measurement Magazine readers about the technical
and industrial opportunities offered by Technical
Committee-01. The Nondestructive Evaluation and Industrial
Inspection (NDE&II) technical committee was formed in 2018
to address the needs of the NDE community of the IEEE Instrumentation
and Measurement Society (IMS). The NDE&II
TC is designed to engage and cross-pollinate the technical and
industrial communities. The resulting interactions will lead to
technical innovations that solve industrial applications.
NDE&II did undergo a leadership change in October of
2022. James A. Smith was appointed Chair, and Helena Geirinhas
Ramos was reappointed Chair. The current NDE&II
Chairs wish to thank Zheng Liu for his leadership and efforts
during his term.
NDE&II wishes to recognize that IMS members are hard at
work making innovations which address industrial and societal
needs. It is also our mission to recognize the importance
of industrial applications which advance technology and the
global economy. Thus, researchers and industry need NDE&II
to synergistically facilitate the interactions between researchers
and industry. For NDE&II to be successful, NDE&II needs
volunteers to:
1. Listen to needs
2. Innovate and develop technology
3. Communicate the impact of novel NDE techniques to
industry and society
4. Provide marketable channels for innovations
5. Collaborate on developing best practices/standards
You will be guaranteed satisfaction upon watching your
technology/application become crucial to Industry and
Society.
NDE&II has robust interest with a membership list of
approximately 90 members. It has been noted that the membership
mix between University/Government and Industry
is roughly 90% and 10%, respectively. For NDE&II to be the
most effective, industry representation should be closer to
50%. Diverse industrial participation is needed to partner
and provide motivation and market channels for technology
development.
As part of the initial kickoff activity for I2MTC 2018,
NDE&II organized the Special Session on " Non-Invasive
September 2023
Measurement Methods, Systems and Instrumentation. " Then
for I2MTC 2019 (New Zealand), NDE&II organized a Special
Session on " Measurement Methods and Instrumentation
for Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT&E) and
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). " Also, during the New
Zealand meeting, NDE&II organized a meeting of NDE&II
members during I2MTC to network and plan future activities
which were distracted by COVID-19. NDE&II was active in the
planning and managing of the Instrumentation and Measurement
for Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation track that
held two sessions at I2MTC 2023. An NDE&II meeting was
planned for I2MTC 2023.
NDE&II successfully collaborated with the Technical Program
Committee to help organize the I2MTC 2023 topic:
" Instrumentation and Measurement for Non-Destructive Testing
and Evaluation. " A major goal is to cast NDE techniques/
technology in a new light that will open new paradigms for
industrial applications. The sessions intended to provide industry
with the opportunity to discuss applications needing
new sensing paradigms.
Currently to help attract more industrial as well as general
membership to NDE&II, the following activities are being
developed:
◗ Tutorials
◗ Promotional animation
◗ Collaboration with the Technical Program Com mittee
(TPC) for I2MTC 2023 on the topic: " Instrumentation
and Measurement for Non-Destructive Testing and
Evaluation. "
Tutorials are an excellent method to pass on legacy or cutting-edge
expertise and capture interest outside of the NDE&II
community. The following tutorials were given by NDE&II
members at I2MTC meetings:
◗ 2021 and 2022
⦁ Material State Determination for Process State
Awareness
◗ 2023
⦁ Technical Paper Publishing Review Process Guidelines
and Tips for Authors, Editors and Reviewers
⦁ Predictive Maintenance with Digital Twin
⦁ Material State Determination for Process State
Awareness
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