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The library · 18 methods, animated

Every method, explained until it's obvious.

How each test actually works — the physics, the procedure, what it finds and what it can’t — each with an animated explainer built by the people who run the tests.

Surface & Near-Surface NDTVolumetric & Advanced NDTMaterials VerificationMechanical & Weld Laboratory TestingConcrete & Civil Testing

Family 01 · 5 methods

Surface & Near-Surface NDT

Finding what breaks the surface — cracks, laps and linear defects — without touching the material’s integrity.

VTAnimated

Visual & Remote Visual Inspection

The first method — and the one that directs all the others

See how it works
PTAnimated

Dye Penetrant Testing

Capillary action turns invisible cracks into unmissable indications

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MPIAnimated

Magnetic Particle Inspection

Flux leakage makes cracks in steel announce themselves

See how it works
ECTAnimated

Eddy Current Testing

Induced currents that flinch at every flaw

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ACFMAnimated

Alternating Current Field Measurement

Crack detection and sizing — straight through the coating

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Family 02 · 6 methods

Volumetric & Advanced NDT

Seeing inside the material — internal flaws, wall loss and hidden corrosion, imaged and sized.

UTAnimated

Ultrasonic Testing

Sound waves that measure what light will never see

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RTAnimated

Radiographic Testing

A permanent photograph of everything inside the weld

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PAUTAnimated

Phased Array Ultrasonics

Dozens of elements, one steered beam, a picture instead of a blip

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TOFDAnimated

Time-of-Flight Diffraction

Crack tips whisper — TOFD times the whisper

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C-SCANAnimated

Corrosion Mapping

Thousands of thickness readings, one honest picture

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MFLAnimated

Magnetic Flux Leakage Scanning

The tank floor’s underside, screened at walking pace

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Family 03 · 3 methods

Materials Verification

Confirming what the material actually is — composition, hardness and metallurgical condition, in situ.

PMIAnimated

Positive Material Identification

Prove the alloy is what the certificate says it is

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HTAnimated

Hardness Testing

One controlled dent, a window into strength

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REPAnimated

Replication Metallography

A microscope slide taken from plant that stays in service

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Family 04 · 2 methods

Mechanical & Weld Laboratory Testing

Breaking specimens so structures don’t break — the destructive evidence behind qualifications and joints.

MECHAnimated

Weld Mechanical Testing

Break the coupon so the structure never breaks

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PE-JTAnimated

PE Fusion Joint Testing

The buried joint, judged before burial

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Family 05 · 2 methods

Concrete & Civil Testing

Ground truth for construction — strength, compaction and bearing measured where the design assumed it.

CUBEAnimated

Concrete Compression Testing

The crush that certifies the pour

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SOILAnimated

In-Situ Density & Bearing Testing

Proof that the ground was built, not just tipped

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Testing · Inspection · Certification

Know the method you need? Or not?

Either way works. Name the method, or describe the asset and the question — a specialist confirms the right technique, the standard and the price.

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