Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

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	1999
Dec/Jan -		1999: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2000
November -		NDTE Equipment Market Analysis
October -		Fiber-Optic Sensor Technology in NDTE Recent Developments: Fiber-Optic Sensors for Composite Cure Monitoring • Fiber-Optic Sagnac Ultrasound Sensors for Process Monitoring
September -		Acoustic Emission Testing of Vessels Recent Developments: New Acoustometer from Rosemount Analytical • Acoustic Process Sensor for Dry Solids • Radar Identification of Metallic and Nonmetallic Objects • Acoustic Detection of Oddball Particles
August -		Explorer Technology Charts
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July -		Expansion of Laser Technology in the NDT Industry
June -		Trends and Markets in NDTE Industry U.K. NDT End Users and Their Growth Prospects
May -		Development of New Inspection Techniques Recent Business News and Developments
April -		A New Advance in X-Ray Technology Industrial Applications of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
March -		New Research Directions in Medical Imaging Technology Recent Developments: NDT Center in Beijing • NDT Training Facility for SPEC • A Saudi Arabian Contract for Profile Technologies • InVision Technologies in Explosive Detection Systems • An £8 Million Deal for BPAmoco
February -		New NDTE Technologies Recent Business News and Developments

	1998
Dec/Jan -		1998: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1999
November -		Ultrasonic, X-Ray, and Infrared Technology Developments Recent Business News and Developments
October -		Nonintrusive Land-Mine Detection Methods
September -		NDTE Techniques for Composite Manufacturing
August -		Land-Mine Detection: A World-Scale Challenge
July -		NDT Opportunities in Grain Production
June -		Airport Security Applications
May -		Noncontact Testing Expands NDTE Effectiveness Applications: Acousto-Ultrasonics for Powder Inspection • Testing Moving Freight Trains: Another NDTE Challenge
April -		Faster NDTE Techniques and New Opportunities
March -		Financial Metrics for NDTE
February -		Concrete Testing: Hard Choices Ahead

	1997
Dec/Jan -		1997: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1998
November -		Recent Developments: Coating Tolerant Inspection • Smart Washers and Smart Bolts Market Development: Continued Steady Growth for NDTE Markets
October -		Recent Developments: New Ultrasonic Inspection Technique The Technology in Brief: Ultrasonic Transducers
September -		Recent Developments: Novel Sensing Technologies Applications: Food Process Monitoring
August -		Recent Developments: Following Up Earlier Reports Implications: Conflicts of Interest for NDT Operators Applications: Automotive Glass Inspection
July -		Machine-Vision Systems for NDTE
June -		Recent Developments: NDTE Opportunities in India Applications: Corrosion Detection: Looking under the Surface Participants: NDT Resources Update
May -		Inspection of Electronic Assemblies and Packages
April -		Automotive NDTE
March -		Portable Dye Penetrant Kit from Magnaflux • Robotic Welding Platform: Good for NDE • Optical Techniques for Measuring Stress and Strain • Radome Inspection Update
February -		Following Up on SQUIDs • NDTE Contribution to Medical Treatment • X-Ray Applications in Many Fields

	1996
Dec/Jan -		1996: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1997
November -		Nondestructive Testing of Superconductors • Latest X-Ray Developments • Analytical Instrumentation Markets
October -		Road and Bridge Civil Engineering NDTE
September -		Air Transport Industry and the NDT Pinch • Assessing Flaws in Wood
August -		Ceramics Inspection Update • More Internet Sites for NDTE
July -		Piezoelectric Actuators for Laser-Based Ultrasonic Inspection • Intelligent Processing of Composites for Process Simulation and Control • Internet Sites for Nondestructive Testing
June -		Environmental Issues: Attention on Penetrants NDTE
May -		Ultrasonics Technology Transfer on the Production Line • Krypton Gas Penetrant Inspection • Pipeline Inspections News
April -		Military NDTE Activities
March -		New NDTE Techniques Roundup • X-Ray Microtomography Applied to Composites Testing • Offer New Opportunities from T-Rays • Wide-band Ultrasonics for Large-Objects Testing
February -		European Study of Industrial Needs for Testing
Dec/Jan -		1995: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1996