From ccoughlin@ntiac.com  Thu Dec  4 19:48:13 2003
From: ccoughlin@ntiac.com (Chris R. Coughlin)
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 13:48:13 -0600
Subject: [NTIACNews]December 2003 Newsletter
Message-ID: <3FCF8F7D.5060108@ntiac.com>

Hello All,

I've just finished putting the December 2003 NTIAC Newsletter online at 
http://www.ntiac.com/newslist.html (or 
http://www.ntiac.com/news/1203news.pdf if you want to go straight to the 
PDF).

In this issue...
-2003 MatTec Summary
-PQNDT's Annual NDE Salary Survey http://www.pqndt.com/salary.html
-RFI: ET Of Carbon-Carbon Composites
-Northrop NDE Group Helps Identify USS Monitor Artifacts
-NTIACNews HOW-TO http://lists.ntiac.com/pipermail/ntiacnews/
-Thayer Acquires Interest In MISTRAS
-Anteon Wins $3.3M NDE Contract From AFRL
-Lockheed Awarded New UT Patent

As always if you have any questions/comments/suggestions about the 
Newsletter, please feel free to drop me a line.  In particular I'm 
looking for potential authors for our next Newsletter, the March 2004 
edition.

Best wishes for you and yours during the upcoming holiday season and 
here's hoping we all have a prosperous New Year.

Regards,
Chris

-- 
Chris Coughlin | NTIAC | 415 Crystal Creek Drive | Austin TX 78745
512.263.2101x227 | 800.684.2239 | FAX 512.263.3530
ccoughlin@ntiac.com | http://www.ntiac.com


From ccoughlin@ntiac.com  Mon Dec  8 14:01:27 2003
From: ccoughlin@ntiac.com (Chris R. Coughlin)
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:01:27 -0600
Subject: [NTIACNews]NDE Industry Update:  EU Approves GE's Agfa Acquisition
Message-ID: <3FD48437.5090103@ntiac.com>

Hello All,

The European Union gave the go-ahead last week for GE's purchase of 
Agfa's NDT Division.  GE had purchased Agfa's NDT Division in January of 
this year for approximately $400 Million U.S., but encountered 
regulatory hurdles in the EU.

GE offered to make the deal more palatable to regulators by divesting 
some of its other NDT holdings; specifically, GE is selling the 
ultrasonics division of Panametrics to Canadian company R/D Tech.

GE still has to gain the blessing of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, 
whose own review is still underway.

Take care,
Chris
-- 
Chris Coughlin | NTIAC | 415 Crystal Creek Drive | Austin TX 78746
512.263.2101x227 | 800.684.2239 | FAX 512.263.3530
ccoughlin@ntiac.com | http://www.ntiac.com


From ccoughlin@ntiac.com  Wed Dec 10 16:11:46 2003
From: ccoughlin@ntiac.com (Chris R. Coughlin)
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:11:46 -0600
Subject: [NTIACNews]RFQ:  inspection of composite pressure vessel
Message-ID: <3FD745C2.6030801@ntiac.com>

Hello All,

We're looking for a service provider that would be able to inspect a 
composite pressure vessel.  The vessel is approximately 4' long and 2' 
in diameter, with a 3/8" wall consisting of graphite epoxy (2 layers), a 
thin aluminum layer, and a thin layer of butyl rubber.

We're looking for somebody that could give the vessel a quick go-over 
and locate delaminations and voids.  We don't need anything in terms of 
data analysis, just to point us to potential trouble spots.  We think 
that the best approach would be ultrasonic pulse-echo, with a squirter 
or a large immersion tank but are open to other (practical) ideas.

If you're interested, please feel free to drop me a line.

Thanks,
Chris

-- 
Chris Coughlin | NTIAC | 415 Crystal Creek Drive | Austin TX 78746
512.263.2101x227 | 800.684.2239 | FAX 512.263.3530
ccoughlin@ntiac.com | http://www.ntiac.com