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NAS 410 Revision 4 Changes

31 Aug 2015

nas410, National Aerospace Standard, ndt, nondestructive testing, revision, standard

Success in the field of Nondestructive Testing requires knowledge of a wide variety of documents. There are Federal and State regulations, codes, standards, recommended practices, and many other documents that impact the various types of tests and inspections we perform. Since NDT is conducted throughout the world, it’s no surprise that there is some overlap among the various regional standards. European Standard (EN) 473, Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel – General Principles, has been replaced by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9712, Non-Destructive Testing – Qualification and Certification of Personnel. This is a result, in part, of an effort to harmonize EN Standards with ISO Standards. International standards are referenced by more specific standards, such as the one used by the aerospace industry, NAS-410.

National Aerospace Standard (NAS) 410 Revision 3 (2008) referenced both EN 473 and ISO 9712. NAS-410 Revision 4, which was published in December 2014, only references ISO 9712.

Quality Assurance for Quality Standards

Nordstrom

01 Aug 2015

Standards

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aerospace, AS9100, assurance, ISO 9001, ndt, nondestructive testing, quality, standard

When it comes to Quality Systems and Standards, we have all become reactive. A new Standard is published, and an Army of employees automatically cringe at the prospect that one or more processes will need to be overhauled for compliance with the new quality paradigm.

Implementation of any standard in a company is difficult. Most businesses are stressed in implementing procedures on how each individual’s ideas are made. In order to avoid frustrations of the employee in the company, the company has to provide a proper way of communication towards the employee. It is recommended that employees will get the right information about the plans and changes of the company. The aerospace industry is growing very fast and chances are high companies will attract more new clients and customers. And revising the implementation to AS9100 will allow the possibility to enhance the system into a better world.

ISO 9001 Quality Standard

ASTM DICONDE

Nordstrom

02 Jun 2015

Company, Nondestructive Testing, Radiographic, Standards, Ultrasonic

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astm, diconde, ndt, nondestructive testing, standard

Midgard Scientific, LLC is fully DICONDE ASTM E07.11, ASTM E2339, ASTM E2663, ASTM 2767, ASTM E2699, ASTM WK20537, and ASTM E2738 compliant.

Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) is concerned with the formulation of standards for the communication and storage of image data generated by all nondestructive testing methodologies capable of displaying images/data in an electronic format. The communication and storage standard called ASTM DICONDE is based on the universally adopted medical standard DICOM.

Critical infrastructure such as aviation, transportation, energy, and defense all require long-term retention of inspection data. DICONDE is more than merely a file format, as it features a communication protocol, workflow, security, display consistency, and application hosting. Ultimately the benefits include remote data access and review, automated escalation processes for non-standard inspection results, confidence data has not been modified, ability to know how the inspector viewed the image when making accept/reject decisions, and custom data processing modules that will run on all DICONDE image review stations.

ASTM DICONDE concept began in 1985. Originally grown from the medical field it is beginning to show up in Nondestructive Testing labs through vendors adopting the standard to improve the quality of their data collection and overall service.

ASTM DICONDE is used by Midgard Scientific NDT

DICONDE Timeline

The DICONDE standard practices are ASTM E2339, ASTM E2663, ASTM 2767, ASTM E2699, ASTM WK20537, and ASTM E2738.

ASTM E2339 is the general DICONDE Standard, from it the (UT) Ultrasound, (RT) Radiographic Testing, (CR) Computed Radiography, and (CT) Computed Tomography Standards kick in.

We decided to conform to the DICONDE Standard to ensure data consistency throughout all of our files management processes. Changes to computer hardware and software, changes to vendors and maintaining all metadata is no longer a concern.

ASTM E07.11 is the ASTM Subcommittee E07.11 on Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE). The full stack listing of the E07.11 is:

E1475-13 Standard Guide for Data Fields for Computerized Transfer of Digital Radiological Examination Data – http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1475.htm

E2339-11 Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) – http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2339.htm

E2663-14 Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for Ultrasonic Test Methods – http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2663.htm

E2699-13 Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for Digital Radiographic (DR) Test Methods – http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2699.htm

E2738-13e1 Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for Computed Radiography (CR) Test Methods – http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2738.htm

E2767-13 Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) Test Methods – http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2767.htm

E2934-14 Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for Eddy Current (EC) Test Methods – http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2934.htm

For more information on DICONDE Standard please visit the ASTM website. Click here for a brief overview.