Challenges and trends in multi-sector composite testing

摘要

On Wednesday 15 March 2017, the South Wales Branch convened at The Village Hotel, near Cardiff, for a presentation from Dr Richard Freemantle of Wavelength NDT Limited. The Branch was particularly grateful to Richard, who had accepted an invitation to speak at relatively short notice. The presentation was titled: 'The challenges of multi-sector composite testing and future trends for manufacturing QA and NDT'. Richard opened with a brief overview of his career. Following his first degree in electronic engineering and music he wanted to be a sound engineer with the BBC, but instead studied for a PhD in ultrasonics between 1992 and 1995 and then completed research in NDT between 1996 and 1997. With a feeling of 'wanting to be closer to the workforce', Richard helped to set up NDT Solutions Ltd (now part of Sonatest) and then went on to establish Wavelength NDT, an NDT inspection company focusing on advanced ultrasonic inspection of composite structures and components.