Defect detection requirements on the order of 10 defective parts per million (DPPM) are driving improvements in inspection tools’ resolution and throughput at foundries and OSATs. However, defects ...

Since 1993, Enbridge Pipelines Inc., Edmonton, has been conducting crack inspections with in-line tools on its liquids pipeline system. As part of its ongoing integrity- management program, the ...

A study introduces an AI-powered attention-based model for the rapid detection of structural cracks in cross-sea bridges, significantly improving the accuracy and efficiency of maintenance operations.

But most detector trains are limited to around 50 kilometres per hour, and often disrupt passenger services. Even the fastest crack detectors - the 'Doctor Yellow' trains that patrol Japan's ...

The sensor can detect sub-1mm cracks in metal surfaces, measure the crack, monitor bonded surfaces and the state of bonded joints, and measure crack initiation and propagation.