Advanced Technology Group s.r.o.
ATG Group provides a complete solution for NDT by implementing both products and services in all standard NDT methods and other related Special Processes.
Product, Service, Training
Czech Republic
Overview
ATG Group provides a complete solution for NDT by implementing both products and services in all standard NDT methods and other related Special Processes.
The product portfolio ranges from single devices up to complete solutions involving the implementation of complex NDT systems using several NDT methods, personnel qualification of the operators and establishment of the whole NDT process including accompanying processes at the shop floor.
They believe that the successful development of engineering companies in manufacturing and maintenance is strongly related to special processes. The ATG Group's goal is to participate in this process and support you – its customers – in all its segments. That may range from qualification of technical personnel (without which no special process may exist), consulting and implementation support during implementation of the special process (including its Quality Management System) and design and realization of customer solutions for optimal implementation and execution.
Products & Services
Non-destructive testing
Full delivery of the NDT process is as follows:
- UT immersion testing for rotary parts in UT manipulator and standard testing of bars
- ET testing for aircraft discs and wheels and manual testing of cracks
- MPI of aerospace parts acc. to ASTM E1444, testing for the automotive industry
- FPI of aerospace and automotive parts including all supportive processes acc. to ASTM E1417, NADCAP accredited
- RT/DR testing of aerospace and automotive parts (including composites) with digital output of radiographs
Processes are delivered as a complete NDT process:
- Responsible person for the given process as Level 3
- Qualified providing personnel Level 2 according to requested qualification and certification system
- Own equipment together with adjacent technologies
- Own procedures complying with Customer’s requirements
- End user’s approvals, accreditation of process (NADCAP)
ATG Group is focused on high-quality NDT services for aerospace, transportation, pressure vessel, and piping systems and can support its activities with certifications/accreditations/qualifications and references such as NADCAP, TPG etc.
Services of NDT Level 2
Product quality is the main parameter of any industrial site. In order to assess the product quality and maximize it, testing during the production process needs to take place. The NDT process is an exceptional tool that allows the check of 100% of parts at considerable speed without any permanent damage induced.
Testing by qualified personnel
ATG Group provides testing by qualified NDT level 2 personnel in-house in Prague (CZ) and Trencin (SK) and is able to organize testing on the Customer’s site, both by own staff and/or outsourced staff, on ATG-owned devices and equipment.
The range of testing may include mass testing of thousands of parts as well as individual tests as a support activity for the Residual Life Assessment. These may be assessed by personnel qualified in all qualification systems (ISO 9712, SNT-TC-1A, EN 4179 / NAS 410 etc.), depending on the request of the Customer.
Testing under EASA part 145 D1 Approval
Laboratory LET of ATG Ltd. company is approved by the Czech Civil Aviation Authority (CAA, in Czech ÚCL) for testing acc. to EASA Part 145 (process D1, i.e. non-destructive testing), for all types of aircraft. Since 2021 it has also been a holder of Cessna Authorized Independent NDI Facility approval.
ATG has a wide range of approved inspectors with experience from hundreds of aircraft tested, from small planes (Cessna, Piper, Bell) up to big planes of the Airbus A3XX family.
The team of Laboratory LET can cover all conventional NDT methods used for aircraft maintenance. In addition, it can perform testing of aircraft wheels with its own ET Wheeltester AWT 950 in ATG SPH in Prague.
Plant Inspection Services
ATG Group inspectors utilize multiple DT and NDT methods and techniques in the inspection and evaluation of equipment conditions. Inspectors consider the types of active degradation mechanisms and corresponding degradation modes active in the devices to determine the best methods and techniques to be used during the inspection process.
All information analyzed by ATG Group is carefully documented, provided to the Customer after each inspection and contributes to the planning of future inspections, repairs and replacements. Moreover, this information may form the equipment history basis for remnant life assessment (RLA) and risk-based inspection (RBI).
Inspections according to API
For specific types of equipment working in Oil & Gas, to protect the public from fire, contamination or explosions, guidelines must be in place to ensure proper construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, alterations, and repairs. Inspections according to API procedures are in principle similar to the “general” plant inspections, except for specific methodical requirements, evaluation algorithms and acceptance criteria that are applied.
Inspections are performed according to procedures encompassing the requirements outlined in industrially accepted codes such as API 510 (pressure vessels), API 570 (piping systems), API 653 (storage tanks) or other standards for repair, maintenance, in-service inspections, and alteration.
ATG Group provides, as one of the very few training centres on the market, the qualification of Plant Inspectors according to API 510, API 570, API 580 and API 653. This is a non-compulsory, however highly recommended course, that targets a full understanding of the responsibilities of the plant inspector, including the extent of technical knowledge as well as a comprehensive understanding of API standards.
The philosophy of API guides is the best methodology for the maintenance of operated devices. This philosophy is even adopted out of the Oil & Gas industry and can bring very beneficial results for the Customer in general.
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