The South West School of NDT

The Engineering Services Division of MTD Ltd provides a comprehensive range of site testing/inspection and UKAS-accredited laboratory services.

Serving the Aerospace and Defence industries, its personnel hold a wide range of high-level qualifications, approvals and licences.

The laboratory complex comprises:

Non-Destructive Testing

• Ultrasonics
• Radiography
• Penetrants
• Magnetics

1. Eddy Current
2. Metallurgical
3. Mechanical

Chemical and Environmental

It also routinely undertakes failure investigations and expert witness activities. In addition to the testing and inspection of most general engineering materials, components and structures, experience and competence exists in the NDT fields of High Strength Alloys and Composite materials.

The South West School of NDT specialises in providing training and examination services in the fields of NDT and associated technologies.

These services are in satisfaction of all major international and European standards:

• ISO9712
• EN4179
• NAS 410
• SNT-TC-1A
• CP189
• ATA105

The school also holds independent accreditation via the British Institute of NDT.

Although courses and examinations at all levels (levels 1, 2 and 3) are routinely conducted at the training centre based in Cardiff UK, instructors and examiners travel to various parts of the world to provide such services at client locations.

In addition to the main methods of:

• Ultrasonic Testing
• Radiographic Testing
• Eddy Current Testing
• Magnetic Testing
• And Penetrant Testing

the School also specialises in structuring courses and examinations in many of the emerging techniques especially those related to composite material inspection.

A team of experienced multi-method NDT level 3 instructors and examiners not only support the training and examination activity but also form the basis of a much used NDT consultancy service. Ranging from an all-encompassing annual consultancy contract to the one-off approval of testing techniques and procedures, members of the team provide advice and technical direction in all facets of NDT. Most serve on national and international committees to assist in the formulation future standards and policy.

THE MINTON, TREHARNE & DAVIES GROUP IS ABLE TO SUPPLY QUALITY SERVICES AND PRODUCTS FOR ALL SPHERES OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING.

As our clients’ NDT training needs are increasing all the time as we ease out of lockdown, we have many more courses scheduled than appear on our published schedule – if we haven’t got dates which suit you on the schedule, please contact us, we’re sure to have other courses running. We look forward to hearing from you.