Project Partners
United Kingdom
TWI is one of Europe's largest independent research and technology organisations. It provides industry with technical support in welding, NDT and associated technologies. TWI has over approximately 500 skilled staff and a turnover of €50M. It has participated in approximately 35 European projects including several Framework V, CSG and CRAFT projects. Role
Analyse LRUT needs surveys (WP-A), research sensor design (piezoelectric & non contact transducers) (WP-B), modelling, sensors arrays, coupling analysis & methods (WP-C), correlation, wavelets, flaw sizing software (WP-D), develop methods of load applications (WP-E), systems integration and software debugging (WP-F), laboratory & field trials (WP-G), prepare course notes, develop defect library, devise technician certification scheme (WP-H), organise LRUCM sessions at European conferences and workshops (WP-I), project management (WP-J).
LRUCM is a collaboration between the following organisations: TWI Ltd, Deutsche Gesellschatt fur Zerstorungsfreie
Prufung EV, European Federation of Non Destructive Testing, Asociacion Espanola de Ensayos no Destructivos, Associacao
Portuguesa de Manutencao Industrial, Associazone Italiana Prove Non Distruttive Monitoraggio Diagnostica, Balgarski
Saiuz po Zavariavane, Ukrainian Society for Non Destructive Testing and Technical Diagnostics, Coaxial Power Systems
Ltd, I & T Nardoni Institute Srl, Sonatest NDE Plc, Isotest Engineering S.r.l., RARI - Construcoes Metalicas Engenharia
Projectos E Solucoes Industriais, Lda, A Casa Inteligente, Lda., Atlantis NDE Ingenieria de Inspeccion no Destructiva SL,
NDT Consultants Ltd, Advanced Technology Group Sro, Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade Associacao, Kingston Computer
Consultancy Limited, Zenon Robotics and Informatics SA, Kauno Technologijos Universitetas, Nexus Engineering Ltd. The Project
is co-ordinated and managed by TWI Ltd. and is partly funded by the EC under the Collective SME programme ref:
Number Coll-CT-2005-516405.