Non-destructive testing (NDT) at TWI

For information on TWI’s NDT training courses, visit or to find out more about NDT technologies please visit: Nondestructive testing or Non-destructive testing (NDT) is a wide group of analysis techniques used in industry to evaluate the properties of a material, component or system without causing damage. The terms Nondestructive examination (NDE), Nondestructive inspection (NDI), and Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) are also commonly used to describe this technology. Industry has an ongoing need for these technologies and techniques that can accurately locate, quantify, characterise and size flaws in a wide variety of materials, components and structures, and TWI has an undoubted and proven track record in the research, development and application of NDT and supporting technologies. With every technology in use, industry has a responsibility to employ trained, competent and qualified staff to ope