[Report] Non-Destructive Testing Industry Review TOC

INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY

ACOUSTICS
PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION
PROCESS CONTROL WITH ACOUSTIC SENSORS

CONTRACTS AND AWARDS

NIST STREAMLINES ATP AWARDS
AMES LAB TO ENSURE REACTOR SAFETY
I-PORTAL 100 WINS AVIATION AWARD
AFM OFFERS BEST PRODUCT

DATA ACQUISITION

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS SCREENING MODULES
STUDY SETS MEASUREMENT MAP
HANDHELD COMPUTER MONITORS CORROSION
PCs THAT CAN SURVIVE ABUSE
TWO PARTNER FOR TEST SOLUTION

EDDY CURRENT

COPPER CMP MEASUREMENTS
HIGH RESOLUTION CORROSION MONITORING
AUTOMATIC FLAW DETECTOR

ELECTROMAGNETICS

ECONOMICAL LEVEL MEASUREMENTS
BROAD-BAND CURRENT PROBE
RADAR LEVEL MEASUREMENT
CAPACITANCE BASED LEVEL MEASUREMENT
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY FOR REMOTE MONITORING
RADAR LEVEL MEASUREMENT
FASTER, SAFER LAND MINE DETECTION
DSP-3 METAL DETECTOR
RESONANT INSPECTION SYSTEM OFFERED
NONINVASIVE STRAIN GAUGE
USING RADIO WAVES TO FIND CONTRABAND

GRANTS AND PUBLICATIONS

ANSI TO DEVELOP STANDARDS STRATEGY
NEW DOE GUIDE IS OUT
ONLINE MEASUREMENT TRACEABILITY RESOURCE
KEITHLEY HANDBOOK OFFERS PRACTICAL TIPS

INDUSTRY NEWS

INVISION RECEIVES $7M FROM FAA
RESTIVO REJOINS CORRPRO AS DIRECTOR
ADE RECEIVES WAFER METROLOGY ORDERS
FLIR ALLIES WITH SCOTT
U.K. AIRPORT ORDERS INVISION EDS
JMAR RECEIVES $2.1 MILLION ORDER
ORDERS FOR 3D SCANNING SYSTEMS
RVSI ACQUIRES AUTO IMAGE ID
JDSU DIVISION GETS ISO CERTIFICATION
JMAR TEAMS WITH MALAYSIAN FOUNDRY
AGFA TEAMS WITH TOP IMAGE
X-RITE FORMS LASER SUBSIDIARY
INTEGRAL VISION LICENSES CORECO
PERKIN-ELMER BUYS APPLIED SURFACE
JMAR AWARDED $9.0M CONTRACT
COGNEX SUES ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC
PEI WINS $6 MILLION ORDER
MARINE CORPS SELECTS FLIR IMAGER
INVISION RECEIVES FAA ORDER
JDS TEAMS WITH ALCATEL
VEECO-ION TECH SHIPS 100TH SPECTOR
AGFA PROVIDES MULTI-SOLUTIONS
PERKINELMER TO ACQUIRE LABWORKS
CORRPRO LAUNCHES MATERIALS HOTLINE
ADE RECEIVES METROLOGY ORDER
COGNEX CEO WINS AWARD
STEELMAKER GOES WITH COGNEX
AS&E ANNOUNCES ISO9001 REGISTRATION
JMAR TO ACQUIRE SAL
KLA-TENCOR BUYING PHASE METRICS
KLA-TENCOR AND THERMA-WAVE SETTLE
VENTURE FIRM INTERESTED IN AGFA
ADE BAGS MULTIPLE ORDERS
JAPANESE COMPANY SELECTS COGNEX
CHINA CORP. SELECTS COGNEX
FLIR TO ACQUIRE SAAB DIVISION
INVISION RECEIVES EUROPEAN ORDERS
NDT COUNTERS AGFA'S ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
SOLIDARITY FUND INVESTS IN TECHNOLOGY
CORRPRO RANKS IN TOP 500 DESIGN FIRMS
AMETEK SENSORS FOR GE AIRCRAFT ENGINES
PLASTIC FILM MAKER SELECTS COGNEX
RVSI GETS TAIWAN ORDER
AGFA DECLINES PURCHASE OFFER
METROLOGY TOOLS INTRO AT SEMICON
AMETEK ACQUIRES EDAX, INC.
IN-SIGHT SENSORS STANDARD COMPLIANT
COGNEX WEB INSPECTION SELECTED
FEI COLLABORATES WITH SEMATECH
FEI TO TEAM WITH KLA-TENCOR
INVISION DELIVERS $3M FAA ORDER
QUANTUM MAGNETICS PART OF ARL CONTRACT
KEITHLEY & CELESTRY IN COOPERATIVE DEAL
PHILIPS ACQUIRES AGILENT GROUP
VEECO SHIPS 100TH AFM
AGFA NDT ACQUIRES PANTAK
R/D TECH SIGNS $8.8M CHINA DEAL
PACIFICA PAPERS SELECTS COGNEX
QUANTUM RECEIVES CIO-100 AWARD
QUANTUM PART OF LARGE DOD CONTRACT
JMAR COMPLETES PURCHASE OF SAL, INC.
RVSI BAGS MULTIPLE ORDERS
VEECO ACQUIRES THERMOMICROSCOPES
ZYGO SHIPS 1,000TH GPI
AGFA ACQUIRES SEIFERT AND PANTAK
SWEDISH COMPANY BUYS WEB SYSTEM
INVISION RECEIVES $2M EDS ORDER
INVISION BAGS $16M EDS CONTRACT
INOVEC WINS $1.1M ORDER
INVISION SHIPS EDS TO CHILE
JMAR LICENSES EUV TECHNOLOGY
KEITHLEY OPENS OFFICES IN SCANDINAVIA
DEVICE DYNAMICS SELECTS RVSI SYSTEM
RVSI AUTOMATION PRODUCTS SHIFT TO NY
VEECO LAUNCHES NEW MRAM PROCESS
VEECO MERGES WITH APPLIED EPI
MONITORING HYDRO GENERATOR CONDITIONS
X9 ANALYZES MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
NORSKE SKOG SELECTS COGNEX
AS&E CEO TESTIFIES ON SECURITY
FUJI DONATES $1M FOR RELIEF EFFORTS
QUANTUM RECEIVES ARMY CONTRACT
INVISION EXECUTIVE TESTIFIES FOR CONGRESS
THERMO ELECTRON TAKES ANOTHER LOOK
PHILIPS ACQUIRES MARCONI MEDICAL
PPT VISION WINS GETS ISO 9001
TAIWAN COMPANY ORDERS RVSI SYSTEM
RVSI RECEIVES LASER SYSTEM ORDER
EC, EPRI SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT
FLIR AWARDED NEW CONTRACTS
INVISION ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE EDS ORDERS
FAA ORDER I-PORTAL SYSTEMS
PARIS AIRPORT PLACES EDS ORDER
JMAR RECEIVES LITHOGRAPHY ORDER
WAFERTECH, TENCOR TO BOOST IC YIELDS
POLAROID TO SELL ID SYSTEMS
BRIEFLY NOTED
- AMERICAN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RECEIVES FUNDING
- JDS UNIPHASE RESCHEDULES STOCKHOLDER MEETING
- COGNEX CORP. ANNOUNCES COMMON STOCK BUYBACK
- ZYGO RECEIVES $4.9 MILLION ORDER
- RVSI EXPECTS LOWER REVENUE 1ST QTR 2001

INFRARED

HEAT DETECTS AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
FTIR BEST TO FIND COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
ANALYZING BLACK PLASTIC RECYCLABLES
DRUG DISCOVERY USING THERMAL IMAGING
DETECTING ICING ON HELICOPTER BLADES
DEVICE SENSES CHEMICAL WEAPONS

MACHINE VISION

NEW SYSTEMS FROM COGNEX

MAGNETIC SENSING

DETECTING ENEMY VEHICLES IN BATTLE

NEW TECHNOLOGY

ASME TO HIGHLIGHT NANOTECHNOLOGY
DNA SENSOR DETECTS LEAD
FIBER-OPTICS DETECT DAMAGED RAILS
ENERGY-SAVING SENSING DEVICE
ELECTRICAL CONTROL OF MICRO-FLUIDS
NEW SENSORS FROM LEDS
ULTRASONIC THICKNESS GAUGE OFFERED
BOLT GAGE IS IMPROVED
PORTABLE AIRSCAN FLAW DETECTOR
ULTRASONIC HEAT METER INTROS
DETECTING HIDDEN METAL CORROSION
MAGNETIC MICROIMAGERS BASED ON GMR
AUSSIE RADAR DETECTS THE INVISIBLE
E-NOSE NOSES OUT MINES
SPINNING IMPROVES NMR DATA
NANOWIRES DETECT EXPLOSIVE TRACE RESIDUES
"EX SITU" NMR SPECTROSCOPY
NANOWIRES DETECT TRACE EXPLOSIVES
STUDYING OFF-SHORE OIL LEAKS
IN-SITU REAL-TIME IR SPECTROSCOPY
LIQUID CRYSTAL CHEMICAL SENSORS
APPLYING MATH TO DETECTION TECHNOLOGY
DETECTING OBJECTS IN SUITCASES
MATERIAL IMPROVES MRI TECHNOLOGIES
CAMERAS THAT WORK LIKE BRAINS
MAPPING STRUCTURES FROM RANDOM NOISE
ANTHRAX DECTECTORS ARE COMING
SOIL AND WATER CHEMICAL SNIFFER
EARLY DETECTION OF CHEMICAL AGENTS
"STRUCTURAL RADAR" WARNS OF FAILURE
PNNL TECHNOLOGY FOR SECURITY

OPTICAL

INTERFEROMETER MAKES ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS
CONCURRENT MEASUREMENT FOR AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
ADVANCED MICRO-OPTIC METROLOGY SYSTEM
WAFER INSPECTION BREAKTHROUGH
VIDEOSCOPE FOR AIRCRAFT INSPECTION
HIGH SPEED INSPECTION SYSTEM
WEB-BASED MACHINE VISION SYSTEM
JDS SPECTROMETER BAGS AWARD
SILICON PHOTOSENSOR SEES LIKE HUMAN EYE
LASER DIODE AND THIN FILM INSPECTION
LASER MEASURING SYSTEM INTROS
COATING THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS
SURFACE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM OFFERED
3D VIDEO LASER PROBE
DEWPOINT MONITOR FOR NATURAL GAS
FLEXBAR FIBEROPTIC FLEXIBLE BORESCOPE
MACHINE VISION FOR COPPER PICKLING
SPEEDING UP DIMENSION INSPECTION
FIBER OPTIC TEST SYSTEM
PORTABLE CHEMICAL ANALYZER DEVELOPED
LASER-BASED LAB MICROMETER
TWO NEW VISION SYSTEMS
COLOR MACHINE VISION SENSOR
SPECTROSCOPIC CRITICAL DIMENSION METROLOGY
ADVANCES IN SMART CAMERAS
ZERO DEFECT INSPECTION SYSTEM
LOW-COST MACHINE VISION SYSTEM
HIGH-THROUGHPUT WAFER INSPECTION
WAFER INSPECTION AT 50 NANOMETERS
WAFER BOW AND STRESS MEASUREMENTS
METAL SURFACE INSPECTION SYSTEM
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS USING OE SPECTROMETRY
3D COPLANARITY SCANNING SYSTEM
DEFECT ZERO QUALITY ASSURANCE
BUMPED WAFER INSPECTION SYSTEM
NETWORKABLE IN-SIGHT VISION SENSORS
HIGH EFFICIENCY EUV GENERATION
INTEGRATED METROLOGY AT 300 MM
WEB-BASED SMART SENSORS
OCR TOOLS EXPAND COGNEX SENSOR LINE
IN-LINE AUTOMATIC WEB INSPECTION
INNOVATIVE DAYTIME CORONA CAMERA
RECON DIGITAL INSPECTION SYSTEM
LIGHT SOURCE FOR BETTER INSPECTIONS
UTILITY AERIAL INSPECTION SYSTEM
HANDHELD REMOTE INSPECTION SYSTEM
WAFER INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY
TERASTAR RETICLE INSPECTION TOOL
MARK AND LEAD INSPECTION SYSTEM
SELF-AUTHENTICATION FOR SECURE ID
SOFTWARE ENHANCES VIDEO PROBE

OUTLOOK

WHAT'S AHEAD IN 2001

RADIOGRAPHICS

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF SMARTCARDS
IDENTIFYING MOLECULES IN STMS
MATERIAL IMPROVES MRI PERFORMANCE
TECHNIQUE PREDICTS LIFE OF RUBBER
FULLY-AUTOMATED 3-D METROLOGY SYSTEM
ADE SHOWCASES AT SEMICON EUROPA
ADE PRODUCTS AT SEMICON EUROPA
FUGIFILM DEBUTS IMAGE ANALYZER
EXPLOSIVE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY PATENTED
HIGH-TECH SCHOOL SECURITY SYSTEM
QUANTUM MAGNETICS AWARDED QR PATENT
INSCAN X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEMS
IMPROVED X-RAY INSPECTION SYSTEM
NONINVASIVE LIVER IRON MEASUREMENT
FEI INTRODUCES TECNAI G2 TEM
SURFACE ANALYZER FOR CHEMICALS
DIGITAL X-RAY SCANNER
IMAGING WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEM
BODYSEARCH X-RAY INSPECTION SYSTEMS
STRUCTURAL DIAGNOSTICS ON ANY MATERIAL
QUANTUM WINS AVIATION SECURITY AWARD
YIELD MANAGEMENT BREAKTHROUGH
E-BEAM INSPECTION SYSTEM WINS AWARD

SOFTWARE

CORECO IMAGING RELEASES WIT 7.0
REPORTER MONITORS OPEN CHANNELS
KLA-TENCOR, ASML DEVELOP JOINT METROLOGY
PROGRAM IMPROVES MACHINE VISION
SOFTWARE MINIMIZES OPERATOR ERROR
YIELD ANALYSIS FOR IC DEVELOPMENT
ONLINE SUPPORT PILOT PROGRAM
WEB-BASED RECIPE MANAGEMENT SERVICE
YIELD MANAGEMENT FOR DATA MINING
RETICLE INSPECTION SOFTWARE
INSPECTING, MAINTAINING TRANSMISSION LINES
THERMOVISION LABVIEW TOOLKIT
KEITHLEY 4200-SCS SOFTWARE UPGRADE
WINDOWS 2000 TO WINDOWS XP MIGRATION
REMOTE ACCESS YIELD MONITORING
INSTRUMENT CONTROL, AND IMAGING
FACIAL RECOGNITION COMES OF AGE
CHECKING OUT PRODUCT PACKAGES

STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

NEW TEST STANDARDS FOR AUTO INDUSTRY
NIST CELEBRATES 100 YEARS

TEST INSTRUMENTATION

OPTICAL HEAD FOR TESTING LASER DIODES
AUDIO SPECTRAL ANALYSIS DMM
PCI BUS WAVEFORM DIGITIZERS

ULTRASONICS

DIGITAL FLAW DETECTOR
TESTING INJECTION NOZZLES
HANDHELD THICKNESS GAUGE INTRODUCED
RESEARCHERS COOK UP ULTRASOUND RECIPE
OFF-SHORE GAS LEAK DETECTION
AUTOMATED ROBOTIC INSPECTION SYSTEM
DETECTING HIDDEN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
MODEL 5910PR PULSER-RECEIVER
INSPECTING POLISHED FIBER ENDS
SELF-CONTAINED VISION SENSOR
COGNEX INTRODUCES WAFER READER
DRAM WAFER INSPECTION SYSTEM
UV-SE THIN-FILM MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
WEB INSPECTION FOR THE NONWOVENS INDUSTRY
HANDHELD ULTRASONIC SOUND VELOCITY GAUGE
MODEL 5910PR PULSER-RECEIVER
SONATEST INTROS FLAW DETECTORS
PAINT REMOVAL AND REAL-TIME GAUGING
SOUND VELOCITY AND THICKNESS GAUGE
VELOCITY SENSOR MEASURES FLOW RATE
CLAMP-ON TRANSIT FLOWMETER
DEFECT DETECTION IN COMPOSITE ARMOR
DIGITAL FLAW DETECTOR
THE USN 58R FLAW DETECTOR
PORTABLE FLOWMETER FOR CLAMP-ON MEASUREMENT
COMPOSITE ELEMENT TRANSDUCERS
DETECTING LAND MINES
FLOW MEASUREMENT OF ALL LIQUIDS
BOLT STRESS METER

LIST OF TABLES

SUMMARY TABLE: U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2005

LIST OF FIGURES

SUMMARY FIGURE: U.S. SALES OF NDT SYSTEMS, 2001 AND 2005