Services

Training

TSC work closely with TWI Technology Centre North East, in Middlesbrough, in the development of training and certification programmes for equipment operators. Training and certification, compliant with EN473 is available through TWI. In addition TSC provide in-house training for special systems to supplement standard certification. This can also be provided at the client's site if required.

CSWIP General Courses

CSWIP level 1 and level 2 and Lloyd's Register approved operators courses are provided by TWI North. Courses are held at TWI North in Middlesborough, United Kingdom and by arrangement, worldwide.

Level 1 course content:

Overview of NDT techniques, electrical and electromagnetic theory, ACFM detection, identification of cracks, weld inspection by ACFM, length and depth sizing, reporting, data backup.

Level 2 course content:

Welding product technology, electrical and electromagnetic theory, ACFM detection, identification of longitudinal and transverse cracks, instruction writing, level 2 software commands, length and depth sizing, reporting, data backup.

Both courses are 4 days duration followed by a 1 day examination.

CSWIP Network Rail Courses

TWI Technology Centre North East also offer courses for Network Rail using ACFM techniques. ACFM Walking Stick technology is an advanced NDE tool designed to rapidly test rails for surface breaking defects and in particular Gauge Corner Cracking (GCC). This course has recently been CSWIP approved and results in a CSWIP qualification for successful rail inspectors, a requirement for all major contractors working for Network Rail.

TWI Training and Examination has developed a training and examination programme based on the CSWIP Document ISO-NDT-93R, for the automated NDT inspection of rails.

The CSWIP document can be found at www.cswip.com/cswip.htm.

CSWIP Bombardier Transportation Courses

Many industries have previously relied on inspection methods such as ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle inspection and penetrant inspection. All these methods have weaknesses - particularly when trying to detect shallow surface breaking defects in real-world situations - where there is a heavy reliance on operator technique and interpretation. Also recording of inspection data is not easy and is generally not carried out.

Bombardier Transportation have embraced ACFM inspection technology into their inspection programmes, to the extent that TSC built a system tailored to their demanding requirements, and in collaboration with TWI have developed a specific training and certification programme for Bombardier Transportation ACFM operators.

TSC have developed general ACFM inspection systems for use in several industries, including railway, theme and amusement park, nuclear, space, underwater, military and civil engineering.

Contact

Contact : 
Jim Sheppard
Email : 
twinorth@twi.co.uk
Tel : 
+44 (0) 1642 210512
Web : 
www.twi.co.uk

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