International Pipe Inspectors Association, 8001 Almeda-Genoa Rd., Houston, TX 77075. Contact: Joseph L. Mackin; (713) 910-5550; fax (713) 910-5151; e-mailmackin@ipia.org; website www.ipia.org.

Special emphasis on oil country tubular goods testing training. Courses offered include: used drill pipe testing; bottom hole assembly; casing and tubing thread testing; NDT 6000 testing; MT Level I/II; UT Level I/II. Other courses are also available.

Infrared Training Center, 25 Esquire Rd., North Billerica, MA 01862. Contact: Laurie Kelley; (978) 901-8291; fax (978) 901-8832; e-mail laurie.kelley@flir.com; website www.infraredtraining.com.

12001 Lorien Way, Oklahoma City, OK 73170-4734. Contact: Karl E. Kraft; (405) 819-7786; fax (405) 692-6154; e-mail kraftndt@aol.com; websitewww.ndtbootcamp.com

Offers Level III examination preparation courses in Basic, ET, MT, PT, RT, UT and VT. Also offers courses in NDT math and metallurgy.

1055 West Germantown Pike, Norristown, PA 19403. Contact: Ben Feferman; (610) 631-5043; fax (610) 631-0934;e-mail bfeferman@laserndt.com; websitewww.laserndt.com.

Courses offered on Level I, II and III laser shearography/holography in compliance with SNT-TC-1A. Certificates of training and continuing education credits are provided upon successful completion of each course. Classes are offered in Norristown, Pennsylvania; onsite courses can be arranged.

Unit 7 Penistone Railway Station, Sheffield S36 6HP, England. Contact: Steve Lavender; 44 1226 765769; fax 44 1226 760707; e-mail stephen@lavender-ndt.com; website www.lavender-ndt.com.

Training and examination services to SNT-TC-1A, ISO 9712, EN 473, NAS 410 and EN 4179 for ET, MT, PT, RT, UT and VT. Specific emphasis on emerging technologies in UT, including advanced programs in time of flight diffraction and phased array. Sectors covered include aerospace, power, oil and gas, and defense.

5790 Hoffner Ave., Ste. 505, Orlando, FL 32822. Contact: Gary Elder; (407) 737-6415; fax (407) 737-6416; website www.leaktestingspec.com.

Special emphasis on leak testing courses, including Levels I, II and III, bubble testing and mass spectrometer leak testing.

Cuitlahuac 54 Col. Aragon La Villa, Mexico City 07000. Contact: 52 5 750 1188; fax 52 5 750 1414; e-mail llogsa@prodigy.net.mx; website www.llogsa.com.

New Jersey: 195 Clarksville Rd., Princeton Junction, NJ 08550; (609) 716-4049 Fax: (609) 716-4145; training.princeton@mistrasgroup.com. Ohio: 600 Kaiser Dr., Building 241, Heath, OH 43056; (740) 788-9188; Fax: (740) 788-9189; training.columbus@mistrasgroup.com. Utah: 786 W. 600 N. North Salt Lake, UT 84054; (801) 683-3450; Fax: 1(801) 397-1019; training.saltlake@mistrasgroup.com. Washington: 7820 South 210th St., Suite 110, Kent, WA 98032; (206) 764-8123; Fax: 1(206) 764-8124; training.seattle@mistrasgroup.com; website www.mistrasgroup.com.

NDT Topics: (VT) Visual, (MT) Magnetic Particle, (PT) Liquid Penetrant, (UT) Ultrasonics, (RT) Radiography (AE) Acoustic Emission, (ET) Eddy Current, Film Interpretation, and Radiation Safety. All courses meet or exceed industry standards (ASNT SNT-TC-1A, CP-189 and NAS 410) as applicable. Please inquire about needs for special classes not listed in course schedule, onsite training or refresher/testing.

1607 Melrose Trace Ln., Crozier, VA 23039-2442. Contact: (804) 784-4122; fax (804) 784-2232; e-mail tbmunson@earthlink.net.

Offers Level II courses in ET, MT, PT and UT; also courses in radiation safety.

Offers training and certification in accordance to SNT-TC-1A in, ET, MT, PT, RT and UT and have an inventory of manual and automated equipment, reference materials, and a library with print and electronic data. Also offers short, intensive training courses in ultrasonic time of flight diffraction, ultrasonic immersion testing, ultrasonic testing of welds to API RP2X, radiographic film interpretation, and preparatory courses for AWS and CSWIP examinations.

P.O. Box 1485, Al-Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia. Contact: M.S. Al-Suhaim, president; 966 3 812 3905; fax 966 3 812 3910; e-mail msalsuhaim@sbm.net.sa.

Courses offered in ET, IR, MT, PT, RT, UT, VT and radiographic film interpretation. Welding inspector training and certification is offered in cooperation with the American Welding Society. Other programs include API certification preparatory courses, coating inspection, cathodic protection, corrosion, vibration analysis, condition monitoring and general materials engineering courses.

1328 E. 43rd Court, Tulsa, OK 74105. Contact: NDT training manager; (800) 597-5460; fax (918) 746-0925; website www.noria.com.

2987 Babcock Blvd., Ste. 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. Contact: Carol Sansieri; (412) 364-9511; fax (412) 364-9521; e-mail mailmaster@odysseytest.com; websitewww.odysseytest.com.

ET Level I/II.

Unit 201, 1228 Kensington Rd. N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 3P7, Canada; (403) 284-1250; fax (403) 770-8252; website www.peice.com.

20 Dutch Mill Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850. Contact: (607) 257-5544; fax (607) 257-5639; e-mail info@pmiapp.com; website www.pmiapp.com.

806 Botany Rd., Greenville, SC 29615. Contact: William Plumstead, Sr.; (864) 292-1115; fax (864) 292-0228; e-mail bill@pqt.net; website www.pqt.net.

Offers traditional and online courses in MT, PT, RT, UT and VT to satisfy initial training requirements for all levels of personnel qualification. Also offers training in radiation safety. Certificates of training and continuing education credits are provided upon successful completion of each course.

21112 Scott Park Rd., Davenport, IA 52804-9330. Contact: Rod Reinholdt or Stephen Black; (800) 391-8501; fax (563) 391-0112; e-mail testlab1@worldnet.att.net; website www.testlab1.com.

3 Nablus St., Mohandessin, Cairo, Egypt. Contact: Abdel Hamid Hassanein or Ahmed Afifi; 20 2 3456 809; fax 20 2 3456 037; e-mailqualitycontrol_eg@hotmail.com.

Offers courses in MT, PT, RT, UT and VT.

2305 Millpark Dr., Maryland Heights, MO 63043. Contact: (314) 770-0607; fax (314) 770-0103; e-mail qualitytesting@primary.net; website www.qualitytesting.net.

P.O. Box 2649, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201-2649. Contact: Neil Breslow; (913) 432-7080; fax (913) 432-0320; e-mail neil@radiatronics.com; websitewww.radiatronics.com.

P.O. Box 140105, Austin, TX 78714. Contact: Eugene R. Reinhart; (512) 834-8911; fax (512) 834-1266; e-mail mail@reinhartassoc.com; websitewww.reinhartassoc.com.

Offers courses for Basic, ET, MT, PT, RT, UT and VT; all levels including Level III refreshers. Also offers technical seminars including NDT for engineers and power plant engineers, design for automated NDT systems and imaging of concrete. Classes are offered in Austin, San Antonio and Houston.

228 Maple Ave., Johnstown, PA 15901. Contact: Fred E. Raco, Jr.; (814) 535-5448; fax (814) 535-5667; website www.rndt.net.

Offers Level I, II and III courses in AE, MT, PT, RT, UT and VT.

BU-3, SFS, Outer Ring Road, Pitampura, Delhi, India 110034; 91 11 27345252, 27342948; fax 91 11 25278008; e-mail: ndttraining@gmail.com; websitewww.satyakiran.com.

Training in Levels I and II as per SNT-TC-1A, NAS 410, IS 13805 and EN473.

2F, Building 8, 69 Kangqiao Industrial Park, 1159 East Kangqiao Road, Pudong District, Shanghai 201319, China. Contact: 86 21 6818 3905; e-mailindustrial.global@sgs.com; website www.sgs.com/ndt-training.

Offers basic NDT awareness, and Level I, II and III training courses in MT, PT, RT, UT, VT and time of flight diffraction.

Av. Francisco de Miranda, Edif Centro Seguros la Paz, Piso 6 Lado Norte, La California, Caracas, Venezuela. Contact: Edgardo Ferrer, 58 212 273 0900; fax 58 212 232 7998; e-mail edgardo.ferrer@sgs.com; website www.ve.sgs.com.

Offers Level I and II training courses in MT, PT, RT and UT.

322 N Main St., Ste. 8, Barre, Vermont 05641. Contact: (800) 636-9820; (802) 479-7100; fax (802) 479-7171; e-mail: info@thesnellgroup.com; websitewww.thesnellgroup.com.

Offers courses in NDT using active thermography. Predictive maintenance training in thermography for Levels I, II and III, including specialty classes in electrical, mechanical and building applications, are also available.

7 School St., Bethel, CT 06801-1405. Contact: Pat Deuschel; (203) 790-6373; fax (203) 790-4472; e-mail journals@sem1.com; website www.sem.org.

One SME Dr., Dearborn, MI 48121. Contact: NDT instructor; (800) 733-4763; (313) 271-1500; fax (313) 271-2861; e-mail service@sme.org; website www.sme.org.

1161 Parkview Dr., Ste. 200, Covina, CA 91724-3748. Contact: (626) 331-0616; fax (626) 332-8929; e-mail sampeibo@sampe.org; website www.sampe.org.

P.O. Box 10, Bellingham, WA 98227-0010; (360) 676-3290; fax (360) 647 1445; e-mail spie@spie.org; website www.spie.org.

5277 Leelanau Ct., Howell, MI 48843-5437; (734) 878-9560; fax (734) 878-9571; e-mail info@steelstructures.com; website www.steelstructures.com.

5602 E. Monte Rosa, Phoenix, AZ 85018-4646. Contact: Peter K. Stein; (800) 632-7797 or (480) 945-4603; fax (480) 945-4603; e-mail meas.sys@alum.mit.edu; website home.earthlink.net/~meas.sys/.

Measurement systems engineering.

11515 Vanstory Dr., Ste. 125, Huntersville, NC 28078. Contact: Vicki Douglass; (704) 597-5554; e-mail vdouglass@structint.com; website www.structint.com. 

Offers courses on practical application of ASME Section III; finite element analysis for utilities; corrosion and corrosion control in nuclear power plants; materials, fabrication, welding and examination requirements; metal fatigue, fracture mechanics and flaw evaluation in the nuclear power industry; and hot topics.

193 Viking Ave., Brea, CA 92821. Contact: Richard Harrison; (714) 255-1500; fax (714) 255-1580; e-mail ndtguru@aol.com; website www.testndt.com.

Specializes in NDT training, offering Level I, II and III courses in ET, MT, PT, RT, UT and VT, radiation safety and phased array training. Special seminars on topics such as weld testing, etch testing, bond testing and composites testing are also given. Onsite training is offered. All instructors are ASNT NDT Level III certified; courses are supplemented with structured hands-on exercises. Class size is limited to ensure good individual attention. Qualification examinations and Level III outside agency services available.

195 Frances Ave., Cranston, RI 02910-2211. Contact: Arthur Haley; (401) 467-6454; fax (401) 467-2398; e-mail ahaley@thielsch.com; website www.thielsch.com.

Offers Level I and II courses in MT, PT, UT and VT in accordance with SNT-TC-1A guidelines.

2 Midland St., Widnes, Cheshire WA8 6JZ, England; 44 151 424 4060; fax 44 151 127 4694; e-mail sales@infraredinstitute.co.uk; websitewww.infraredinstitute.co.uk.

US Air Inspection Department, Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA 15231. Contact: Ray Leseck; (412) 472-7251; fax (412) 472-4620; e-mailray_leseck@usairways.com; website www.usairways.com.

Offers ET (40 h), MT (16 h), PT (16 h), RT (40 h), UT (40 h) and composite testing (24 h) courses. Also offers a recurrent training class of 4 h for each method.

Marsham House, The Village, Birchwood Park, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6GN, England. Contact: 44 1925 414000; fax 44 1925 655595; e-mailsonomatic@vsonomatic.com; website www.vsonomatic.com.

Offers training in the time of flight diffraction technique. SNT-TC-1A certification is offered in conjunction with Argyll-Ruane, Ltd.

8226 Bracken Pl. S.E., Ste. 100, Snoqualmie, WA 98065. Contact: (800) 643-1771 or (425) 974-2700; fax (425) 974-2701; website www.zetec.com.

Eddy current and remote field-testing training Levels I, II, IIA, III, qualified data analyst.

Source: www.asnt.org