Information – Defense Working Group on Nondestructive Testing

Defense Working Group on Nondestructive Testing

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

SCOPE

To provide an annual forum for engineers, scientists, technicians, and managers from all departments of defense activities who have responsibility for development of application of nondestructive testing methods or techniques in research, engineering, maintenance, and quality assurance.

OBJECTIVES

To interchange information pertaining to nondestructive testing methods, equipment, and applications among attendees and their respective Defense Department establishments.

To present technical problems submitted by various agencies to the assembled nondestructive testing specialists and technicians so that they, utilizing their knowledge, skills and experience, may advance solutions.

To encourage uniform practices in the application of nondestructive testing methods.

To provide the opportunity for establishing personal contact among similarly employed specialists and thus to provide attendees with continuously available resources of additional knowledge and experience.