LONDON, UK – July 20, 2016 – Element Materials Technology has demonstrated its commitment to providing exceptional testing services to the Aerospace Primes and their supply chain partners, with the addition of yet another Nadcap accreditation, this time for Non-Destructive testing (NDT) services at its St. Paul, MN laboratory.
Element St. Paul is now Nadcap-accredited for Magnetic Particle, Penetrant and Radiography NDT services, reflecting the growing need within the sector for a widening scope of materials testing services. In addition to the three newly-accredited testing capabilities, the location also offers Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Eddy Current Testing, Positive Material Identification (PMI) and Computerized Radiography testing services.
Rick Sluiters, Element’s Executive Vice President, Aerospace, said: “We are extremely proud to receive Nadcap accreditation for our St. Paul laboratory because it validates our high standards in materials testing and it increases our ability to work in partnership with our Aerospace sector clients, wherever they operate. Element has among the highest number of Nadcap-accredited laboratories in materials testing for an independent company in this space, demonstrating our commitment to becoming the best and most trusted testing partner in the sector.”
Element St. Paul offers a full suite of materials testing services at the laboratory, including mechanical, metallurgical, advanced materials, welding engineering, failure analysis and chemical analysis.
About Element:
Element is a company with a global presence; its laboratories are staffed by experts specializing in materials testing, product qualification testing and failure analysis for the Aerospace, Oil & Gas and Transportation and Industrials sectors. Element’s team of almost 1,900 scientists, engineers and technicians work in 57 laboratories located throughout the U.S. and Europe. For a complete list of Accreditations & Approvals and more information, please visit www.element.com.
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“Element has among the highest number of Nadcap-accredited laboratories in materials testing for an independent company in this space.”
Rick Sluiters
EVP, AEROSPACE