This project aims to introduce into the industry a more environmentally friendly approach in the implementation of the Non-destructive techniques: reducing energy consumption, waste production, limit the amount of effluent testing, evaluate new technological alternatives such as the vibrothermography, resonance spectroscopy, and techniques based on non-contact generation of ultrasound and laser interferometry receipt or EMAT (ElectroMagnetic Acoustic Transducer).
This project falls within the current context of the Grenelle Environment Forum of the future evolution of the European Directives (electromagnetic risk prevention, limitation of VOC in the production processes and associated control, reduced waste and CO2 and energy consumption). More specifically the objectives are:
- To inform users about best practices, implementation of more environmentally friendly products and equipment to reduce significantly by at least 20% the environmental impact of penetrant and magnetic testing techniques.
- Educate manufacturers of magnetic particle and penetrant to develop greener products.
- Demonstrate that new technologies such as vibrothermography, resonance analysis medium and high frequency ultrasound and the use of guided waves that are already operational to replace, in some particular case, these two techniques with different levels of sensitivity but with at least equivalent control costs almost halved and without generating significant environmental pressure (over degreasers, penetrating, revealing indicators magnetic power consumption over time is ridiculously low compared to tens or hundreds of KWh to existing facilities) can be generalized to medium or rather short term.
The project is spread over a period of 3 years and includes the organization of days of presentation of good practices, feasibility tests on parts supplied by participating companies, validation tests in demonstration platform and / or directly in the industry.