Associate members
Associate membership offers those from the supply chain the opportunity to come together with both research and industry, and vice-versa. As such, our associate members are an important part of successful technology transfer and, as such, bring an invaluable contribution to our community.
Our Associate Members

- Adaptix – Creator of patent-protected technology that allows low-cost, low-dose 3D imaging as an alternative to 2D X-ray.
- Advanced OEM Solutions (AOS) – TPAC – Provider of customizable Phased Array,Full Matrix Capture (FMC), and Multi-Channel Conventional UT hardware
- Alba Ultrasound – Manufacturer of ultrasonic transducers and arrays, supplying the NDE community.
- Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC) – A consortium of public and private organisations facilitating the translation of research into industry applications.
- Baker Hughes/Waygate Technologies – Providing the oil and gas industry with products and services for oil drilling, formation evaluation, completion, production and reservoir consulting.
- Baugh & Weedon – Manufacturer of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and measurement equipment, systems, service and calibration, consumables and accessories.
- British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) – Professional body for engineers and technical professionals involved in non-destructive testing and condition monitoring in the UK.
- Cokebusters – Service provider in the field of mechanical cleaning and piping inspection.
- Diondo – Providing innovative and application-specific industrial computerised tomography (CT) solutions.
- Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association (EEMUA) – International membership body for owners and operators of fixed industrial assets.
- ESR Technology – Delivers technical and engineering consultancy across a variety of industries and sectors.
- Evident (Olympus Scientific Solutions) – Offers the latest in inspection technology, including flaw detectors, thickness gauges, transducers, probes, and more to help meet global inspection requirements.
- Full Matrix – Deep tech startup specializing in advanced solutions for condition monitoring.
- Inductosense – Offering a streamlined monitoring approach using innovative ultrasonic sensing technology for non-destructive testing of structures.
- Inspectahire – Hiring a range of equipment for inspection services, with a focus on remote visual inspections (RVI).
- Ionix Advanced Technologies – Ultrasonic sensors and systems solutions based on the HotSense™ platform for in-service, high temperature monitoring and inspection.
- Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection (JSNDI) – Focused on exchanging Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) know-how to facilitate and promote research and transfer technology.
- JetSoft – Providing engineering solutions to improve the capture, management and utilisation of quality control information.
- KANDE – Offers expertise related to the development, assessment and application of advanced non-destructive testing methods for pressure systems and engineering components, particularly for ultrasonic (UT) and radiographic (RT) inspection techniques.
- Lavender International – Providing NDT Training, Examinations and Consultancy services.
- National Physical Laboratory (NPL) – The UK’s National Metrology Institute, developing and maintaining the national primary measurement standards.
- Novosound – Designer and manufacturer of ultrasound sensors using a thin-film technique to address the limitations of traditional ultrasound.
- Omnia Integrity – Provider of equipment for the verification of the integrity of assets as well as training and consultancy services.
- Peak NDT – Specialises in the development, manufacture and support of multichannel and phased array ultrasound controllers for use in the Non-Destructive Testing industries.
- Permasense – Wireless integrity monitoring system that uses state-of-the-art technology to continuously monitor pipework wall thickness in real-time.
- Phoenix Inspection Systems Ltd – Specialists in design and manufacture of ultrasonic non-destructive testing inspection solutions for corrosion mapping, crack detection, weld testing and composite inspection.
- QinetiQ – Research and development specialists for the defence sector, fast-tracking innovation and offering experimentation facilities as well as technical, engineering and scientific expertise.
- Sonatest – Manufacturer of ultrasonic inspection equipment.
- Sonobotics – Spin-out company that originated from the NDE Group of the Mechanical Engineering Department of Imperial College London. Developer of a range of of low-power EMAT acquisition systems that enable a new range of robotic applications.
- Sonomatic – Combines data science with cutting-edge integrity engineering capabilities to design, develop and deliver NDT inspections.
- Sound Mathematics – Software for modelling ultrasound, with applications to ultrasonic NDE (Non-Destructive Evaluation).
- Tessonics Europe – Solutions for non-destructive testing (NDT) using ultrasound for resistance spot welding points and adhesions, especially for the automotive industry.
- Theta Technologies – Patented technology that enables rapid flaw detection, offering a reliable, fast, production-ready and cost-effective Quality Assurance system.
- The Welding Institute (TWI) – Independent research and technology organisation, with expertise in materials joining and engineering processes.
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) – UK government research organisation responsible for the development of nuclear fusion power.
- Ultrasonic Sciences Ltd (USL) – Specialists in the design and manufacture of ultrasonic instrumentation and bespoke automated NDT inspection systems.
- Verasonics – Designs leading-edge Vantage ultrasound research systems for academic and commercial investigations.
- WesDyne – Supplier of mechanised non-destructive examination (NDE) products and services for inspection, providing both turnkey and one‑off solutions.

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