Generally there are two ways to react to technological advances, either going along adapting ones use to these new technologies, either keeping on to familiar and proven technology. Also in NDT, the technologies for performing quality controls are changing permanently. Therefore in the light of totally new developed technologies, the users can also be categorised in these two groups: one striving to take on this new technology and one confiding in the already adapted technology. For NDT inspections, film radiography (or conventional radiography) can be regarded upon as a proven technology which is in use since decades, while more recent developed technologies like digital radiography or ultrasonic testing are considered the technological renewals. Towards the rapid evolution of technologies, older already established ways of inspection tend to be considered as having come to a stand still. In this paper, addressing two important applications (pipelines and castings), film radiography will be compared to some newer technologies on a technological and commercial base showing film radiography is still a 'modern' technology, which through continuous improvements can be considered as a technology for the future.


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    Title :

    Film radiography, a technology of the past ...or is it?


    Additional title:

    Filmradiographie, eine Technik der Vergangenheit ...oder nicht?


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2002


    Size :

    5 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 2 Quellen


    Remarks:

    (Nicht paginiert).


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Storage medium


    Language :

    English




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