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Ultrasonic Testing (UT) - Welds

09th Jun 2025

Location
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Start Date
09th Jun 2025
End Date
27th Jun 2025
Course only
£ 2,175.00 + VAT
Exam only
£ 615.00 + VAT
Course + Exam package
£ 2,790.00 + VAT

Is it for me?

This course is suitable for all personnel including testers, inspectors, engineers and surveyors who require a thorough and comprehensive introduction to ultrasonic testing of welded joints.

This course is also suitable for personnel working in the aerospace industry and can be found under the Aerospace section.

If time is an issue, please consider our blended learning option - study theory and concepts when and where you choose, then join the classroom sessions for hands-on practical.
Student inspecting a circumferential weld using ul
Student inspecting a circumferential weld using ultrasonic testing
A twin crystal probe is calibrated
A twin crystal probe is calibrated

What will I learn?

Classroom content

Basic principles of sound; generation and detection of sound; behaviour of sound in a material; the flaw detector; use of angled beam probes for weld scanning; welding processes and weld defects; practical exercises on test specimens containing simulated flaws; examination of parent plate, butt welds; instruction writing.

 

What will I leave with?

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • Explain the theoretical background of the techniques
  • Calibrate ultrasonic equipment
  • Measure the thickness of steel plates and determine levels of attenuation
  • Locate and evaluate laminations
  • Select the correct type of probe to examine welded butt joints in steel plate and aerospace components/structures
  • Report on the location and size of defects in typical welded butt joints
  • Interpret code requirements
  • Meet the syllabus requirements for PCN/CSWIP Levels 1 and 2

Certification

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