Brief History of Non Destructive Testers Limited (N.D.T. Ltd.)
Non Destructive Testers Limited (N.D.T. Ltd.) was established in 1990 to provide a range of inspection, testing and heat treatment services to the petroleum, petrochemical and other energy related sectors of industry.
The company is led by a team of certified professionals who have spent the major part of their working lives in the practice of the technology which they offer to their clients. Their combined qualifications, experiences and expertise have provided an excellent foundation for this company. Its office which is strategically located in San Fernando, Trinidad is supplemented by a holding yard for all portable darks rooms and large equipment at Plaisance Park, Claxton Bay, Trinidad. Together, with an abundance of experienced technicians and calibrated and well maintained equipment, N.D.T. Ltd. is well poised to serve the growing needs of industry into the twenty-first century.
At present, NDTL employs a staff of eighty-two (82) permanent employees and seventy-one (71) part-time Technicians that are utilized as service demands.
Non Destructive Testers Limited provides services within the petrochemical industry and is dependant on the skills of their individual technicians, who are the company’s most valuable assets. Skill in non-destructive testing can be acquired only through a combination of thorough training and practical working experience. N.D.T. Ltd. therefore follows policy of orderly development of the skills of individual technicians/inspectors.
Since American specifications are often required especially for non-destructive testing in nearly all large local projects, our Company uses the following societies for qualification and certification:
• American Society of Non Destructive Testing (ASNT).
• American Welding Society (AWS)
• National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
• American Petroleum Institute (API)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)Services provided by N.D.T. Ltd.:1. Radiographic Inspection2. Heat Treatment (Preheat and Post Weld Heat Treatment)3. Ultrasonic Inspection (Flaw Detection and Thickness Survey)4. Magnetic Particle Inspection5. Dye Penetrant Inspection6. Visual Inspection7. Boilers and Pressure Vessel Inspection8. Welding Procedure Qualification9. Welding Operators (Qualification and Certification)10. Quality Control and Quality Assurance Management11. Hardness Testing12. Vacuum Testing13. Holiday Detection14. Paint and Coating Inspection15. Load Testing16. Positive Material Identification17. Advanced N.D.E. Services