Seminar & Workshop on Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) in Surface Treatment

How to Inspect Without Destroying?
In the field of surface treatment, ensuring the quality, compliance, and reliability of components is essential. But how can we verify the integrity or detect defects without damaging the structure of the material itself? This is where Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) becomes crucial.

Unlike destructive methods that require cutting, drilling, or breaking parts to analyze their properties, NDT techniques allow the detection of cracks, porosity, thickness variations, or delaminations without harming either the surface or the internal structure. This is a key advantage for demanding sectors such as aerospace, automotive, energy, and pharmaceutical industries.

Objective:
To provide an overview of current NDT techniques and present to industry professionals the methods available today and those that are coming in the future.

Morning Session: Theoretical Presentations & Case Studies
Afternoon Session: Practical Demonstrations & Laboratory Tour

Departement Materiaalkunde (MTM) KU Leuven Kasteelpark Arenberg 44/bus 2450, 3001 Leuven

8:45 - 17:00

Provisional Program

Morning TALK

8:45 AM: Welcome & Breakfast
9:30 AM: Introduction to VOM
9:50 AM: Overview of key Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods for surface inspection – Pierre Servais (MMP Aero) (EN)
10:20 AM: Evaluating Steel Coatings: in situ-EIS Feasibility Study - Jo van Montfort (Bjond) en Sue Ellen de Nijs (BouwQ) (EN)
10:50 AM: Break
11:10 AM: Crack Detection in Steel Structures and Risk Analysis Related to Coatings Before Repair – Jeroen Van Wittenberghe (OCAS), Philippe Legros (OCAS) (EN)
11:40 AM: Detecting the Invisible: Eddy Current Surface Applications for Finding Surface Defects Beneath Coatings – Nicolas Janssens, NDT Expert Level III, Team Lead Advanced NDT (TUV Austria Belgium) (EN)
12:10 PM: EIS insights for Steel Bridge Longevity Bart De Pauw (TucRail) (EN)
12:40 PM: Lunch

Afternoon DEMO & TOUR

1:45 PM: Tour of the KU Leuven Laboratory (EN)
2:30 PM: Demonstration of the Morning Talks + Demonstration by Sponsors (EN)
4:00 PM: Networking & Drink

Location: Departement Materiaalkunde (MTM) KU Leuven Kasteelpark Arenberg 44/bus 2450, 3001 Leuven

Language: EN

Organizer: VOM-Promosurf

Price members: €205

Price non-members: €410

cancel: Cancellation without charge before 19/09/2025 or you may arrange a replacement.

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