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Review of Nadcap’s NDT Practices

A Nadcap and NAS-410-3 seminar was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 22 and 23, 2009 at Moraine Valley Community College in Fogelson Theater, Palos Heights, Illinois. The fourteen attendees came mostly from Illinois.

In an open-forum-type classroom, Israel Vasquez of Vastek Consulting made the two-day presentation. Israel is the lead Nadcap auditor aside from his normal NDT consulting business.

Students and instructor entertained an open discussion over the two days, and a number of practical applications from industry were reviewed.

The entire Nadcap audit process was developed from start to finish. Particular emphasis on preparation, checklist review, audit demeanor, and close out of sessions was made. The NAS 410-3 revisions were reviewed.

A presentation of methods on how to prepare personnel files for Nadcap examination completed the seminar.

Group photo of NADCAP seminar, put on by Vastek.  September 22-23, 2009.



Nadcap’s NDT Practices

Nadcap’s NDT Practices will be a two-day seminar put on by Vastek at Moraine Valley Community College. September 22-23 are the dates.

Nadcap’s NDT Practices will provide an understanding of Nadcap NDT requirements.

This seminar is targeted for quality managers, quality engineers, NDT supervisors, technicians. Auditors should also find the course useful.

Information will detail requirement compliance and implementation as part of Continual Improvement. Examples and case studies will help meet customer requirements and improve their NDT systems.

Also covered will be an interpretation of the Nadcap NDT Baseline Checklist, and provide insight into the NDT Supplemental (Prime Requirement) checklists.

Cost: $300.   Application and further details.

Instructor Biography

Israel Vasquez has been involved in Quality Systems and NDT since 1972. He currently holds ASNT Level III certs in MT, PT & RT.

He has held training sessions on fastener quality, audit qualification and performance, and NADCAP and other courses. Vasquez has authored papers for the ASNT "Materials Evaluation."

Israel has worked for the likes of Lockheed-Martin, Aerojet Solid Rocket Propulsion and the Air Force.

Location
The seminar will be held in the T building, Fogelson Theater. Parking would be best in the lot SE of the T Building, near the statue. Also see:

Moraine Valley Community College (campus map)
9000 W. College Parkway    (Mapquest locator)
Palos Hills, 60465.


Meeting Schedule

Date Method Topic Who
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ASNTCS Board

Meeting History
Photos

2010 Method Topic Turnout
May 27 NDT Tour:  Indianapolis Speedway 6
May 12-13 NDT Seminar:  Nadcap's NDT Practices 10
April 12 UT Acoustography: Dawn of a New Era... 29
March 9 NDT Joint Meeting w/ASM:  PetroChem Corros'n 70+
Feb. 20 NDT Demos at IIT Engineering Week ~1750
Feb. 8 UT EMATs 26
Jan. 11 NDT ASNT:  Where Do We Go From Here? 24

2009 Method Topic Turnout
Dec. 14 NDT Past Chairmans Night 13
Nov. 9 NDT Windshield Glass Adhesive Bonds 15
Oct. 19-23 NDT ASNT Fall Conference, Columbus 1286
Oct. 17 NDT Demos, Des Plaines Public Library 210
Oct. 14 UT, RT NDT of Friction Stir Weldments (JM w/AWS) 33
Sept. 22-23 NDT QA:  Seminar:  NADCAP Auditing, MVCC 14
Sept. 14 ET PMI—Positive Metal Identification 17
May 14 NDT Tour:  Indianapolis Speedway 11
April 13 UT UT Automation 23
March 9 RT RT in Failure Analysis:  X-ray vs. Neutron 27
Feb. 21 NDT Demos at IIT Engineering Week ~1300
Feb. 9 RT RT of Steel Castings (JM w/AFS)
43
Jan. 14
NDT Open House at MVCC ~150
Jan. 12
NDT Supplier Development in Asia 13

2008 Method Topic Turnout
Dec. 8 UT Phased-Array Transducers 23
Nov. 3 UT Acoustography, a New UT Method 15
Oct. 15 RT Weld Insp'n w/Computed RT (JM w/AWS) 31
Sept. 8 ET PMI—Positive Metal Identification 18
May 12 UT, RT NDT of Friction Stir Weldments 15
April 14 UT Resonance Testing 18
March 10 VT Remote VT 17
Feb. 11 ET ET Arrays, Systems in Power Generation 9
Jan. 14 NDT Plant Tour of GM, EMD, La Grange 21

2007 Method Topic Turnout
Dec. 10 RT Radiographic Profiling of Process Piping 10?
Nov. 19 NDT Failure Analysis of Railcar Bolsters 7
Oct. 10 UT Phased-Array UT of Welds (JM w/AWS) 46
Sept. 10 AE Bridge Testing, Monitoring w/AE 13
May 7 NDT Fermilab NUMI Project 14
April 9 NDT Tour of Argonne Labs 12
March 5 UT Phased-Array UT 25
Feb. 5 RT Inspection of Pipelines 10
Jan. 15 NDT NDE of Composites 8

2006 Method Topic Turnout
Dec. 11 NDT ASNT Status 18
Nov. 8 RT Weld Insp'n w/Computed RT (JM w/AWS) 25
Oct. 9 PT Cleaners and New Equipment 11
Sept. 11 NDT Water Conds'r Boxes at Pwr Plants 8


2009-2010 ASNT
Chicago Section Board


CHAIRMAN
John Zaffer
Rcon-NDT
O:   815-254-5142

TREASURER
Jennifer Anaya
Alloyweld Inspection
796 Maple Lane
Bensenville, IL  60106
            630-595-2145

DIRECTOR
Stu Kleven
Alloyweld Inspection

VICE CHAIR,
EDUCATION CHAIR

Ed Messmer
Moraine Valley
Community College

10900 S. 88th Avenue
Palos Hills, IL   60465
           708-691-3672

SECRETARY
Ray Momsen
Acuren
1951 N. Woodlawn
Griffith, IN    46319
O:   219-972-7900

PAST CHAIR
Larry Koch
Scot Incorporated
2525 Curtiss Street
Downers Grove, IL  60515
                630-810-4275 x347

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Membership Ap
Chris Gamblin
All Transtek

ADMIN
Walt Stein
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