InspectTech: The Evident NDT Podcast

In this special episode, Emilie hosts two leaders of Evident Industrial—formerly Olympus Scientific Solutions—Karen Smith and Arnold Huang. Join their discussion about the launch of Evident and the opportunities that independence from Olympus provides. Emilie covers the frequently asked questions (FAQs) from customers, partners, and employees and deep dives into what to expect in this exciting new chapter.

In this episode, Emilie welcomes Dr. Tim Stevenson. Tim is the development director and cofounder of Ionix, a world leading supplier of piezoelectric and ultrasonic sensors and transducers for extreme environments across a range of applications, including NDT, flow metering, position sensing, condition monitoring, and microfluidics. Emilie and Tim discuss different applications where high temperature sensors can be used, the misconceptions about high temperature inspection in the field, and the future of high temperature for NDT.

In this episode, Emilie is taking our listeners behind the scenes of manufacturing by discussing a lesser-known facet of building NDT equipment: UX design. Guest Antoine Viau has been with Olympus for five years as our UX designer. Tune in to learn more about his unique role in the NDT industry.

In this episode, host Emilie Peloquin chats with Kimberley Hayes. Kim has been part of the NDT industry for more than 25 years. In 2021, she founded Valkim Technologies, a company that focuses on supporting new technology adoption in a safe, reliable manner with an emphasis on the inspection industry. Listen in to hear Emilie and Kim discuss the importance of daring to innovate and understanding the pros and cons of technology innovation—or the lack thereof.

Did you attend ASNT 2021: The Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona? If you missed it or want a recap, then tune into this episode. Host Emilie Peloquin is bringing listeners along as she walks the ASNT conference floor. Listen now to get her perspective on the largest nondestructive testing (NDT) event of the year.

In this episode, host Emilie Peloquin talks with Erica Schumacher. Erica is the vice president of Extend, a distributor of CIVA NDT simulation software and TraiNDE NDE simulators. Erica shares how her career started in the military and progressed as a test examiner for penetrant testing (PT), magnetic particle inspection (MT), ultrasonic testing (UT), and radiographic testing (RT). Erica and Emilie also discuss the advantages of simulators for different NDT methods and the benefits that new technologies can bring to the NDT table.

In this episode, host Emilie Peloquin welcomes Christopher Brenchley. Chris is the cofounder and CEO at Surehand, a company that focuses on reducing industrial labor shortages and underemployment in the skilled trades. Chris is also the driving force behind the Rock the Trades workforce development movement (Our very own podcast host is representing this movement by being a rocker!) Listen in to hear Emilie and Chris talk about this movement and how you can get involved.

In this episode, Emilie chats with Dr. Ajay Pasupuleti and Michael Turnbow of Ooga Technologies. Ooga Technologies aims to change the way NDT performs key tasks through the power of tech that connects NDT professionals, clients, and technology all around the world. Listen now to hear Ajay and Michael share their stories, mission, and the challenges they hope to solve in our industry going forward.

In this episode, Emilie chats with Martijn Budding, an NDT instructor and engineer at TiaT Europe in Roosendaal, the Netherlands. Martijn is passionate about NDT, bringing people together, and sharing his knowledge, so we knew we needed him on the show. Listen in to hear Emilie and Martijn discuss the inspection of composites, a material used in applications across the NDT industry.

In this episode, Emilie chats with José Geraldo Junior, NDT Specialist at Clyde Industries in Atlanta, Georgia, and creator of SmartNDT. SmartNDT shares inspection-related news and know-how on social media and invites experts on its YouTube channel and podcast to talk shop about nondestructive testing.

Originally from Brazil, José Geraldo Junior has nearly 15 years’ NDT experience. He’s worked mainly in quality control and production in the naval industry, but also in manufacturing and oil and gas. A mechanical engineer, he is internationally qualified in conventional ultrasonics Level II and phased array ultrasonics Level II.

Listen in to hear José and Emilie discuss NDT and their shared passion for industry outreach.