NDT enjoys extensive experience, employee qualifications, and highly credentialed testing laboratories. The company utilizes a variety of exclusive commercial testing equipment to maximize the types and sizes of materials that can be tested.

For example, its destructive testing equipment is capable of exerting 1.2 million pounds of pressure to pull apart or crush materials up to 4 inches in diameter while testing breaking points or thresholds used to anchor or support a wide variety of objects.

NDT’s services include a full range of cutting-edge nondestructive testing methods, quality control and assurance functions, and physical testing for the aircraft, automotive, railroad, bridge/building, casting and forging, chemical, civil, Department of Transportation, electronics, light/heavy manufacturing, medical and prosthetics, petrochemical, and utility industries.

“Non-Destructive Testing Services is very excited to join the TÜVRheinland family of companies,” said Robert C. Bills, CEO of Non-Destructive Testing Services. “We see many opportunities to grow not only nationally, but globally. Ultimately, our merger with TÜVRheinland will combine our numerous strengths to approach new markets and contracts that were previously out of reach. These strengths, along with our core quality values, will greatly benefit our current valued customers. I am especially excited for our employees, as this will give them further opportunities to enhance their careers.”

At its disposal, NDT has three state-of-the-art laboratories for high-production nondestructive and mechanical testing services using the latest and most sophisticated testing equipment. The company has three laboratory and field testing facilities in Flint, Mich., Caledonia, Mich., and Aliquippa, Penn. (near Pittsburgh).

The laboratories are accredited as Test Facilities by the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation in all disciplines as well as by the American Welding Society (AWS). Additionally, the facilities are accredited by the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program for mechanical testing.

Founded in 1991, the privately-based NDT has 130 employees across the United States.

The company is a leading provider of aerial equipment and crane inspection, computed radiography, mechanical integrity testing and inspection, nondestructive laboratory testing, precast and prestressed concrete testing, structural steel and building inspection and testing, and welder qualification/procedure and consulting.