SGS Invitation to a Free Webinar: How to perform mobile hardness tests on-site

SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, organizes a series of 60 minute web seminars on technology and application updates, every 2-3 months. Aiming at inspiring attendees to build new business, create more added value and simply keeping them up-to-date with new technology and applications, the SGS web seminars attract attendees globally.

The mobile hardness tests webinar, specially designed for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) inspectors at Levels II and III, will be held by Dik de Groot, NDT Level III Specialist (ASNT/EN473 - MP, PT, UT, RT) and Radiation Safety Advisor at SGS.

In this webinar, Mr. de Groot will explain how to prepare and perform meaningful on-site hardness tests, including the measuring principles, the strengths and weaknesses of mobile hardness test equipment and the differences in the use of static hardness test equipment. Attendees will also be shown how to avoid costly basic errors.

With this webinar offered by SGS, you can widen your know-how and learn which competences (knowledge, experience and good preparation for execution) are essential for achieving results you can rely on.

The following five sessions have been scheduled:

Monday, June 28, 2010 10:00 a.m. Europe Summer Time (Amsterdam, GMT+02:00)
Monday, June 28, 12:00 p.m. Arabian Time (Abu Dhabi, Muscat, GMT+04:00)
Monday, June 28, 4:00 p.m. Singapore Time (Singapore, GMT+08:00)

Monday, June 28, 2010 4:00 p.m. Europe Summer Time (Amsterdam, GMT+02:00)
Monday, June 28, 2010 11:00 a.m. S. America Eastern Standard Time (Brasilia, GMT-03:00)
Monday, June 28, 2010 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00)

Monday, June 28, 2010 10:00 p.m. Europe Summer Time (Amsterdam, GMT+02:00)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:00 a.m. New Zealand Standard Time (Wellington, GMT+12:00)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6:00 a.m. Australia Eastern Standard Time (Sydney, GMT+10:00)
Monday, June 28, 2010 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00)

Friday, July 02, 2010 10:00 a.m. Europe Summer Time (Amsterdam, GMT+02:00)
Friday, July 02, 2010 12:00 p.m. Arabian Time (Abu Dhabi, Muscat, GMT+04:00)
Friday, July 02, 2010 4:00 p.m. Singapore Time (Singapore, GMT+08:00)

Friday, July 02, 2010 4:00 p.m. Europe Summer Time (Amsterdam, GMT+02:00)
Friday, July 02, 2010 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00)
Friday, July 02, 2010 11:00 a.m. S. America Eastern Standard Time (Brasilia, GMT-03:00)

To register for the webinar, visit the SGS Webinar Calendar.

About Hardness Testing

The most common form of hardness testing for materials involves pressing standard identers into the surface of the object concerned. The area and depth of the indentation is then taken as the hardness of the surface of the object. This hardness depends upon the type of identer used (ball, cone, diamond shape, etc.), the way the identer is pressed into the surface and how the indentation is measured.

In the past, several standards for hardness tests were drafted to take into account the types of product and their fabrication processes in that particular part of the industry. The different tests have their own units of hardness measurement, such as Brinell, Vickers, Rockwell and Leeb.

Hardness is not a physical quantity such as length, mass, force or time. But the measurement results can be used for Quality Control of material and welding properties on heat and surface treatments. Therefore hardness tests are performed widely throughout the industry. These are carried out by quality control inspectors on incoming materials during the fabrication process and also on finished products. They are also performed by welders who need to check possible degradation of the material properties of their welds.

About SGS Non-Destructive Testing Services

To ensure that installations, materials, equipment and facilities are in a safe and reliable condition, SGS offers Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) services provided by qualified inspectors to international standards. The scope of SGS NDT services covers both conventional and advanced NDT methods.

For further information, please contact:

Dik de Groot
Industrial Services
Coordinator Radiation Safety / NDT Level 3

SGS Nederland B.V.
Malledijk 18
NL-3208LA-Spijkenisse-Nederland

t: +31(0)181693641
f: +31(0)181693585
Email SGS Industrial Services
Web: www.sgs.com/ndt

The SGS Group is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. With 59,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world.