DEFECTOSCOPY is the exhibition of the world largest manufacturers and
suppliers of equipment for industrial non-destructive testing and technical diagnostics.
Practically every participant of this exhibition is a leader in its field.
Over 70 Russian and foreign companies annually participate in Defectoscopy, organized by
Restec Exhibition Company and NDT World Review and supported by the Russian Society for
NDT and Technical Diagnostics, the European Federation for NDT, the International
Committee for NDT, the Russian Ministry of Railways and the Russian Ministry of Atomic
Energy. The exhibition is promoted by 'Testing. Diagnostics' Journal.
DEFECTOSCOPY is held to demonstrate equipment for NDT and diagnostics, and to introduce
world innovations in the area of NDT instrumentation to the specialists of all spheres of
industry, construction and transportation.
Camera JournalismOver 4 years the Exhibition has been
attracting the attention of exhibitors and visitors thanks to the quantity of information,
and to the intension and relevance of scientific and business program. Eight 'round
tables' were held within the framework of DEFECTOSCOPY 2003 with over 300 Russian and
foreign participants. Questions of present interest were discussed, such as: NDT in
building construction and atomic industry, radioscopic systems, objectification of
ultrasonic flaw detection, possibilities of automated ultrasonic testing and other. The
most interesting reports will be published in NDT World Review, which celebrated its 5th
anniversary during the exhibition.
The scientific program was sponsored by the constant participant of the
exhibition, company Nordinkraft.
Live demonstration of equipment, new developments and technologies,
demanded in practical work, productive contacts between the producer and the consumer,
high professional level of visitors, as well as implementation of new forms and methods of
work with visitors characterize DEFECTOSCOPY 2003.
Within the 4 days the exhibition was visited by over 3500 specialists from 11 countries
including Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, UK, USA, the
Ukraine, Finland, Czech Republic, Estonia, and over 160 Russian cities. The exhibition
visitors represented all the most important industries, namely
| Automotive industry |
4,88% |
| Aerospace industry |
7,72% |
| Road construction and exploitation |
3,25% |
| Public services |
4,47% |
| Machine building |
23,17% |
| Metallurgy |
16,26% |
| Oil and gas industry |
19,11% |
| Railway transport maintenance |
8,94% |
| Building construction |
12,60% |
| Ship building |
8,13% |
| Transportation |
7,32% |
| Power industry |
24,39% |
| Other |
28% |
48 % visitors belong to top management, and 48% - to engineering and
technical staff.
As for the NDT methods, visitor interests spread as follows:
| Ultrasonic testing |
76,0 % |
| Radiography |
32,1 % |
| Magnetic particle inspection |
29,7 % |
| Liquid penetrant inspection |
26,4 % |
| Electromagnetic inspection |
26,0 % |
| Acoustic emission |
22,8 % |
| Pipeline inspection |
20,7 % |
| Visual/optical testing |
19,5 % |
| Vibration monitoring |
18,7 % |
| Infrared/Thermal testing |
16,3 % |
| Radio-wave inspection |
15,0 % |
| Leak testing |
14,6 % |
| Mechanical testing |
13,0 % |
| Services |
11,8 % |
| Other |
1,22 % |
DEFECTOSCOPY 2003 became another sign of positive changes in Russian
economy. This year it gathered the peak quantity of exhibitors over its history, and
represented products of over 100 manufacturers from Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,
France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Moldova, UK, the Ukraine, USA, Sweden, Switzerland.
It is important to note the permanent exhibitors of Defectoscopy, namely AGFA-Gevaert
(Belgium), AKS (Association Spectr-Grupp, Russia), Altek (Russia), ASK-Roentgen (former
Seifert-Roentgen, Russia-Germany), Belfi (Russia), Foma Bohemia (Czech Republic), Galex
(Russia), Helling (Germany), Introscop (Moldova), Luch (Russia), Nordinkraft (Russia),
Olympus Moscow (Russia), Radioavionica (Russia), RDM (Moldova), S-Instruments (Russia),
Sherwin (USA), Spectroflash (Russia), Syntez (Russia), Tvema (Russia), Ultes (Russia).
For the first time among the exhibitors are Aerospace Testing (UK), BABB (France),
FORCE Technology (Denmark), The Frunze Plant (Russia), Kodak (UK), MET (Russia), Nienshanz
(Russia), Prompribor (the Ukraine), ScanMaster Systems (Israel), Silverwing (UK),
Stroypribor (Russia), TST (Russia), Vimatec (Russia), Zavod Fotochimreaktivov (Russia).
The next 5th DEFECTOSCOPY 2004 will be held in St. Petersburg on September
14 - 16. The organisers plan to celebrate this modest anniversary by prize
distribution to the regular exhibitors, contests by different nominations among exhibitors
and visiting professionals. Scientific and cultural programs will be significantly
expanded. |
