On September 13th the 3rd International exhibition on non-destructive testing equipment and devices DEFECTOSCOPY 2002 has finished its regular work session in Mikhailovsky manege, St. Petersburg, Russia. The show combining the elements of either trade or practice-referred scientific event has generated its efforts to concentrate on the maximum input quality. The passed exhibition has gathered in one place manufacturers and suppliers of all non-destructive testing and technical diagnostics means. Over sixty companies from Belgium, Germany, Canada, Italy, Spain, Moldova, Russia, United States, Czech Republic and Switzerland participated in DEFECTOSCOPY 2003 this year and placed their booths on more than 1200 square meters in total.

     The exhibition has grown up a great deal since its first debut occurrence as an annual event in 2000. If to compare the present exhibition-related indexes to those practicable three years ago, the number of companies-exhibitors by now has almost doubled, while the number of NDT specialists visited the exhibition has reached 4.500. The show operated along with the 16th Russian scientific and technical conference "Non-destructive testing and diagnostics", that empowered the participants of both events to cooperate.

     Over sixty companies participated in the DEFECTOSCOPY 2003 exhibition presented the full range of equipment, devices and means for non-destructive testing and technical diagnostics within various industrial settings. Therefore, this year we can be certain to say that the passed exhibition has really become the all-embracing one, allowing NDT-related businesses from all over the world to communicate through incorporation of various activities. Several new NDT sections such as dynamical, radio-wave, and vibration testing have been added to the exhibition profile.

     The exhibition participants were surprised with the large number of the visited NDT specialists of various qualifications. The guests, in turn, were presented with a special exhibition gift-set, consisting of the copy of September NDT WORLD Review issue, the exhibition catalogue, and a 2003 wall-calendar.

     The next one and the fourth-counted exhibition DEFECTOSCOPY 2003 was decided to be held on September 9-12, 2003 in St. Petersburg, Mikhailovsky manege, as before.

     You can find the more precise and detailed press-release on DEFECTOSCOPY 2002 in December NDT WORLD Review issue.

See you at the coming shows!

Organizers

List of exhibitors
Abrazivy & Shlifovanie, Russia
Advanced Technology Group (ATG), Czech Republic
Agfa NDT, Belgium
Altek, Russia
ASK-Roentgen, Russia
Avangard, Russia
Belfi, Russia
Bridge & NDT Research Institute, Russia
Cofar Srl, Italy
Comet AG, Switzerland
Diagnost, Russia
DiveTechnoService, Russia
Echo Plus, Russia
Eddy Current Technology (ECT), USA
Ekran-V, Russia
Energodiagnostika, Russia
Energomontazh International, Russia
FlawTech, USA
FOMA Bohemia, Czech Republic
Galex, Russia
Helling GmbH, Germany
Indintro, Russia
Industry-Service, Russia
Inkotes, Russia
Institut Dimenstest, Russia
Institut Dr. Foerster, Germany
Intek, Russia
Interunis, Russia
Introscop, Moldova
Introtest, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Introtest, Moscow, Russia
Karat, Russia
Konstanta, Russia
Luch, Russia
Magnit Plus, Russia
NDT World, Russia
Neva-Roentgen, Russia
Nordinkraft, Russia
Olympus Moscow, Russia
Pan American Industries, USA
Panatest, Russia
Radioavionika, Russia
Pergam, Russia
Polytest, Russia
RDM, Moldova
Russell NDE Systems, Canada
Sherwin Inc, USA
S-Instruments, Russia
Spectroflash, Russia
Spektr Grupp, Russia
Starmans Systems, Russia
Syntez, Russia
Technotest-M, Russia
Tecnitest, Spain
Tekkno, Russia
Testron, Russia
Tvema, Russia
Ultes, Russia
Alkor, Russia
Unitest, Russia
Zond, Russia
Russian Society for NDT and TD