Inspection & NDE

Technical nondestructive examination

Nondestructive evaluation for firearms, body armour, defence equipment and other components you can’t cut open to check.

  • In our lab or on site
  • $175 booking fee
Fluorescent magnetic particle indications on a machined steel component

Overview

Ed Hubbell is a CGSB Level 2 technician in industrial radiography, ultrasonics, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant and X-ray fluorescence. He is the primary Radiation Safety Officer for Iridium Industrial and The Iridium Group.

Ed is an API 577 certified metallurgy professional with experience in failure analysis of high-stress metallic components. He is also a licensed firearms instructor, security professional and body armour salesperson in British Columbia, with a strong background in physical security.

Ed leads our Special Projects Division, which takes contracts for engineering assessments and nondestructive evaluation of firearms, body armour, CBRN equipment and other technical items for the defence and security sector.

What’s included

  • Industrial radiography (RT)
  • Ultrasonic testing (UT)
  • Magnetic particle (MT) and liquid penetrant (PT) testing
  • X-ray fluorescence material verification
  • Failure analysis support for high-stress components
  • Confidential handling and reporting for sensitive items

Who it’s for

  • Defence and security agencies
  • Law enforcement and firearms programs
  • Manufacturers of critical components
  • Oil and gas, energy, marine and nuclear clients

Credentials and standards

  • CGSB Level 2: RT, UT, MT, PT, XRF
  • API 577 Welding & Metallurgy
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