Development work commences on the drilling line automated flaw detector INTROS-AUTO. INTROS-AUTO can be used for wire rope monitoring purposes at ropeways, cranes, other applications to inform when the rope approaches critical condition.

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Nondestructive examination of the Bolshoy Obukhovsky stay cable bridge across the Neva river in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The job was carried with newly developed equipment for inspection of cables with parallel strands up to 300 mm in diameter.

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INTRON PLUS participates in the 18th World Conference on Nondestructive Testing in Durban, RSA.