• 2000

  INTRON PLUS participates in drafting the Guidelines for magnetic inspection of steel wire ropes in Russia. The Guidelines are approved and enacted by the Federal mining and industrial supervision of Russia (Gosgortekhnadzor).Gosgortekhnadzor approves INTRON PLUS’ training syllabus for wire rope nondestruction testing by means of INTROS.INTRON PLUS makes its debut at the International Nondestructive Testing Arena by participating in the 15th World Conference that was held in Rome, in October 2000.

  

• 1999

  INTRON PLUS is appointed by ElektroPhysik (Germany) to market and sale thickness gauges, produced by ElektroPhysik, in Russia.INTRON PLUS joins the OIPEEC and for the first time participates in a wire rope conference that is held in Krakow, Poland.

  

• 1998

  The first wire rope flaw detector INTROS has been sold to DMT, Germany.INTRON PLUS commences training of foreign customers operating INTROS.To meet up with the rising foreign demand, INTRON PLUS begins to form an international dealership network.

  

• 1997

  INTRON PLUS President, professor Vasily Sukhorukov, is awarded the Russian State Prize for science and technology for his part in creating non-destructive testing equipment and methods.

  

• 1996

  Wire rope flaw detector INTROS is upgraded to the new model MDK-21. This model will become a basis for a whole family of INTROS flaw detectors for inspection of ropes of any design or size.

  

• 1995

  An upgraded INTROMET ITM-MP.51 becomes available. Over the following five years several hundred units will be sold internationally branded as the Caviderm-5100 via Veeco Inc./UPA Technology Dept (USA).INTRON PLUS starts offering training to MDK-11 customers and users.

  

• 1994

  INTRON PLUS specialists undergo extensive internship at Transonic Systems Inc. according to the SABIT program, organized by the US Department of Commerce.A new generation INTROMET ITM-MP is made available. It is exported abroad via an exclusive agent, Veeco Inc./UPA Technology Dep (USA) as the Caviderm-5000.Wire rope flaw detector INTROS is upgraded and new model MDK-11 is released.

  

• 1993

  INTRON PLUS and Transonic Systems Inc. (USA) form a joint venture (80% shares belong to Transonic Systems), part of Measurement Innovation Corporation. This collaboration will last during next 10 years.

  

• 1992

  INTRO-MKS is transformed into private company INTRON PLUS LLP committed to NDT business.The first Russian magnetic wire rope flaw detector INTROS is developed. After successful testing, it is delivered to the Norilsk mining combine.

  

• 1991

  The new INTROMET ITM-12 microprocessor thickness gauge is developed and released.Works commences in designing the wire rope flaw detector meant for underground mining industry in Russia.

  

• 1990

  Private enterprise INTRO-MKS, affiliated to JV MKS+, is founded as a successor to the cooperative.INTRO-MKS released a new improved INTROMET ITM-11.

  

• 1989

  The cooperative achieves its first export sales: first set of eddy current probes for copper thickness measurement in PCB TH delivered to Fischer GMBH, West Germany.The cooperative production area is equipped with 11 working places.