http://www.ndt.sgs.com/news.htm News SGS NEWS en © 2008 SGS. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:36:01 +0000 180 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/news.htm http://www.ndt.sgs.com/sgs_logo.gif SGS NEWS 144 44 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/how-to-sufficiently-identify-and-monitor-hot-hydrogen-attack-hha?viewId= SGS Pakistan recently organized a seminar about Advanced Non-Destructive Testing techniques in Karachi, focusing on the different advanced inspection methods and services that sufficiently identify and monitor Hot Hydrogen Attack. 16/10/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/sgs-supports-aafa-as-elite-sponsor-hk?viewId= SGS proudly announces that we have become an Elite Sponsor of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA). As an AAFA Elite Sponsor, we made a notable annual investment to advance the association members' competitiveness, productivity and profitability in the global market. We endeavour to share with AAFA members our professional knowledge and leadership in the textile and footwear industry. 30/09/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/sgs-exhibits-at-the-8th-vietnam-saigon-oil-and-gas-expo?viewId= Visit the SGS Industrial Services Stand no. B2-1, Hall A1, at the 8th Vietnam Saigon Oil and Gas Expo 2009, from October 29-31, 2009. 23/09/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/sgs-inspects-materials-and-steel-wire-ropes-of-the-longest-sea-link-bridge-in-india-news-ndt?viewId= The Bandra-Worli Sea Link is the first and longest sea link bridge in India. To ensure safety and reliability, SGS verified the quality of the steel wire ropes used for the construction in accordance with the project specification and quality plan. 27/08/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/sgs-signs-worldwide-agreement-for-fssc-22000-certification-foodsafety?viewId= SGS, the world’s leading Food Safety Management Systems certification body, has signed a global licensing contract with the Foundation for Food Safety Certification. Under the agreement, SGS is immediately able to certify organizations against the new FSSC 22000 standard. SGS is now progressing IAF accreditation for the standard to complete the full recognition process. 26/08/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/fe-sgs-ukraine-achieves-iso-9001-2008-certification-ua?viewId= The Quality Management System (QMS) for the inspection services rendered by FE “SGS UKRAINE” conforms to international standard ISO 9001:2008 which details the requirements for QMS. 24/08/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/industrial-rope-access-minimizes-shutdown-time-for-refinery-in-malaysia?viewId= By using Industrial Rope Access, it took SGS only 2 days to provide an inspection report of the splitter towers for a refinery owned by a major palm oil producer in Malaysia. 13/08/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/quality-and-safety-will-always-be-beautiful?viewId= SGS partners with EFfCI to audit and certify members’ compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines that ensure the highest standards of quality and safety for ingredients used in cosmetics products as well as in the industry’s manufacturing processes. 23/07/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/sgs-industrial-services-exhibits-at-the-malaysia-international-ndt-conference-and-exhibition-2009?viewId= SGS is one of the exhibitors at the Malaysia International NDT Conference and Exhibition 2009 (MINDTCE ‘09), which takes place from July 20-21, 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This event enables SGS to demonstrate its extensive range of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) services and update clients on new services and training courses. 21/07/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/sgs-keeps-pressure-vessel-manufacturers-updated-with-the-latest-ndt-technologies?viewId= SGS hosted a Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) and Acoustic Emission (AE) training course for pressure vessel manufacturers in Ulsan, Korea. 20/07/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/sgs-provides-technical-inspection-for-the-metro-construction-in-shanghai?viewId= SGS China and the Xuzhou Railway Engineering Department will act as independent third-party engineers to ensure the technical accuracy of the Shanghai Metro project. The eight new Metro Lines will be completed in time for the World Expo 2010. 09/07/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/degradation-of-fabric-properties-hk?viewId= Swimwear fabrics are manufactured using a variety of fibre combinations and fibre types. The fabric properties can be very dependent on the fibre content and types of fibres used in the fabric. Some fabrics are more sensitive to exposure to chlorinated water than others which might result in a loss in strength coupled with an increase in stretch and decrease in recovery. 25/06/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/sgs-introduces-industrial-rope-access?viewId= SGS now launches Industrial Rope Access services to save time and money for its clients with this new working-at-height inspecting approach. 01/06/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/sgs-industrial-services-exhibits-at-the-oga-2009-in-kuala-lumpur-malaysia?viewId= SGS Industrial Services is one of the exhibitors at the Asian Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Engineering Exhibition 2009 which takes place from 10-12 June 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. During this event SGS will focus on services for Storage Tanks, presents Guided Wave Inspection Techniques and introduces its new Rope Access Services to clients. 08/05/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/iso-9001-2000-certificate-delivered-to-pilkington-glass-ru?viewId= After two years of hard preparatory work, Pilkington Glass LLC passed the SGS certification audit, which confirmed that the management system covering sales and manufacturing of glass for construction industry in Russia has been created and implemented in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 standard. 27/04/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/free-webinar-to-learn-more-on-the-guided-wave-inspection-technique?viewId= Are you up to date with Guided Wave Inspection applications and limitations? SGS invites you to attend a free 60-minute webinar to learn more about this inspection method, also known as Long Range Ultrasonic Testing. 29/04/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/sgs-and-ge-launch-non-destructive-testing-ndt-application-center-in-shanghai?viewId= The market demand for Non-Destructive Testing products and services is huge in China. SGS and GE addressed this need by opening a new NDT Application Center in Shanghai. 13/04/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/sgs-ssc-chose-fsc-certified-paper-as-its-media-press-source?viewId= As the awareness of protecting environment is growing, FSC certified product is becoming popular among environmentalists and normal citizens. To widely promoting FSC, SGS SSC internal media press choose FSC certified paper as its source, which also showed social responsibility that SGS has made. 12/03/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/sgs-taiwan-is-accredited-by-consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-hr-4040-tw?viewId= The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently published the final rule for Certificates of Compliance. The US importer or the (US) domestic manufacturer has now been designated as the sole entity that must issue the Certificate of Conformity (COC). This rule is effective upon publication in the Federal Register. 04/02/09 http://www.ndt.sgs.com/en/certified-welding-inspector-training-and-examination-opportunities-in-latin-america?viewId= For 2009, SGS has scheduled nine Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) courses in Latin America, including Columbia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela. 06/03/09