Date:                Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:34 PM

To:                    TNT

Subject:            The TNT

 

Dear Sirs:

 

It is about time the ASNT makes an attempt to focus on the true backbone of the organization and for that matter the backbone of the industry. I am talking about the Technician. We are the guys out there in the pipe racks, AST's, Petrochemical plants, Pulp mills, Ships, Aircraft, and a number of other industries ensuring the quality.

 

For 19 years, I have been waiting for the ASNT to pay attention to the Technician (or as you call us "Practitioner"). Which, by the way where in the world did you get that term for us, lets focus on more important issues than trying to make us sound different. Or is it (as I have wondered) the ASNT is so far removed from us they need to in some way make us sound more professional. By the way, thanks for the tip on how to remove a nail I'll keep that in mind the next time I'm shooting a weld.

 

If you really want to focus this to the Technician and possibly have more Technician enrollment into your organization and develop a respected professional Technician industry continue to focus on topics that will help the Technician. For example;

 

      a.)  Review changes in the codes we typically must obtain acceptable results too.

      b.)  How to improve production without reducing quality. (how to shoot more welds and maintain film quality)

      c.)  Number belts for pipe welds. What is the best way to make them and how many should you have.

      d.)  How your RT Rig should be organized.

      e.)  How to increase the Security of your sources since 9/11.

      f.)   Need a jig? Tips on how to fabricate a workable, functional jig.

      g.)  Best methods to maintain your equipment.

      h.)  Film interpretation.

      i.)   RT of those unusual components (forensic engineering support).

 

That is my two cents, I sincerely hope the ASNT mainlines this support for the Technician. Your support would be very appreciated by us grunts in the field.

 

John R. Knapp

Field Services Manager / RSO

International Inspection, Inc.

Specialists in Nondestructive Examination

From: Hollis Humphries
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 3:18 PM
To: 'John Knapp'
Subject: suggestions for features - Joe Knapp

Dear Mr. Knapp,

You have given so much good information here. Thank you for the list of topics. They have been added to the log of suggested topics that will go to the Technicians Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting on March 19, 2002 at the ASNT Spring Conference in Portland, OR. Copies of your e-mail are going along too. The committee will enjoy seeing your comments.

The term practitioner came from our Technical Services Department. That department relates very closely with people that actually apply NDT in the field. We were looking for a term that signified those individuals, encompassed all levels of application and wasn’t redundant to the title of the publication itself — The NDT Technician (TNT).

Thanks for your “two cents”. We intend to do our best. Stay in touch and keep giving us your ideas.

Hollis Humphries
Editor, TNT

(800) 222-2768 X206
(614) 274-6899 fax

   

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