March 2026 - Volume 84, Issue 3

The March 2026 issue of Materials Evaluation—our annual Women in NDT issue—explores diagnosing and fixing “the leaky pipe” to build a stronger, more sustainable NDT talent pipeline.

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Industrial inspection robot with laser sensor moving through a pipeline

At Work: Veronique Chayer

API 579-1 ASME FFS-1 fitness-for-service evaluation

Energy, UT

API 579-1/ASME FFS-1: The Cornerstone of Fitness-For-Service Evaluation for Industry Assets

Digital NDE ecosystem workforce readiness

Digital NDE Ecosystem 2030: Skills, Trust, and Technology

Lithium-ion battery nondestructive evaluation using low-frequency resonant vibration testing

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Manufacturing, UT

Nondestructive Evaluation of Lithium-Ion Battery Health Using Low-Frequency Resonant Vibration

Women in NDT workforce pipeline illustration

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Diagnosing and Fixing the Leaky Pipe: Why Women Exit NDT and How We Keep Them

Leak testing essentials design-stage planning

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LT

Leak Testing Essentials: Design-Stage Planning through Field-Proven Techniques

Eddyfi Technologies inspection equipment showcasing advanced NDT capabilities

Manufacturing

ESAB Corp. to Acquire Eddyfi Technologies for US$1.45B

A humanoid robot extends its hand in a futuristic setting, illustrating advances in spatial reasoning for robotics

Teaching Robots How to Interact with Their Surroundings

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