A hairline crack in a pipeline weld or a hidden void inside an aerospace component can go unnoticed until it fails — unless someone knows how to find it without cutting the part open. This Training Course by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy starts from that inspection challenge and builds the non-destructive testing skills that solve it: setting up and calibrating X-ray and CT equipment, reading the images they produce, and reporting defects with confidence across welds, composites, and complex assemblies.

The course closes the loop with the sector context that matters — aerospace, automotive, power generation, and oil and gas — and the certification and compliance work needed to keep an inspection programme audit-ready.

• Explain the principles behind industrial X-ray and CT inspection and how each technology detects internal defects.
• Set up, calibrate, and operate X-ray and CT equipment safely for materials and structural inspection.
• Detect and analyse cracks, porosity, inclusions, and other defects in metals and composite materials.
• Apply radiation safety practices and interpret inspection results into clear, defensible reports.
• Relate inspection techniques to their use in aerospace, automotive, power generation, and oil and gas.

Target Audience

• Engineers and technicians performing industrial inspection with X-ray and CT technologies.
• Quality control specialists in automotive, aerospace, and engineering industries.
• Technicians in power plants handling large equipment that requires advanced inspection.
• Oil and gas professionals who rely on non-destructive testing for material and structural integrity.

Module 1: Why Industry Relies on X-ray and CT for Non-Destructive Testing

• History and key industrial uses of X-ray and CT inspection.
• How CT differs from and complements X-ray, and where each is applied.

Module 2: X-ray and CT System Fundamentals

• X-ray tubes, detectors, and imaging techniques; factors affecting image quality.
• CT scanner components, image reconstruction, and slice thickness and resolution.

Module 3: Weld, Joint and Internal Defect Detection

• Techniques for inspecting welds and joints, including multi-angle imaging.
• Detecting cracks, porosity, and inclusions, and enhancing image quality for clearer results.

Module 4: Inspecting Composite and Multi-Material Structures

• Challenges and limitations of X-ray in composite materials.
• Combining X-ray and CT and using high-resolution systems for multi-material analysis.

Module 5: Radiation Safety and Equipment Setup

• Radiation hazards, PPE, and regulatory exposure standards.
• Setting up and calibrating X-ray and CT systems, and troubleshooting common setup issues.

Module 6: Advanced Techniques — Multi-Angle, High-Resolution and 3D Reconstruction

• Multi-angle and tomographic X-ray imaging for detailed inspections.
• High-resolution X-ray and CT imaging, and 3D reconstruction for complex parts.

Module 7: Data Interpretation and Inspection Reporting

• Reading X-ray and CT data to identify and classify defects.
• Writing clear, accurate inspection reports and maintaining consistency and repeatability.

Module 8: Sector Applications — Aerospace, Automotive, Power and Oil & Gas

• Inspecting critical aerospace and automotive components for quality control.
• Pipeline and heavy machinery inspection in oil, gas, and power generation.

Module 9: Compliance, Certification and Advancing Inspection Technology

• Integrating real-time monitoring and automated analysis into inspection workflows.
• Industry standards, certification requirements, and maintaining compliance.