Sonaspection International

With offices in Lancaster, UK and Charlotte, USA, we pride ourselves in pioneering many well recognised ‘industry standard' flaw manufacture and implanting techniques. Sonaspection works with multinational organizations worldwide, constantly facing requirements and challenges that push them to create new standards and improve the reliability of the industry. Founded in 1980 and acquired by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 2013, Sonaspection has manufactured thousands of flawed specimens for many of the major performance demonstration, training and qualification centers around the world. With offices in Charlotte, USA, and Lancaster, UK, Sonaspection pride themselves in pioneering many ‘industry standard’ flaw manufacture and implanting techniques. Our flawed specimens can be found in any reputable organization across a multitude of sectors, including petrochemical, nuclear, aerospace and shipbuilding, providing training and certification of technicians, as well as procedure and equipment development, in non-destructive evaluation. This, combined with their first-class workmanship, specialized welding and non-destructive evaluation skills, means our promise to you is that your business will receive the best quality and most accurate flawed specimens on the market. Flawed specimens contain purposely induced real flaws which are accurately sized and located. Each specimen is supplied with documentation detailing flaw types, sizes and location. Our policy of setting new standards and developing new techniques to improve quality and reliability, assures the highest quality of flaws. Sonaspection flawed specimens can be found in any reputable business providing training and certification of technicians as well as procedure and equipment development in non-destructive testing and evaluation. With many clients from around the globe, we are able to create customized orders and ship our products internationally.