Article:
Research and Review Journal of Nondestructive Testing 09/2026; 4(1)
DOI: 10.58286/34749
Publisher: NDT.net GmbH & Co. KG
The data-driven networking and interoperability of Industry 4.0 makes non-destructive testing (NDT) a key provider of safety-critical quality data. The EU Data Act creates a legal framework for fair a...
Article:
Digital Society 08/2026; 5(2):40
DOI: 10.1007/s44206-026-00270-6
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Digital transformation has moved beyond industrial efficiency to become a holistic integration of technology that fundamentally impacts the fabric of society. This editorial introduces a Topical Colle...
Article:
e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing 07/2026; 31(7)
DOI: 10.58286/33253
Publisher: NDT.net GmbH & Co. KG
This report presents the DX-Schema project. The aim of this project is to establish a uniform “digital language” for the quality infrastructure and thus create a normative, modular basis for the secur...
Article:
e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing 07/2026; 31(7)
DOI: 10.58286/33306
Publisher: NDT.net GmbH & Co. KG
While Automated and Mechanized Ultrasonic Testing (UT) is crucial for component quality assurance, its full integration into Industry 4.0 environments remains restricted by several practical challenge...
Article:
e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing 07/2026; 31(7)
DOI: 10.58286/33417
Publisher: NDT.net GmbH & Co. KG
The Fourth Industrial Revolution demands that Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) transition from quality assurance to a high-integrity cyber-physical data source (NDE for Industry 4.0). This transformat...
Article:
e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing 07/2026; 31(7)
DOI: 10.58286/33420
Publisher: NDT.net GmbH & Co. KG
The most critical output of any nondestructive testing (NDT) procedure is the evaluated result documented in a report, yet these "key performance indicators" (KPIs) are frequently trapped in analog or...
Report:
10/2025
DOI: 10.34657/24767
To ensure a high level of safety and reliability for rail vehicles, their components are inspected during manufacturing and operation. These components are subject to strict quality requirements. Non-...
Book Chapter:
Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluation 4.0 05/2025, At Cham:3-31
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-84477-5_43
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland, ISBN: 9783031844768
Cyber technologies are offering new horizons for quality monitoring and control in manufacturing and safety assurance of physical assets in service. The line between nondestructive evaluation (NDE) an...
Book Chapter:
Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluation 4.0 05/2025, At Cham:479-516
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-84477-5_79
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland, ISBN: 9783031844768
The cyber world of information technologies, digitization, digital transformation, Industry 4.0, and NDE 4.0 presents similar complexities to the physical world, including threats such as: loss of inf...
Book Chapter:
Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluation 4.0 05/2025, At Cham:145-170
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-84477-5_39
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland, ISBN: 9783031844768
The world of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) has seen digitization since the third revolution. Over the last decade or so, digitalization has also been observed to a point where it is now ready for di...
Book Chapter:
Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluation 4.0 05/2025, At Cham:245-282
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-84477-5_40
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland, ISBN: 9783031844768
As with the previous revolutions, the goal of the fourth revolution is to make manufacturing, design, logistics, maintenance, and other related fields faster, more efficient, and more customer centric...
Book Chapter:
Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluation 4.0 05/2025, At Cham:171-199
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-84477-5_41
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland, ISBN: 9783031844768
Digital technologies provide significant efficiency gains to NDE (Nondestructive Evaluation) procedures. Digitalization of NDE further enhances its effectiveness and simplifies the processes. Digital ...
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