Value Creation in NDE 4.0: What and How

Digital technologies provide significant efficiency gains to NDE (Nondestructive Evaluation) procedures. Digitalization of NDE further enhances its effectiveness and simplifies the processes. Digital transformation at the NDE ecosystem level can create unprecedented value for multiple stakeholders simultaneously. The aspects of technology, informatization, and various use cases have been discussed by the authors in these three chapters. This chapter identifies primary stakeholders in the broad NDE ecosystem, connects them through key value streams, and delves deeper into how the data flow along various cyber-physical loops creates value for those in the value stream. Note: This chapter is based on “Cyber-Physical Loops as Drivers of Value Creation in NDE 4.0” [ 1 ].