Introduction to NDE 4.0
Johannes Vrana, Norbert Meyendorf, Nathan Ida, Ripudaman Singh
Abstract
Cyber technologies are offering new horizons for quality control in manufacturing and safety assurance of physical assets in service. The line between non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and Industry 4.0 is getting blurred since both are sensory data-driven domains. This multidisciplinary approach has led to the emergence of a new capability: NDE 4.0. The NDE community is coming together once again to define the purpose, chart the process, and address the adoption of emerging technologies. This handbook is an effort in that direction. In this chapter, the authors define the industrial revolutions and technologies driving the change, use that context to understand the revolutions in NDE, leading up to the definition of NDE 4.0. In the second part of this chapter, authors have proposed several value propositions or use cases under “NDE for Industry 4.0” and “Industry 4.0 for NDE” leading to clarity of purpose for NDE 4.0 – enhanced safety and economic value for stakeholders within the NDE eco-system. Note: This chapter is based on content from “NDE 4.0—A Design Thinking Perspective” [5].