16 M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N • J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 0 North Atlantic S H E F F I E L D , U N I T E D K I N G D O M The North Atlantic Section met on 23 October at Arconic Engines in Darley Dale, Matlock, United Kingdom, with 19 members in attendance. Some attendees were taken on a tour of the facility while others listened to a presentation by Phil Curzon (UT Level III). The tour followed the process flow of the site, detailing material receipt, closed die forging operations, NADCAP-approved heat treatment facili- ties, machining, and NDT. The Darley Dale site opened in 1942 as a shadow factory to the Sheffield sites, which were under air attack during WWII. The site covers 9 acres and specializes in closed die forgings for aerospace, civil nuclear, power generation, and the medical industries. There are approximately 200 employees who operate fully integrated design, manufacturing, and testing services. Their NDT facilities include six operational ultrasonic immersion tanks for the inspection of critical discs and shafts for aerospace engines. North Carolina Student C H A R L O T T E , N O R T H C A R O L I N A The North Carolina Student Section met on 13 September at FlawTech in Concord, North Carolina, with 12 members in atten- dance for the 25th Annual Shrimp Boil. Charlotte Section Chair, Bradley Brandt, invited the new Student Section chair, Muriel Magloire, to make introductory comments. The Section’s new officers and board members were sworn in by Regional Director Hussein Sadek. Attendees enjoyed live music, networking opportuni- ties, and posed for a picture with incoming ASNT President Michael V. McGloin and three past ASNT Presidents (Sadek, Raymond Morasse, and Ricky Morgan). The students would like to thank the Charlotte Section and FlawTech for hosting a wonderful evening. Northern New England N E W I N G T O N , N E W H A M P S H I R E The Northern New England Section met on 3 October at Great Bay Community College in Rochester, Minnesota. Section Membership Chair Dana Wilson arranged for the guest speaker, Charlie Pitarys, who provides technical expert sales support for Kyzen Inc. Pitarys’s presentation answered the question “why clean?” by noting that cleaning enhances, subsequent processes, value, performance, and reliability, resulting in overall enhanced esthetics. The processes and mechanisms of cleaning were discussed, including the chemistry concerns with respect to the performance and condition of the final parts. The Section would like to thank Pitarys for speaking at the meeting. Oman M U S C A T , O M A N The Oman Section met on 16–17 October at the Hormuz Grand Hotel Muscat for the section news Attendees of the North Carolina Student Section’s 13 September meeting. From left, front row: Travis Macaluso, Timothy Gerard, Steven Hamrick, and Will Viers from left, back row: Leslie Isaac, ASNT Past President Hussein Sadek, Incoming ASNT President Michael V. McGloin, ASNT Past President Raymond Morasse, ASNT Past President Ricky Morgan, Aumani Magloire, Muriel Magloire, David Stuart, Zechariah Patrum, and Rodney Stephens. Charlie Pitarys (left) received a certificate of appreciation and an engraved water flask for his presentation from Northern New England Section Membership Chair Dana Wilson.

J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 0 • M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N 17 first Oman Inspection & Integrity Conference. The event was managed by PiMS Quest LLC and sponsored by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO). The conference brought together NDT service providers with industries and facilities that need NDT technologies. The confer- ence also brought together integrity engineers with NDT service providers and technologists. A total of 165 delegates attended 14 tabletop exhibits, participated in three workshops, and listened to 10 technical paper presentations. The Oman Section met at the Oman Inspection & Integrity Conference, which took place 16–17 October.