General

RSNTTD Russian National Scientific and Technical Conference on Non-Destructive Testing and Technical Diagnostics takes place once every three years and has been the most important scientific event in Russia and one of Europe’s most prominent ones attended by the leading scientists, developers and practitioners from many countries.

The first conference was held in 1956 in Leningrad city. In the following years the Conferences were held in different cities of the Soviet Union, after the collapse of the USSR in the largest cities of the Russian Federation. In 2014 it was decided to hold the Russian National Conference on Non-Destructive Testing and Technical Diagnostics in Moscow on permanent basis.

The conference is a place for the exchange of knowledge between russian and foreign scientists and specialists. The interests of these specialists are in the field of non-destructive testing, technical diagnostics, condition monitoring. Guest lecturers will speak at plenary sessions and sections of the conference. They will talk about the achievements and problems of control in the following areas: aerospace, energy and extractive industries, mechanical engineering and shipbuilding, the challenges of the Industry 4.0, the tasks of standardization and metrology, the preservation of cultural heritage, as well as general security issues in a changing world.

The achievements and developments of russian scientists, the professionalism and experience of practitioners in the field of NT and TD are highly valued and have a well-deserved reputation among colleagues around the world.

Leading domestic and foreign speakers present at plenary sessions and sections of the Conference.

The Conferences are constantly attended by practitioners from leading industries who raise the problems of practical control and testing, the use of risk-based technologies, and the provision of man-made, anti-terrorist, and environmental security in the modern world.

Traditionally Russian National Conference is held at the same time with the NDT Territory Forum. The Forum combines the Exhibition of NDT tools and technologies and the business program.

The international exhibition is the largest in the CIS in the field of testing materials, methods and devices for non-destructive testing and condition monitoring. More than 60 companies and 3,000 visitors take part in the Forum every year.

Technical presentations, exhibitions, as well as a number of social events will be held in parallel for three days. Everyone will find something useful and interesting for themselves.

At the Forum meetings of TC 371, MTC 515 are held. It’s discussed of professional qualifications, training and certification of specialists. The results of the annual competition “Defectoscopist” are being summed up.