Composite Inspection and Consulting

Composite Inspection and Consulting CICNDT
Focused, Practical, Robust NDT solutions and services.

Wind turbine blades are huge — we're talking tens of meters of composite. Checking every inch with a handheld probe woul...
08/27/2026

Wind turbine blades are huge — we're talking tens of meters of composite. Checking every inch with a handheld probe would take forever, and every hour a turbine is off is money lost.

That's why thermography is so handy. It reads heat across big areas all at once and flags where hidden moisture, disbonds, or damage are hiding — covering in one scan what would take hours the slow way.

The smart approach: scan the whole blade fast with thermography to find the trouble spots, then zoom in with ultrasound or shearography to confirm exactly what's going on. Fast and thorough, without cutting into anything.

For a whole wind farm, that's what makes inspecting every blade actually doable. Manage wind assets? Let's talk. https://bit.ly/4eOoCWZ

Here's a cool one from the inspection world: computed tomography — CT scanning. Same idea as a medical CT, but for parts...
08/25/2026

Here's a cool one from the inspection world: computed tomography — CT scanning. Same idea as a medical CT, but for parts.

Most inspection methods tell you where a flaw is. CT shows you the entire part in 3D — you can slice through it from any direction and see exactly what's inside: voids, porosity, inclusions, how the material is laid up. Nothing hidden.

For critical aerospace composite parts, that's the gold standard when "probably fine" isn't good enough. It's a bench method with size limits, so it's not for every job — but when a part really matters, nothing beats seeing all the way through it.

Curious whether CT is right for your components? Reach out anytime. https://bit.ly/4eOoCWZ

Flying somewhere this weekend? Here's a thought for the gate: the reason you don't worry about the airplane is that some...
08/21/2026

Flying somewhere this weekend? Here's a thought for the gate: the reason you don't worry about the airplane is that someone already did.

A lot of modern aircraft are built from composite materials — light, strong, and able to hide damage under a surface that looks perfectly fine. The reason that's not your problem as a passenger is inspection. Using ultrasound, thermography, and other methods, technicians find and map hidden damage long before the plane ever loads up.

That's the quiet side of our world. When it's done right, nobody notices it at all — the plane is just safe.

No pitch today, just a tip of the hat to the folks keeping things sound. Wherever you're going, have a safe weekend!

Ever seen little bubbles on the bottom of a fiberglass hull? That's osmotic blistering — some folks call it "boat pox." ...
08/19/2026

Ever seen little bubbles on the bottom of a fiberglass hull? That's osmotic blistering — some folks call it "boat pox." Water slowly works through the gelcoat, reacts with the laminate, and forms blisters. (Pop one and it smells like vinegar. Really.)

The important question isn't how many blisters there are — it's how deep the water has gone. A visual survey counts the bumps. It can't tell you if the moisture has reached the structural laminate underneath, which is the difference between a minor gelcoat job and a big repair.

Non-destructive testing answers that: thermography, ultrasound, and shearography show how far the water's traveled and whether the laminate below is affected — without cutting into the boat.

Blisters are the symptom. What's underneath is the real story. Questions about your hull? Message us. https://bit.ly/4eOoCWZ

Turbine blades get hit by lightning. That's not a failure — they're designed to take strikes and route the current to gr...
08/17/2026

Turbine blades get hit by lightning. That's not a failure — they're designed to take strikes and route the current to ground through a built-in protection system. The problem is what the strike leaves behind.

A hit can burn, delaminate, or blow apart the laminate around the receptors and down the conductive path — sometimes with only a scorch mark visible from the ground while the structural damage sits inside the shell. Left uninspected, that damage grows under load and weather until the blade is a repair-or-replace decision.

Non-destructive testing tells you what the strike actually did. Thermography scans the affected area fast for subsurface damage. Phased array ultrasonics size delamination and disbonds through the laminate. Shearography reveals separations under load. Nothing is cut — you get documented data to decide between a monitor, a repair, or a pull.

After a storm, "it still spins" isn't the same as "it's sound."

Asset owners and O&M teams — worth knowing before the next season. → https://bit.ly/4eOoCWZ

Here's something people forget about inspection: the equipment matters, but the technician reading the results matters m...
08/13/2026

Here's something people forget about inspection: the equipment matters, but the technician reading the results matters more. And inspecting composites is a different skill than inspecting metal.

Flaws in a fiberglass or carbon laminate — delamination, disbonds, voids, core damage — look nothing like a crack in steel, and the methods to find them are different too. It takes real training to know which method to use and how to read what comes back.

That's what we teach. Our composite NDT training gives new and upgrading technicians the knowledge, the standards, and hands-on practice on real parts — delivered in-house or right at your facility.
Sometimes the smartest move isn't hiring the inspection out. It's building the skill in your own team.

Want to talk training for your technicians? Message us. https://bit.ly/4eOoCWZ

Composites are showing up everywhere these days — planes, wind turbine blades, boats, even car parts. There are more com...
08/11/2026

Composites are showing up everywhere these days — planes, wind turbine blades, boats, even car parts. There are more composite parts being built than ever. What there aren't enough of? People trained to inspect them.

That's the real bottleneck. Anyone can buy the equipment. Learning to actually read it on a composite part — to tell a harmless quirk in the laminate from a genuine defect — takes proper training and a lot of hands-on practice.

That's what we teach. New and upgrading technicians learn the knowledge, the standards, and get real practice on real parts with real flaws — instructor-led, in-house or at your facility.

The tools keep improving. The skill to use them well is what's in short supply. Want to talk training for your team? Message us. https://bit.ly/4eOoCWZ

More composite parts than ever. Not enough people to inspect them.Composites are everywhere now — aircraft, wind blades,...
08/11/2026

More composite parts than ever. Not enough people to inspect them.

Composites are everywhere now — aircraft, wind blades, boats, pressure vessels — and the number of technicians trained to inspect them hasn't kept pace. Buying the equipment is easy. Learning to read it on a composite laminate takes real training.

CICNDT's composite NDT training closes that gap. New and upgrading technicians work through the body of knowledge and governing standards, then get hands-on practice on real composite structures with real defects — instructor-led, at our Ogden facility or on-site at yours.

Aerospace, wind, and marine teams: invest in the people who read the results.

CICNDT · 690 W 1100 S Suite 7, Ogden, UT 84404 · (801) 436-6512 · https://bit.ly/4eOoCWZ

Call to ask about composite NDT training for your team.

Happy Friday! A lot of you are heading out on the water this weekend — so here's a friendly reminder from the inspection...
08/07/2026

Happy Friday!

A lot of you are heading out on the water this weekend — so here's a friendly reminder from the inspection side of the world.

A fiberglass hull hides its flaws. Delamination, a soft spot in the deck, water soaked into the core — you won't see any of it on a shiny gelcoat surface. It just quietly gets worse.

Non-destructive testing is how you find that stuff before it finds you: ultrasound, thermography, and shearography that read what's happening inside the hull, without cutting into anything.

No pitch today — just take care of the boat that's taking care of you.
Have a safe, fun weekend out there!

Here's something wind farm operators know well: every turbine blade comes with a warranty, and a deadline. Once that war...
08/05/2026

Here's something wind farm operators know well: every turbine blade comes with a warranty, and a deadline. Once that warranty ends, any hidden defect becomes your cost — not the manufacturer's.

The catch is that composite blades hide their flaws. Delamination, weak bond lines, and voids sit deep in the laminate where a visual check from the ground can't reach them. Left alone, they grow into expensive repairs or worse.

That's where non-destructive testing earns its keep. Using ultrasound, thermography, and shearography, we find hidden blade damage and map exactly where it is — without cutting into the blade. You get a clear report before you commission a new farm or before the warranty runs out.

Better to catch it while it's still a warranty claim than a capital repair.
Run or manage wind assets? Let's talk. https://bit.ly/4eOoCWZ

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