Fernando Villanueva

With 20 years in the NDT industry, Fernando's focus is Advanced Ultrasonics. He's worked to provide inspection solutions in the Aerospace, Defense, Petrochemical, Mining, Structural, Rail, among other industries . He obtained his ASNT Ultrasonic Level III in 2012, then in 2019 passed his ACCP Level III in Ultrasonics. He had the opportunity to be an ultrasonics instructor for 8 years which he was passionate in teaching the next level technicians coming into the field and seeing them grow.
Recent Posts
Optimizing Signal Response Through Focusing
Topics: Corrosion, Phased Array & Conventional Ultrasonics, Welding Defects
A Closer Look at the Efficiency Gains Afforded by Capture™ Software’s Scan Plan Design
Topics: Corrosion, Phased Array & Conventional Ultrasonics, Welding Defects
A Comparison of Total Focusing Method and Eddy Current Array for Surface Crack Weld Inspection
Topics: Cracks, Aerospace, Eddyfi, Energy, Eddy Current Array, Turbines, Rail & Automotive, Offshore & Subsea, Vessels, Phased Array & Conventional Ultrasonics, Maritime & Shipping, Welding Defects, Heavy Industry & Mining
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- Energy (146)
- Phased Array & Conventional Ultrasonics (129)
- Power Generation (121)
- Pipelines (110)
- Corrosion (92)
- Eddyfi (79)
- Welding Defects (78)
- Vessels (71)
- Tanks (67)
- Cracks (65)
- Remote Visual Inspection (64)
- Offshore & Subsea (51)
- Eddy Current Array (50)
- Aerospace (49)
- Maritime & Shipping (45)
- Heavy Industry & Mining (41)
- Guided Wave Ultrasonics (37)
- Turbines (34)
- Heat Exchangers (33)
- Tube Testing Technologies (30)
- Tubes (30)
- Teletest (29)
- Alternating Current Field Measurement (28)
- Food & Beverage (25)
- Municipal Water & Sewer (25)
- Rail & Automotive (25)
- Pulsed Eddy Current (24)
- TSC (22)
- Security & Defense (21)
- Stress Corrosion Cracking (21)
- Magnetic Flux Leakage (19)
- Composite defects (12)
- Wheels & Axles (12)
- Bolts & Threads (9)
- Expert Interview (8)
- Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) and Fireproofing (7)
- Pipeline Integrity Threats (7)
- Offshore (6)
- Casting defects (5)
- Guest Blog (5)
- Remote Tooling (5)
- Robotics (5)
- Ships (5)
- Heat Exchanger Tubing Defects (4)
- Remote Cleaning (4)
- Academic Research & Training (3)
- Aircraft & Spacecraft (3)
- FOSAR (3)
- Railroad (3)
- Custom Robotics (2)
- Probes (2)
- Fabric Maintenance (1)
- Inspection Crawler (1)
- Magnifi® (1)
- Manufacturing (1)
Blogs by topics
- Energy (146)
- Phased Array & Conventional Ultrasonics (129)
- Power Generation (121)
- Pipelines (110)
- Corrosion (92)
- Eddyfi (79)
- Welding Defects (78)
- Vessels (71)
- Tanks (67)
- Cracks (65)
- Remote Visual Inspection (64)
- Offshore & Subsea (51)
- Eddy Current Array (50)
- Aerospace (49)
- Maritime & Shipping (45)
- Heavy Industry & Mining (41)
- Guided Wave Ultrasonics (37)
- Turbines (34)
- Heat Exchangers (33)
- Tube Testing Technologies (30)
- Tubes (30)
- Teletest (29)
- Alternating Current Field Measurement (28)
- Food & Beverage (25)
- Municipal Water & Sewer (25)
- Rail & Automotive (25)
- Pulsed Eddy Current (24)
- TSC (22)
- Security & Defense (21)
- Stress Corrosion Cracking (21)
- Magnetic Flux Leakage (19)
- Composite defects (12)
- Wheels & Axles (12)
- Bolts & Threads (9)
- Expert Interview (8)
- Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) and Fireproofing (7)
- Pipeline Integrity Threats (7)
- Offshore (6)
- Casting defects (5)
- Guest Blog (5)
- Remote Tooling (5)
- Robotics (5)
- Ships (5)
- Heat Exchanger Tubing Defects (4)
- Remote Cleaning (4)
- Academic Research & Training (3)
- Aircraft & Spacecraft (3)
- FOSAR (3)
- Railroad (3)
- Custom Robotics (2)
- Probes (2)
- Fabric Maintenance (1)
- Inspection Crawler (1)
- Magnifi® (1)
- Manufacturing (1)