The ASNT Local Iowa Section hosted guest speaker Dustin Davis from RDI Technologies during their December 2024 meeting in Ames. Dustin presented to 11 professional and student attendees, who enjoyed complimentary pizza and soda, and provided an engaging overview of RDI’s proprietary Motion Amplification inspection technique. He explained how their software, paired with a high-speed camera, can detect minute movements—down to 0.01 mils under ideal conditions and reliably to 1 mil, which is invisible to the naked eye. This technology has been applied across industries such as manufacturing, gas and oil, electronic component production, and infrastructure monitoring, enabling continuous monitoring of machines or structures under normal operating conditions. Through a multimedia presentation and live demonstration, Dustin showcased how each pixel of the camera acts as a sensor, allowing users to quantify displacement, vibration frequency, and motion phase. His presentation sparked significant interest, with attendees asking numerous questions and engaging in lively discussion.
