Enhancing Time-of-Flight Diffraction (TOFD) Inspection through an Innovative Curved-Sole Probe Design

Dr. Irati Sanchez Duo graduated in 2017 with a degree in mechanical engineering from Mondragon Unibertsitatea (Spain). She then obtained her MSc in advanced material at the University of Nottingham. Dr. Sanchez developed her PhD thesis at the Rolls Royce University Technology Research Centre at the University of Nottingham (UK) on the modeling of milling trenches produced by high-pressure water jet technology to predict the removal of coatings on aircraft engine parts, ensuring the integrity of the base parts. She is currently working as a researcher in IDEKO´s Manufacturing Process group within the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) team, and is accredited as level II in the ultrasonic technique by the Spanish Non-Destructive Testing Association (AEND).

Dr. Jose Luis Lanzagorta is the principal investigator specializing in NDT technologies within the Manufacturing Processes line at IDEKO. He obtained his degree in physics from the University of the Basque Country in 2006 and later completed his PhD in applied physics at the University of Navarra in 2011. Currently, he focuses his research on the design and implementation of digital inspection systems in Industry 4.0 manufacturing environments. He is certified by the Spanish Association of Non-Destructive Testing (AEND) as a level III in eddy current and ultrasonic techniques. Dr. Jose Luis Lanzagorta has led large-scale research projects such as INTERQ (H2020), ANDREA (Elkartek), and INSPECTA (Elkartek), in addition to participating in over 20 national and international projects, including Miraged (Cervera) and NORRIS (CDTI). His work includes collaborations on more than 30 projects directly with the industry. With 22 published articles, 2 granted patents, and participation in national and international fora on NDT inspection, his expertise is widely recognized.

Ms. Iratxe Aizpurua Maestre is a senior industrial engineer specializing in materials from the University of Mondragon (Spain). Since joining IDEKO, she has been working in the field of non-destructive testing for over 10 years. She has collaborated on several national and European projects, including notable ones in the field of ultrasonics such as INSPECTA, Axleinspect, and ENDAC (New Generation of Highly Automated Non-Destructive Testing Solutions for High-Impact Sectors). She is certified according to UNE EN ISO 9712 and the Spanish Non Destructive Testing Association (AEND) as a level III in ultrasonics and level II in eddy currents.

Dr. Lander Galdos is researcher and lecturer in the Advanced Material Forming Processes research group at Mondragon University, Mondragón, Spain. Dr. Galdos obtained his technical bachelor’s degree at Mondragon University in 2000. After this, he went to Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, where he earned his engineering degree in 2002, specializing in finite element modeling. After 6 months with the Mecalog/Eurosim company, he returned to Mondragon University and obtained his doctorate degree in 2007 after 4 years dedicated to the research of tube hydroforming processes. He currently works in the Mechanical and Industrial Production Department at the same university, involved in the research area of sheet metal forming and forging processes. He combines teaching activities with research activities. Since 2007, he has participated in several national and European projects covering tasks such as process modeling by FEM, where new specific material and tribological characterization techniques have been developed, as well as the development of new forging processes, tool design, and monitoring, among others. His research interests include metal forming and advanced material and tribological testing.