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Our next meeting will be Failure Analysis of Railcar Bolsters. It will take place on Monday, November 19, at:


The Flame Map
803 Joliet Road
Countryside, IL 60525
708-352-3442


Social Hour: 6:00
Dinner: 7:00
Presentation: 8:00

Dinner cost is $20, $10 for students. If you can't make it for dinner, come anyway for the presentation is free. Non-members are always welcome.

Please make reservations by contacting Larry Koch, 630-829-9123, by November 16. Reservations are not necessary for Board members.


Failure Analysis of Railcar Bolsters
Ray will discuss inspection methods and techniques in failure analysis of railcar bolsters.

by Ray Momsen
Exponent
Wood Dale, IL
630-274-3200

Ray Momsen is an ASNT Level III Test Specialist in Exponent’s Mechanical Engineering and Materials/Metallurgy practice. He is responsible for development of test protocols for failure analysis. He also coordinates NDE field inspections for these projects.

Ray has background in NDE, QA & QC, mechanical testing, spectrographic oil analysis, lab operations, and OSHA-related and radiation safety. Momsen has worked in aerospace, automotive, construction, nuclear and fossil power, electronics, heavy manufacturing, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and rail transportation industries.

As District and Technical Manager for U.S. Inspection, Ray opened USI’s first Chicagoland office. He was also employed at Conam Inspection, holding various positions in lab management, field operations, technical sales, and marketing.

An ASNT Level III for over 20 years, Momsen is a graduate of the NDE program at Moraine Valley.


Meeting Schedule

Date Topic Presenter
December 10 Digital Radiography/Profiling
Lixi's Jim Kovarik
January 14 ASNT President Trimm TBD
February 11 ET in Power Generation Joe Abnew, Zetec
March 10 Remote VT VIT/GE
April 14 Resonance Testing Magnaflux/Quasar
May 12 Offshore Suppliers & Their Affect on US Business Hamilton Sunstrand




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