Research & Development department has been established in 2016. Main goal of the department is to deliver comprehensive technology solutions and helps the ATG company to be a global technology leader in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT). Currently, the department activities are focused on fully autonomous NDT systems in accordance with Industry 4.0 principles, that are usually implemented to highly customized NDT devices, equipment and systems. Main focus of the company as well as the department is in magnetic particle testing (MT), ultrasonic testing (UT), visual testing (VT), penetrant testing (PT), eddy-current testing (ET) and radiography testing (RT) methods of NDT. These methods are various physics principles used to detect structural defects in industrial products (e.g.: airplanes, pressure vessels, cars …) that may endanger their safe operation, potentially causing financial losses or even losses on lives. Any of the above mentioned methods requires further development and integration of software, electronics, control systems, vision systems, manipulators, robotic systems, water managements, special components, self-diagnostics and calibrations systems etc. The R&D staff is specialized on various areas like programming of the desktop applications, control of PLC and the robotic systems, designing of the optical and vision systems, etc. All projects may be categorized as a highly applied research and development, having tangible outputs in real-life applications on the equipment for ATG´s customers from aerospace, railway, automotive, oil & gas and other industries.
