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Olympus ultrasonic equipment donation supports San Jacinto College students

Les Crnkovic, the department chair of industrial technology at San Jacinto College, displays the newly donated Olympus ultrasonic testing equipment.

NDT equipment manufacturer Olympus, Waltham, Mass., has donated ultrasonic testing (UT) equipment to San Jacinto College’s new LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy & Technology (CPET) to support workforce development.

CPET opened in September 2019 to provide students with hands-on training and educational opportunities in industries such as electrical, environmental health and safety, instrumentation, NDT, and process.

The donation enhances the college’s ability to provide hands-on UT and phased-array UT training in real-world labs designed for current industry needs. It includes the OmniScan MX2 and EPOCH 650 flaw detectors and 38DL PLUS thickness gauges.