Laboratory Testing Inc. Sponsors ASM Materials Camp

Top Quote Independent materials testing and calibration laboratory, Laboratory Testing Inc., sponsored the Philadelphia area ASM Materials Camp held at Drexel University in June 2010. The weeklong Camp was attended by twenty eight area high school students interested in pursuing materials engineering and laboratory careers. End Quote
  • (1888PressRelease) July 23, 2010 - HATFIELD, PA - Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) was a proud sponsor of the sixth annual Materials Camp held at Drexel University from June 21 - 25, 2010. The Philadelphia Chapter of ASM (The Materials Information Society) coordinated this weeklong educational event for twenty eight high school students in the Philadelphia area. Drexel's Department of Materials Science and Engineering provided classroom and "hands on" laboratory sessions covering materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, biomaterials and nanomaterials.

    The camp also provided a group tour of the Boeing Rotorcraft facility to see the V-22 Osprey production line and witness demonstrations in the company's materials testing laboratories. Boeing engineers conducted a number of related classes following the tour.

    Laboratory Testing Inc. is a sustaining member of the ASM Philadelphia Chapter and participates in many of the organization's events and programs. The independent, accredited materials testing, nondestructive testing and calibration laboratory has sponsored the Materials Camp for the past few years.

    ABOUT Laboratory Testing Inc. - Laboratory Testing Inc. of Hatfield, PA is an independent laboratory in business since 1984. The company specializes in materials testing, nondestructive testing, failure analysis, calibration services, dimensional inspection and specimen machining. The lab is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by PRI/Nadcap and A2LA, which complies with ISO 9001 and ISO 13485. Mechanical, chemical, metallurgical and nondestructive testing services are performed on metals and alloys. Chemical analysis is also available for powdered metals, ores, ferroalloys, composites and ceramics. The company's calibration division, LTI Metrology, performs dimensional, pressure, force, torque, mass and vacuum calibration services traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Field calibration, repairs, new instruments and replacement parts are available. Information on LTI services and accreditations is available at www.labtesting.com.

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