Rami Mattar: About the Author
Technology Analyst, Amerapex Corporation
Rami Mattar is an engineer and technology analyst for Amerapex Corporation. He has over 6 years of experience in the oil and gas NDT sector. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree in Laser and Optoelectronics engineering in 2005. And another M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 2012. In 2011, Mr. Mattar joined Visitech International, Sunderland, United Kingdom, as an Instrumentations Engineer. In 2013, he joined Amerapex Corporation, Houston, Texas, United States. He is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). He has research papers published in the European Laser Society, and his work is a reference in the Laser Handbook that is published by the Swedish Laser Society. He invented the concept of contact-NDT inspection method using UAVs and he is currently managing Amerapex R&D projects.
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Published Articles
This article features a case study on the feasibility of a wall-sticking drone for effectively conducting ultrasonic testing and other NDT methods on equipment at elevated heights.
Application of drones in industrial inspections is not new, although it is still performed by only handful of companies. Market penetration of this technology in the industrial space has been relatively slow.
