Laboratory Testing Inc. Sponsored ASM Materials Camp 2011

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Laboratory Testing Inc. sponsored the ASM Materials Camp 2011 held at Drexel University for high school students interested in careers in materials testing and engineering. The students participated in instructional and practical sessions about materials throughout the week-long camp.

HATFIELD, PA, July 21, 2011 – Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) was proud to sponsor Materials Camp 2011, conducted by ASM International on June 20-24, 2011. The materials and nondestructive testing laboratory and sustaining member of the ASM Philadelphia Chapter has been a regular sponsor of the seven-year-old program. The Camp gives high school students with strong abilities in math and science the opportunity to learn principles and practical applications of all phases of Materials Engineering. While Materials Camp is held across the country, the ASM Philadelphia Camp utilized the facilities of Drexel University Materials Science and Engineering Department.
“LTI is pleased to support the ASM Materials Camp again this year,” says Mike McVaugh, President of Laboratory Testing Inc. “Exposing today’s youth to the career opportunities in materials testing and engineering shows how they can impact the future for themselves and the world they live in.”
The Camp students attended classes and laboratory sessions led by Drexel University faculty and graduate students and used the principles they learned to compete in a team competition to design and build a composite beam. They were also able to see materials testing in action by touring the CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Production Line at Boeing.

ABOUT Laboratory Testing Inc. - Laboratory Testing Inc. of Hatfield, PA (USA) is an independent laboratory in business since 1984. The laboratory’s array of services includes metals testing, material analysis, nondestructive testing, failure analysis, specimen machining, calibration and dimensional inspection services. The lab is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by PRI/Nadcap and A2LA, which complies with ISO 9001 and ISO 13485. Testing services include mechanical testing, chemical analysis, metallography, corrosion testing and nondestructive testing such as ultrasonic and hydrostatic pressure testing, and magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, X-ray and visual inspections. Laboratory Testing Inc. specializes in metals and alloys, powdered metals, ores, ferroalloys, composites, ceramics and plastics. The company’s calibration division, LTI Metrology, performs dimensional, pressure, force, torque, electrical, temperature, 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.