Founded 1937
Applus+ RTD
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Non-destructive testing and asset-integrity inspection brand within the Applus+ group, originally built on X-ray inspection of welded ship-hull joints as the shipbuilding industry shifted from riveting to welding; today provides industrial radiography and related NDT and inspection services internationally.
- Headquarters
- Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Founded
- 1937
- Website
- www.applus.com/global/en/what-we-do/services/ndt
Notable facts
- Founded in the Netherlands in 1937 as Rontgen Technische Dienst (RTD) by marine welding engineer Lambertus van Ouwerkerk, an early pioneer of applying X-ray inspection to welded steel structures.
- Became part of the Applus+ Group following its 2006 acquisition, after which it transitioned to the Applus+ RTD brand.
- Developed an international presence across the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, and the United States before joining Applus+.
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