The importance of standards in the field of non-destructive testing

Standardisation provides the basis for assessment certification procedures which are intended to allow products to be placed to the market under the best possible conditions from the point of view of producers and consumers alike. Standardisation of testing of metals in Slovenia is covered by Slovenian committee for technical standardisation SMIS/TC PKG Testing of Metallic Materials within Slovenian Institute for Standardisation. Technical committee was established in the year 1995 and is one of the most active technical committees in Slovenian standardisation. Experts from various fields, e.g. industry, institutes, universities, inspection authorities, etc. are represented in the committee, and are divided into two working groups, WG1 - Mechanical Testing of Metals and WG2 - Non-destructive Testing of mews.