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Sarah Williams

Staff Writer

Sarah Williams worked for nearly a decade as a researcher and copywriter in the broadcast media industry. Now Sarah applies her skills as a writer and editor to produce compelling, high-quality material on topics related to Evident’s wide range of nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions. She writes about the latest remote visual, microscope, ultrasonic, eddy current, and phased array technologies. She also explores their applications and contributions to improving the quality and safety of the world around us. Sarah works at the office in Quebec City, where she resides with her partner, David, and her three children, Sophie, Anouk, and Éloi.

Articles

The Notre-Dame cathedral on fire
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/post-fire-examination-of-the-notre-dame-de-paris-stone-vaults

Post-Fire Examination of the Notre-Dame de Paris Stone Vaults

By Sarah Williams - 2 April, 2024

Dual linear array pulse-receive (PR) probe
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/you-cant-beat-good-pr-discover-the-advantages-of-the-pulse-receive-version-of-our-rex1-dla-probe

You Can’t Beat Good PR! Discover the Advantages of the Pulse-Receive Version of Our REX1 DLA Probe

By Sarah Williams - 5 December, 2023

A RICE engine being inspected by two workers
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/troubleshooting-tips-for-problems-encountered-when-inspecting-combustion-engines-with-a-borescope

Troubleshooting Tips for Problems Encountered when Inspecting Combustion Engines with a Borescope

By Sarah Williams - 31 October, 2023

Technician working on diesel generator with internal combustion engine
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/best-practices-for-engine-inspection-with-a-borescope

Best Practices for Engine Inspection with a Borescope

By Sarah Williams - 20 September, 2023

Large reciprocating internal combustion engines
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/reciprocal-relationship-between-rice-maintenance-and-borescopes

Examining the Reciprocal Relationship between RICE Maintenance and Borescopes

By Sarah Williams - 1 August, 2023

FlexoFORM industrial ultrasonic and phased array scanner on a pipe elbow
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/cornering-the-pipe-elbow-inspection-market-with-flexoform

Cornering the Pipe Elbow Inspection Market with the FlexoFORM™ Scanner

By Sarah Williams - 6 October, 2022

OmniScan X3 PAUT flaw detector
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/tfm-resources

Bookmark This! Access Our Total Focusing Method (TFM) Resources in One Convenient Location

By Sarah Williams - 6 May, 2021

Olympus AxSEAM long seam pipe scanner set up on a half-pipe standard with a longitudinal weld and an OmniScan X3 phased array flaw detector with full matrix capture (FMC) total focusing method (TFM) capabilities.
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/axseam-omniscanx3-review

A Powerful, Portable Pipe-Inspection Duo: the AxSEAM™ Scanner and OmniScan™ X3 Flaw Detector—A Customer Review

By Sarah Williams - 4 March, 2021

Comparison of two NDT inspection software, WeldSight for advanced weld inspection analysis and OmniPC for basic phased array ultrasonic testing data analysis
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/weldsight-software-versus-omnipc-softwarewhats-the-difference

WeldSight™ Software versus OmniPC™ Software—What’s the Difference?

By Sarah Williams - 16 February, 2021


https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/tfm-and-other-major-advantages-of-the-omniscan-x3-flaw-detector-for-ndt-inspectorsa-customer-review

TFM and Other Major Advantages of the OmniScan X3 Flaw Detector for NDT Inspectors—A Customer Review

By Sarah Williams - 19 March, 2020

Custom probe next to a penny
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/custom-probes-for-

Did You Know? We Custom Manufacture Probes for Your Specific Applications

By Sarah Williams - 29 January, 2020

Omniscan X3
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/inheriting-a-legacy-the-creation-of-the-omniscan-x3-logo

By Sarah Williams - 19 November, 2019

2 NDT Methods for Border Safety
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/at-the-front-2-ndt-methods-that-help-ensure-border-safety

At the Front: 2 NDT Methods for Border Safety

By Sarah Williams - 3 September, 2019

WeldSight software visualization
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/5-reasons-pros-will-value-weldsight-software

5 Reasons Pros Will Value WeldSight Software

By Sarah Williams - 28 August, 2019

Olympus Customer Service
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/at-the-heart-of-olympus-is-our-dedication-to-our-customers

At the Heart of Olympus Is Our Dedication to Our Customers

By Sarah Williams - 20 August, 2019

High-voltage power insulators
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/how-ndt-helps-keep-high-voltage-power-line-safety-current

How NDT Helps Keep High-Voltage Power Line Safety Current

By Sarah Williams - 13 August, 2019

Measuring plolymer plaques for scratches with a laser microscope
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/getting-up-to-scratch-with-crodatesting-anti-scratch-additives-for-polymer-plastics

Getting Up to Scratch with Croda—Testing Anti-Scratch Additives for Polymer Plastics

By Sarah Williams - 23 July, 2019

NDT Inspection Helps Ensure Roller Coaster Safety
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/ride-at-your-own-risk-why-roller-coasters-are-much-safer-than-you-think

Ride at Your Own Risk? Why Roller Coasters Are Much Safer than You Think

By Sarah Williams - 7 May, 2019

Accurate Small-Diameter Tubing Measurements
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/3-tips-for-accurate-small-diameter-tubing-measurements

3 Tips for Accurate Small-Diameter Tubing Measurements

By Sarah Williams - 23 April, 2019

Search and rescue with a videoscope
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/5-traits-a-videoscope-needs-to-stand-up-to-the-rigors-of-search-and-rescue-operations

5 Traits a Videoscope Needs to Stand Up to the Rigors of Search and Rescue Operations

By Sarah Williams - 2 April, 2019

Airplane overhead
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/eddy-current-wheel-probes-help-ensure-safe-landing

Touch Down: Eddy Current Wheel Probes Help Ensure a Safe Landing

By Sarah Williams - 5 March, 2019

V260 Sonopen is a delay line ultrasonic transducer
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/the-sonopen-is-mightier-3-tips-to-improve-your-measurements

The (Sono)pen Is Mightier: 3 Tips to Improve Your Measurements

By Sarah Williams - 29 January, 2019

Inspecting plastic toys
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/good-for-goodness-sakeassuring-the-quality-of-toys-with-thickness-gages

For Goodness Sake—Assuring the Quality of Toys with Thickness Gauges

By Sarah Williams - 11 December, 2018

Train and rail inspection
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insight/train-inspection-that-goes-beyond-the-standard-requirements/

Train Inspection That Goes Beyond the Standard

By Sarah Williams - 6 November, 2018

Pipe elbow inspection with PS and the FlexoFORM scanner
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/ahead-of-the-curve-how-ut-is-finally-flexible-enough-for-pipe-elbow-inspection

Ahead of the Curve: UT is Finally Flexible Enough for Pipe Elbow Inspection

By Sarah Williams - 3 October, 2018

Thickness gauging high-temperature
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/2-challenges-of-high-temperature-thickness-gauging

2 Challenges of High-Temperature Thickness Gauging and How to Solve Them

By Sarah Williams - 28 August, 2018

SteerROVER for pipe inspection
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insight/frustrated-by-inspections-that-are-out-of-your-reach/

Frustrated by Inspections That Are out of Reach?

By Sarah Williams - 6 June, 2018


https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/five-ways-we-simplify-austenitic-weld-inspection-in-small-diameter-pipes

5 Ways We've Simplified Austenitic Weld Inspection in Small-Diameter Pipes

By Sarah Williams - 17 January, 2018


https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/testing-tubes-a-portable-solution

Testing Tubes: A Portable Solution for Inspecting Exchangers

By Sarah Williams - 1 November, 2017


https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/inspecting-small-diameter-pipes

Small-Diameter Pipes and How to Inspect Them

By Sarah Williams - 6 July, 2017


https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/using-contoured-wedges-small-diameter-pipes

On the Cutting Wedge: Using Contoured Wedges to Inspect Welds in Small-Diameter Pipes

By Sarah Williams - 22 December, 2016


https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/sound-keeps-airplanes-safe

Bring the Noise! How Sound Helps Keep Airplanes Safe

By Sarah Williams - 8 December, 2016


https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/new-features-omniscan-mxu-software

4 New Features of the OmniScan® MXU 4.4 Software that Help Speed-Up Inspections

By Sarah Williams - 5 December, 2016


https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/dma-pa-probes-metal-inspection

Solving Austenitic/Dissimilar Weld Inspection Challenges

By Sarah Williams - 17 November, 2016


https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/2016-pa-advances

Get the latest on recent advances in portable phased array

By Sarah Williams - 25 October, 2016

Image of the Year
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/what-do-ioty-jurors-look-for-in-an-image-lets-find-out

What Do IOTY Jurors Look for in an Image? Let’s Find Out!

By Sarah Williams - 9 February, 2023

Image of a complete mouse embryo
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/revealing-the-beauty-of-the-microscopic-scaleiotys-2019-asia-pacific-regional-winner

Revealing the Beauty of the Microscopic Scale—IOTY’s 2019 Asia-Pacific Regional Winner

By Sarah Williams - 30 November, 2020

The mouse’s whiskers
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/discovery/artistic-eye-view-of-the-natural-world-meet-the-emea-regional-winner-of-ioty-2019/

Artistic Eye View of the Natural World—Meet the 2019 IOTY EMEA Regional Winner

By Sarah Williams - 20 October, 2020

Image of a live tardigrade
https://main--eds-evident-website--evident-scientific.hlx.live/en/insights/combining-passions-for-science-and-artmeet-the-2019-ioty-americas-regional-winner

Combining Passions for Science and Art—Meet the 2019 IOTY Americas Regional Winner

By Sarah Williams - 6 October, 2020