IIA Articles
July 30, 2025
Fast, accurate and cost-effective, non-destructive testing (NDT) allows for internal and external inspection of components, materials and structures — without altering or damaging the item. NDT plays a crucial role in many Canadian industries, including aerospace, oil and gas, manufacturing, mining and construction.
July 17, 2025
From product design to the production line, things don’t always go as planned for manufacturers — and the consequences can be severe if a subpar product hits the market. Class action lawsuits have been filed to settle disputes ranging from defective toys to automotive component failures to faulty household appliances.
July 8, 2025
In Danville, Virginia, Industrial Inspection & Analysis (IIA) is part of a team of industrial partners, industry experts and government entities working together to support the Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) in its efforts to accelerate and scale defense manufacturing.
July 3, 2025
From surgical tools to implantable devices, patients count on medical providers to use equipment that is safe, reliable, and free of contaminants. The medical industry counts on Industrial Inspection & Analysis (IIA) to ensure just that. Clients ranging from start-ups to major manufacturers turn to IIA for inspection, testing, and failure analysis of Classes I, II, and III medical devices.
June 30, 2025
From individual inventors to major manufacturers, mom-and-pop machine shops to defense suppliers, customers have come to expect story-worthy service from our Minnesota lab.
June 24, 2025
It’s been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. And the images captured by today’s industrial CT scanning technologies are worth considerably more to manufacturers eager to get products to market.
June 17, 2025
Our Lift Services team is always working to raise the bar for customers. That means adding new services, expanding our geographic reach, and training new technicians every day.
June 17, 2025
With the advanced capabilities of today’s testing (NDT) tools and technologies, it’s easy to overlook the oldest and simplest form of NDT: visual inspection.
May 23, 2025
From time-tested hand tools to cutting-edge automated technologies like coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), dimensional measurement can be done in a myriad of ways. The best method for your project depends on what you need to measure and the level of precision your project demands.
May 20, 2025
Even though it touches virtually all of the objects in our lives — from the cars we drive to the prescriptions we take — the field of metrology remains a mystery to most people. But every year on May 20, this vital science steps into the spotlight as we celebrate World Metrology Day
April 7, 2025
Your journey from product design to full production is nearing its end. But there’s one last step you need to take to perfect your product. By confirming that manufactured products conform to design specifications, the First Article Inspection (FAI) will help you catch potential issues before you kick manufacturing into full high gear.
April 4, 2025
Accurate certification that you and your customers can trust and depend on. Visit industrial-ia.com for additional accreditations & scopes of recognitions.
March 23, 2025
It was a routine inspection using non-destructive testing (NDT), but the results were anything but routine.
March 23, 2025
How the 2020 WorkSafeBC/EGBC guideline changed crane and lift certification in BC, and what IIA needs to certify structural, mechanical and controls.
March 23, 2025
Why choose an IIA crane and lift certification: personal service, code expertise and Professional Engineer support when the manufacturer can’t help.
March 21, 2025
Classic cars. Time-worn tractors. Boats from a bygone era. Collectors in every category go to great lengths to restore their favorite machines in painstaking detail. With these types of passion projects, authenticity is everything.
March 20, 2025
From its origins as a water-lifting device in ancient Mesopotamia to today’s towering versions, the crane is a mechanical marvel that has fueled modern life — from the buildings we work in, to the bridges and roads we drive, to the cargo that is ultimately delivered to our doorstep.
March 20, 2025
In the heart of the Midwest, IIA’s St. Louis testing lab got its start in the Roaring Twenties, a time when technological advancements like automobiles, telephones and electric appliances were becoming mainstream. Our lab in the Gateway City continued to keep pace with industry and technology in the decades to come.
March 20, 2025
You’ve designed a great new wireless product, and you can’t wait to get it in the hands of customers. But first, there are regulatory hurdles to be cleared.
March 17, 2025
A proud provider of maritime lift equipment inspections, IIA recently completed a major inspection and load test at the Port of San Diego.
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