Interview of Paul ROSSI, Chief Executive Officer
> What does this original INSIDIX NDT solution, called TDM, bring to the market, and why was it developed?
The innovation that TDM represents on the NDT market came from our analysis of the NDT market evolution, and our identification of a need that was not adequately addressed by any machine on the market. At INSIDIX we try to anticipate market evolution and not only react to the changes that occur. We continually invest in R & D and this investment is quite significant for a company of our size. Our R & D engineers receive ongoing client feedback from our field people whether from the commercial or from the technical teams. So it is quite natural for us to come up with new ideas that we test in our lab. TDM was initially conceived to help our customers anticipate the defect outbreaks due to temperature variations. Our technical challenge was to invent a machine that could accurately measure thermal-mechanical stress induced warpage under realistic reflow conditions. The TDM machine does just that, and is now used in labs and R & D departments of major international firms in the industry.