Non-destructive testing (NDT) involves a variety of analysis techniques used to evaluate materials and components without damaging them. NDT detects abnormalities in physical, chemical, or electrical properties and provides advantages over destructive testing by being fast, inexpensive, and easy while allowing future use of the tested objects. NDT technicians and engineers perform critical tests to identify flaws that could otherwise cause failures in planes, reactors, trains, pipelines and other systems, helping to assure their reliable and cost-effective operation while preserving future functionality.