About | Laser NDT Systems

We are LTI

Since 1978, an international provider of laser based nondestructive testing instrument, systems and training.

We are the pioneers and leaders in shearography and holography NDT. Our systems are used to ensure quality and engineering compliance for military aircraft, missiles, launch vehicles, large liquid propellant rocket engines as well as manned and unmanned spacecraft.

We are a small but highly skilled team of twenty-five specialists in NDT, physics, optics, mechanical and software engineering, manufacturing, and program management.

LTI offers a wide range of proven system solutions as well as custom designed “Turn-key” system to meet your requirements.

Company Timeline

Founded by our current President and CTO, John Newman

Developed first high-speed automatic holography camera

Delivered the first ultrasonic holography system for turbine aircraft engines, 42 systems to 8 countries to support military and commercial engine manufacturing.

Developed the worlds first electronic shearography camera

Integrated the first shearography system for USAF B-2 manufacturing

Introduced the first electronic shearography tire testers.

Developed and delivered 40 portable shearography system for aircraft and marine composites

Developed and delivered the first vacuum chamber shearography system for a major aerospace production

Shearography inspection of the Severn Class Lifeboats in the UK for the RNLI

LTI and industry users establish the ASNT Laser Methods Committee

LTI installs large automated shearography system for Raytheon Premier 1 aircraft production

First shearography systems delivered to NASA in support of the Space Shuttle Program

LTI and industry users establish the ASTM Shearography NDT Sub-Committee

Introduced the first Optical Leak Test system for microelectronics packaging, delivering 350 systems by 2020.

LTI Shearography integrated into the Delta IV Launch Vehicle program

Shearography testing of NASA X-33 engine for qualification tests at Stennis

LTI Shearography integrated into the F-22 aircraft and major helicopter production programs

LTI develops advanced acoustic stress shearography for Space Shuttle TPS applications

Shearography integration into a major rocket engine manufacturing program

Shearography inspection of the NASA LADEE Lunar spacecraft and ground test vehicle

Shearography integrated into the F-35 aircraft production program

LTI delivers our 35th large shearography chamber system for aerospace manufacturing

LTI delivers two XRS-9500 Shearography Rocket Engine Inspection Systems