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Met-L-Chek Company
1639 Euclid Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
phone: (310) 450-1111 fax: (310) 452-4046
email: info@met-l-chek.com
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WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO & WHOM WE SERVE
Met-L-Chek Company has been a leader in penetrant-inspection technology for over 50 years, manufacturing
NDT materials, contributing to specification development, and sharing technical insights through it’s popular
Penetrant Professor newsletter.
Who We Are
William Mooz, president, has a metallurgy degree from MIT, holds several patents, and is a licensed professional
engineer in California. Bill began his NDT career under Werner von Braun at the Redstone Arsenal. He
has appeared before numerous technical and governmental bodies; including the Joint Chiefs of Staff, NATO,
and the World Congress of NDT. An ASNT Fellow, Bill has chaired the ASNT penetrant committee and helped
write the ASNT penetrant handbook. He is an associate technical editor of Materials Evaluation magazine,
editor of the PT level III study guide, and editor of the PT classroom training manual. His committee memberships
include ASTM Committee E-07 and SAE AMS Committee K. Bill helped develop AMS-2644.
Michael White, general manager, has an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Business. He spent 24
years with Magnaflux Corporation formulating and marketing NDT materials, and several years with Brent
America (Ardrox) managing NDT in North America. Mike holds an NDT, patent, is in demand as an NDT
lecturer, and has taught penetrant classes around the world. Mike is an ASNT Fellow, past chairmen of the
ASNT penetrant methods technical committee, contributor to the ASNT penetrant handbook. His committee
memberships include ASTM E-07, and SAE AMS Committee K. Mike helped develop ASTM E-1417.
Met-L-Chek was incorporated in 1952 by the late Loy W. Sockman, holder of the first USA visible dye penetrant
patent. Loy Sockman helped develop the first version of MIL-I-25135.
What We Do
- Manufacture visible and fluorescent penetrants, magnetic particles, and filtered particles (inspection of
ceramics). Our products meet or exceed military, civilian and corporate specifications, and several are the
qualification standards for AMS-2644.
- Recertify in-use materials through our Pen-Chek R and Mag-Chek TM service program.
- Share technical information through our free newsletter The Penetrant Professor.
Whom We Serve
Met-L-Chek users include the U. S. Air Force, casting, forging, and foundry shops in Asia and South America; aircraft
manufacturers in Asia, Europe, and the USA; aircraft engine overhaul shops in Asia and the Middle East; nuclear
power plants; oil refineries; and manufacturers of ice cream and pharmaceutical products. Met-L-Chek products
are found wherever the quality and integrity of metal parts is important. Met-L-Chek products are manufactured
in The U.S.A. and The Netherlands (by NDT Europa B.V. ) and available through a global network of distributors.
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