If you own aircraft and you’re not sure about whether or not you need aerospace inspections, the answer is most likely yes, you do. Most aircraft are required by law to undergo an examination at least once a year. If you’re new to the aerospace industry or need a refresher, we can walk you through …
Whether you work in nuclear, manufacturing and fabrication, pharmaceutical, or anything else in between, you need to have everything you are welding inspected by a professional. Of course, this professional should have the knowledge and expertise of your industry, but how do they know they do? Just because they say they do? In this guide, …
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When a professional examines your welded products and materials, it ensures your customers that your welds are high-quality, safe, and strong. Inspection is an extra layer of support that, quite frankly, can “save your bacon,” as they say. Whether these services are done onsite or at an inspector’s lab is partly up to you and …
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If you’ve ever wondered about Magnetic Particle Inspection, you’ve come to the right place. It’s actually quite interesting how it works. First, it’s a Non-Destructive Testing Method used for checking for surface and near-surface discontinuities. It’s used to detect both surface and subsurface discontinuities in ferromagnetic materials. Those materials include iron, cobalt, nickel, and most …
So many organizations view compliance as a necessary evil that is only followed to get a contract. Sadly, that mentality results in substantial rejections and rework required. However, when ownership shifts from “do only what we must” to continuous compliance, rejections and reworks often drop by as much as 25%. For any business, that savings …
Let’s face it; a “good welder” will perform an x-ray quality weld with or without a WPS. But that doesn’t mean that organizations can skate by on the talent of their weld staff alone. A Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) is a code-required document that, when followed, will increase production rates and quality by repeatedly producing …