Welding inspections have surged 41% nationwide as aging industrial infrastructure raises safety risks across U.S. facilities. Inspections are rising as aging materials, tighter safety standards, and ...

Ensures structural weld quality and compliance on offshore assets (jackets, topsides, modules, subsea structural fabrications), certifying that all welded joints meet code, project, and class ...

Film radiography is often used for welding inspection in offshore and onshore pipe laying, and for checking the reliability of defect detection using ultrasonic testing. However, it can be slow and ...

OAKLAND — While Caltrans and contractors scurry to prepare the new Bay Bridge for opening on Sept. 3, state inspectors are also busy below decks, painstakingly scanning 656 feet of welds at the base ...

Welding creates problems for fleet managers because construction equipment does not fall into a neat category. A welder cannot qualify a hard-facing procedure to a structural steel welding code, for ...

Issuing body: international welding societies/schemes (e.g., Certified Welding Inspector; CSWIP 3.1/3.2). Validity: 3–5 years depending on scheme. Prerequisites: high school diploma; experience or ...

Austenitic welds and welds that contain heterogenous weld materials are increasingly used in various industries. These welds can be used to manufacture components with enhanced or custom-engineered ...

The Installation and Fabrication Plastics Pipe Association (IFPA) has announced that it will be qualifying welding procedures and weld jobs performed by its members going forward. Mike Smart, IFPA ...