Welding Inspection and Testing Services

If you are in the region, tbis may be of interest to you.

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Of your in the Northeast Tennessee region, this may be of interest to you.

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AWS Holston Valley Meeting, Meet, Eat, and and Laser Welding Demo Join us at the AWS Holston Valley Meeting for an evening of networking, delicious food, and a hands-on laser welding demo by IPG Photonics.

A little etch before bending. After bending, the discontinuity in the sample was still within AWS D1.1 limitations.

If you are interested in AWS Certified Welder Testing, Welding Inspection Services in Greeneville TN is an AWS Accredited Test Facility. https://atf.weldertraining.org

NOTE: There are very few cases in which AWS Certified Welder testing is REQUIRED. However it may be a positive for you or your organization. Feel free to call and I will probably try to talk you into testing your own welders yourself if you have the capabilities.

In the US, there is NOT a code I'm aware of that requires you to have an outside party test your welders.

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As a welding inspector, this may be helpful.
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This is an ASME IX side bend from a test I supervised the other day. Fixing to bend it. A couple of thought questions for other folks involved in welder testing. Not pressing anyone to post answers as much as reflect on "do I know this?" As a note, at least 2 of these are things I have made a mistake on in my early years.

1) For Specimen preparation, what is a major difference between ASME IX and AWS D1.1 for side bends?

2) Which code has a more stringent acceptance criteria for bends?

3) AWS D1.1 and AWS D1.5 are very similar for bend tests but what's a difference related to side bends.

This may be of interest to some that may not fully understand welder testing.

The welder said they were Certified. – Welding Inspection Services-Welder Testing and Certification 14 January, 2025 gerald 0 Comments 1 category ContextI recently read a post in which the poster indicated the welders “told him” they were “certified” and they did not have documentation to support that claim. The context was B31.3 work I think. There were many very good responses I’m sure...

Do you ever wonder who can test and certify welders?

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Blessed to hang out with some young welders this AM.

1st AWS Certified Welder Testing Customer. – Welding Inspection Services-Welder Testing and Certification A great morning with my 1st customers as an AWS Accredited Test Facility. It was a great blessing to spend some time with some young folks who are interested in welding.

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