Quality Assurance in Welding



Before Welding

Safety

Ensure that all operations are carried out in complete compliance with local, company or national Safety legislation.

Documentation

Specification, Drawings, WPS & WPQ approvals, Calibration certificates, Material and consumables certificates availability

Welding Process and ancillaries

Welding equipment and related ancillaries like cables, regulators, torches, ovens etc.

Incoming Consumables

All pipe/plate and welding consumables for Size, Type and condition

Marking, Preparation & Set up

Correct method of cutting weld preparation (preheat if applicable)

Correct preparation (relevant bevel angles, root face, root gap, root radius, land etc)

Correct pre-welding distortion control (tacking, bridging, jigs, and line up clamps)

Correct preheat applied prior to tack welding.

All tack welding to be monitored and inspected.

During Welding

Preheat values (heating method, location and control)

In process distortion control, (sequence or balanced welding)

Consumable control, (specification, size, condition)

Process type and all related variable parameter. (Voltage, amperage, travel speed)

Purging gases

Welding conditions for root run/hot pass and all subsequent run and inter run cleaning.

Minimum preheat or maximum inter pass temperature control

After welding

Visual inspection of the welded joint including dimensional aspects

NDT requirements.(method, qualification of operator, and execution )

Identify repairs from assessment of visual or NDT reports. Repair procedure for repair

PWHT (heating method and temperature recording system)

Re-inspect with visual/NDT after PWHT if applicable.

Pneumatic, hydrostatic test


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