Services
The WeldNet provides a comprehensive metallurgical and welding engineering consultancy service as detailed below:
- Consultancy and Research
- Technical Advice
- Project Management
- Training
- Inspection/Surveillance & Supervision Services
- The WeldNet Database - Management & Sales
Consultancy and Research
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- Welding process technology research and development
- Welding process and material application literature searches
- Materials and weld failure investigation
- Third party review and validation of welding and material specifications
- Review, drafting, qualification and approval of welding procedure specifications
- Review and drafting of material and fabrication specifications
- Expert witness
Technical Advice
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- Materials selection
- Weld design review
- Selection of welding processes
- Distortion control, welding sequences
- QA/QC inspection and test plans
- Review of manufacturer data reports
Project Management
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- Welding documentation management service utilising our computer-based WeldNetTM database.
- Welding coordination by welding engineers, technologists and specialists who hold appropriate International, European and Australian qualifications.
- Supervision of projects such as shutdown maintenance welding and hot taps.
- Tender and contract review.
Training QA/QC, Engineer, Project Personal Training
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- Introduction to welding engineering and metallurgy
- Welding appreciation courses
- Introduction to ferrous and non-ferrous materials
- Introduction to non-destructive testing methods
- Welding QA/QC implementation / coordination
- Welding processes and their application
- Design and delivery of specific training programs
Download Introduction to Welding Technology (Powerpoint - 2.48mb)
Inspection/Surveillance & Supervision Services
- Radiographic interpretation (CSWIP level 2)
- Hardness testing (TIME portable testing)
- WTIA / IIW International Welding Inspectors
- AS1796 Certificate 10 Welding Supervisors
- Welding quality assurance and coordination to AS/NZS ISO 3834
- Auditing site and workshop welding, QA/QC & HSE activities.
The WeldNet Database-Management & Sales
The WeldNet has developed a computer-based database (The WeldNet™) in order to assist with the preparation, organisation, storage and retrieval of welding procedure qualification records, welding procedure specifications and welder qualification records.
Below is a brief description of the standard package, which consists of three modules:
- Welding Procedure Qualification Records (WPQR)
- Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS)
- Welder Qualification Records (WQR)
1. The WPQR module consists of a database summarising the main parameters of a WPQR. The module offers the facility to link each summary of a WPQR to scanned in original documents, permitting archiving of valuable and potentially delicate originals.
2. The WPS module permits easy development of new WPS’s and/or revision of existing procedures. High quality graphics are permitted by the link between the WPS module and Corel Draw. It’s easy to copy an existing WPS to produce either a revised version, or a different WPS based on the original WPQR. Just click on the Copy button and WeldNet™ does the rest for you.
3. The WQR module offers facilities for recording, reviewing and querying welder records, including qualifications and their state of currency, welder locations, and statistics reflecting welder competence in terms of weld failure rates either specific to one job, or over all records.
In summary, the WeldNetTM software package is a tool for welding engineers/coordinators, which offers opportunities for close control over welding documentation, both locally and remote at sites.The database may be provided to clients who wish to maintain their own records for fabrication, construction and project or maintenance purposes. However, the WeldNet also offers a service to maintain the records of those companies who do not wish to maintain their own database. This service includes the development of welding procedures, scanning of original documentation and assessment of existing welding data for project, shutdown or maintenance applications, carried out by IIW Qualified Welding Engineers/Technologists.
The following extracts from the database show:
Figure 1. The three input pages used for preparing a WPS - click images for larger view
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Figure 2. Typical WPS Register & Typical WPS Format - click images for larger view