Controlling Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) with SIRFULL™ Welding

A project is not only about welding, it is also about controls.

The Non-Destructive TestingNDT) are a set of methods that are essential in many industrial sectors, including boiler making and piping for the production of welded equipment, high value-added parts (particularly for the petrochemical and nuclear industries) and for critical assemblies (gas, construction, etc.).

Occurring before, during and after a weld (and/or over several passes), the management of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT ) can become a headache both in terms of paper and organization.

SIRFULL™ Welding offers you a complete follow-up of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), as well as a total management of the associated documents (inspection reports (PV), repair reports) as a case progresses. These documents will be automatically transferred and traceable in the cahier de soudage and / or End of Production Reports (MDR MDR MDR).

Procedure for Non-Destructive TestingNDT)

The management of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT ) involves the manufacturer, as it can be performed internally by the welders themselves, when they are qualified according to the EN 287 standard and when the operations are related to the welding procedure. In other cases, operators qualified by the French Committee for Non Destructive Testing (COFDREND) can do it.

In case of anomalies or non-conformities, it is then necessary to compare them with the tolerances of the standards and sometimes to make corrections on the possible failures. These anomalies will of course be checked in turn.

Challenges of Non-Destructive TestingNDT) in welding production

Thus, the stakes and workloads induced by Non-Destructive Testing (NDT ) are multiple for the manufacturer:

• Identify the internal skills to perform NDT on a given case;
• Identify the number and nature of the controls to be carried out with regard to the welds to be made for a case, the welding procedures and the manufacturing standards;
• To associate and coordinate the operations of controls as well as the possible repairs;
• Compile the paper documentation necessary for quality management and traceability of operations carried out in the case.

In the theme dedicated to quality, the rigor and know-how of the manufacturer within the framework of his NDT follow-up is one of the modalities observed within the framework of a quality approach ISO 3834 . It is worth remembering that the ISO 3834 – specifying the quality requirements appropriate to welding processes – is a prerequisite in :

• Certain calls for tender from contractors;
• Product standards:

.EN 12952-5 – boilers

.EN 12732 – Piping

.EN 13445 – Pressure vessels

.EN 14025 – ADR tanks

Etc.

• Specific certifications:

EN 1090 – frames

EN 15085 – railway vehicles

SIRFULL™ Welding benefits for NDT management

• Save hours on Non-Destructive TestingNDT) administration;
• Accelerate your business with better coordination and allocation of Non-Destructive TestingNDT).

SIRFULL™ Welding provides seamless management of the documentation associated with Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), as well as automated management of inspections on a given job.

Fast Case Documentation: Inspection reports, WPQR from your welders etc…, are stored in SIRFULL™ Welding and provide you with complete, printable and traceable welding documentation throughout a project.

Accelerated control process: On a given job/project, you are able with SIRFULL™ Welding to know at any time via a simple interface:

Who should do the controls ;

Where, how many and which ones ;

What are their results ;

What repairs to make ;

As a result, SIRFULL™ Welding provides you with a clear list of welds to check, as well as analysis of their results.

To go further :

SIRFULL™ Welding offers many features and uses dedicated to the management of the welding activity; we invite you to discover them on our site.