
Importance of Effective Welds
International Inspection performs non-destructive weld testing services to clients in a variety of industries. Welding primarily serves to join two or more pieces of metal together in the fabrication or repair process. The welded elements that hold these works together can vary in quality and long-term efficacy depending on the welding procedure and the skill of the welder. Even if the weld itself comes out flawless due to the expertise of the welder, once subjected to stimuli (i.e., cyclic stresses or corrosive environment) in its intended service conditions, eventual failure may be inevitable. Because the structural integrity of important assets such as infrastructure, industrial machinery, vessels, and other structures depends on the continued success of their welded elements, companies understand the need for ensuring their health. International Inspection helps them achieve this through our non-destructive weld testing services.
How We Use NDT to Assess Welds
Visual Testing (VT)
Penetrant Testing (PT)
Magnetic Particle Testing (MT)
MT allows our inspectors to quickly and easily reveal linear defects — i.e., cracks and seams. This method is suited to finding fractures such as cooling cracks, grinding cracks, quench cracks, and the like. Furthermore, technicians rely on MT to analyze repair welds for efficacy in industrial assets like structures, machinery, and equipment.