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Inspection

What’s Wrong with MIG and TIG?

AWS Certified Welding Inspectors (CWIs), especially those who travel to different job sites and shops, are often inundated with slang terminology and nonstandard terms for welds, welders, power sources, welding equipment, and many others.

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Inspection Exposition and Conference (IEC) Track Details Announced

The Inspection Exposition and Conference (IEC), will bring experts from the American Welding Society (AWS), American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), and Nondestructive Testing Management Association (NDTMA), together in Austin, TX, from November 8-10, 2023.

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Inspection and Quality Control: Patience Is an Essential Variable

There are many different career avenues a welder or welding inspector can take: aerospace, food, sanitation, water treatment, oil and gas, automotive, bridges, skyscrapers . . . the list is endless. However, no matter which path an individual chooses, I have found there is one trait that should not be ignored: patience.

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The Role of the CWI or SCWI in Fracture Critical Applications

Fracture critical materials, welds, and applications; related special testing; and personnel qualification and certification are discussed.

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The Importance of Preconstruction Meetings

Why CWIs should regularly attend preconstruction meetings to improve quality

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Restricted-Access Welder Performance Qualification

Incorporating special welder test requirements at the beginning of projects could have significant advantages.

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Quality Assurance vs. Quality Control

The differences and similarities between these two terms are explained

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CWIs/SCWIs Can Get Certification Endorsement to Perform Welding Procedure Qualifications

The American Welding Society (AWS) proudly introduces the Welding Procedure Qualifier Endorsement, developed for existing Certified Welding Inspectors (CWI) and Senior Certified Welding Inspectors (SCWI) who want to conduct Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) qualifications. 

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Welder Performance Qualification and Welder Certification

Misconceptions about welder certification terms and definitions are discussed

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The Benefits of Eddy Current Array Examination of Stress-Corrosion Cracking

Stress-corrosion cracking occurs when cracks link corrosion pits, causing multiple cracks in all orientations in the base material of pressure vessels, pipes, and storage tanks.

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Olympus Provides Hands-On Nondestructive Testing Instruction to Engineering Students

Olympus recently donated OmniScan™ flaw detection equipment to LeTourneau University to support the next generation of nondestructive testing (NDT) inspectors. Olympus phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) specialists Curtis Dickinson and Rob Frashefski traveled to the campus in Longview, Texas to offer students in-person instruction.

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Complementary Inspection Certifications

A discussion about additional certifications that enhance the CWI credential to broaden the inspection career.

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