Product Evaluation Systems, Inc. Hosts Welding Qualifications Seminar
More than 60 Participate in a One-Day Welding Qualification Training; Generates Interest for Development of Welding Inspection Seminar, Slated for Fall
Latrobe, Pa. – May 27, 2010 – Product Evaluations Systems, Inc. (PES), a leading mechanical and metallurgical testing laboratory, hosted a welding qualifications seminar in March 2010, for more than 60 individuals at Giovanni’s II restaurant in Latrobe, Pa., to prepare future welders for qualification testing.
The seminar served as an instructional interpretation of the requirements and variables associated with the numerous types of welder qualification testing, and was attended by welders, quality managers, maintenance personnel, and others with an interest in the welding and welder qualification process. Following the seminar, participants were invited to tour PES’s laboratory facilities and get a better understanding for how the testing is performed.
Mike Kowatch, quality control manager, PES, an NDT Level III and CWI, discussed the following: Welding Codes, Qualifications and Qualification Coupons. He also included Welding Variables, Test Positions and Test Requirements; Maintenance of Qualifications, PES’ Weld Qualification Worksheet and Qualification Records.
Due to the success of the welding qualifications seminar and the level of participation and interest, the company has planned an additional training session. The seminar will be on welding inspection, slated for September 2010.
For more information, visit www.productevaluationsystems.com.
About PES
Product Evaluation Systems, Inc. (PES) is a NADCAP and ISO 17025 accredited mechanical, metallurgical, and non-destructive testing laboratory located in Latrobe, Pa. Founded in 1979, PES has been providing customers with quality service for over 30 years in the areas of failure analysis, metallographic evaluation, and mechanical testing including tensile, impact, stress & creep rupture, and fracture toughness testing. To learn more about what PES can do for your company, please visit their website at www.ProductEvaluationSystems.com.
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