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WELD TESTING

The IMR Weld Testing Department is staffed across all three locations with six AWS CWIs, including one Senior Certified Weld Inspector at our Portland, OR location. Our weld testing group is supported by a complete machine shop, mechanical testing group, a full chemistry department and a metallurgical group that is experienced in all facets of weld technology, weld evaluation, weld qualification, weld procedure and failure analysis on plate, pipe and sheet welds. 

We offer quick turn-around, often as little as 3 days.  We also pride ourselves on having accessible, knowledgeable experts available to you.  Our weld testing reports are clear and concise and recognized for high quality through the industry. 

We carry weld testing approvals from many major manufacturers, and have successfully passed numerous NQA-1 audits.  We have PED approval from Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company and our Portland facility carries OBOA, WABO and City of Portland weld testing approvals.  See our accreditations page.

March 2013 - IMR Test Labs - Singapore is now SAC and Nadcap accredited to perform weld evaluations.  Contact us for more information!

For information about our weld testing capabilities, contact:

Ted Turanski, CWI (Mgr, Metallurgical Services-NY)
Jim Andrews, CWI (Mgr, Mechanical & Machine Shop-NY)
Brett Miller, CWI (Technical Director-KY)
Jaret Frafjord  (Technical Director-OR)
Doris Yeo (General Manager in SPR) or
Wendy Cai (Sales Manager in SUZ) 

Or, request a start-up kit and literature on weld testing to learn more.

 

   

   
 
   
 
   
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Weld Testing and Qualification

 

 

Welder Performance Qualification
Weld Procedure Qualification
Failure Analysis
Defect Detection
Tensile Testing (-40F/C to 2100F)
3 Point Bend Testing
4 Point Bend Testing
Root Bend Testing
Face Bend Testing
Side Bend Testing
Cross-Sectional Analysis 
Hardness Testing (Brinell, Rockwell)
Charpy Impact Testing (-320F to 450F)
Microhardness Testing (Knoop, Vickers)
Metallurgical Analysis
Braze Procedure Analysis
Resistance Weld Peel Testing
Chemical Analysis of Weld, HAZ & Base Metal
Microhardness of Weld, HAZ & Base Metal
CWI Witness Service
Fatigue Testing
Slow Strain Rate
 

Our AWS Certified Weld Inspectors:

 
Ithaca, NY
Jim Andrews, CWI
Ted Turanski, CWI
Fred Anderson, CWI
 
Louisville, KY
Steve Bryan CWI
Brett Miller, CWI
 
Portland, OR

Tom Welch, SCWI

 

We can test your welds to the following specifications:

ASME MIL
NACE AWS
ISO GE
PED BS EN/ISO
ABS Rules  & Guides API
   ..and more

Weld Failure Analysis Sample  Weld Failure Analysis

Photomicrographs of a failed weld sample

Failure Analysis of Welds

Crack in the HAZ of a Weld

 

Weld Microscopy

 Beryllium-Copper Resistance Spot Weld

 

Metallurgical Analysis of Welds

Titanium Groove Weld

 

OBOA Accredited Weld Testing

SCWI Tom Welch at IMR Portland

 

WABO Approved Weld Testing

Portland's Weld Testing Booth