Welding inspections have surged 41% nationwide as aging industrial infrastructure raises safety risks across U.S. facilities. Inspections are rising as aging materials, tighter safety standards, and ...

In contrast to manual inspection by trained employees, the automatic visual inspection systems always work objectively based on individual criteria and are not influenced by the condition of the ...

Issuing body: international welding societies/schemes (e.g., Certified Welding Inspector; CSWIP 3.1/3.2). Validity: 3–5 years depending on scheme. Prerequisites: high school diploma; experience or ...

Ensures structural weld quality and compliance on offshore assets (jackets, topsides, modules, subsea structural fabrications), certifying that all welded joints meet code, project, and class ...

OAKLAND — While Caltrans and contractors scurry to prepare the new Bay Bridge for opening on Sept. 3, state inspectors are also busy below decks, painstakingly scanning 656 feet of welds at the base ...

For the second time in less than two years, the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard is coping with an embarrassing problem related to its welding. On May 29, the Navy announced that an ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Suffolk man has pleaded guilty to falsifying submarine weld inspection records. The Department of Justice said according to court documents, in November 2012, Joseph Powell was ...