Quality
Controlled from the certificate to the record
Work is controlled from the material certificate to the finished record. Procedures are qualified before production. Materials are traceable. Deviations are raised, dispositioned and recorded rather than absorbed.
What is controlled
- 01
Welding procedures
Written to the governing code and qualified by test before production.
- 02
Personnel qualification
Welders are qualified to the procedure they will run, and records are held current.
- 03
Material traceability
Material is traced from the mill certificate through to the finished record.
- 04
Inspection
Visual inspection at defined hold points, against the inspection and test plan.
- 05
NDE
Dye penetrant and magnetic particle testing performed in house; advanced NDE coordinated where the code or the customer requires it.
- 06
Calibration
Measuring and test equipment controlled and calibrated on schedule.
- 07
Documentation
One document set follows the part through every discipline in the building.
- 08
Nonconformance
Deviations are raised, dispositioned and recorded — not absorbed into the work.
- 09
Final release
Nothing ships until the record is complete and the release is signed.
What the record looks like
Dye penetrant examination of a weld 
Etched macro section, fusion line and HAZ 
Guided bend specimens after test 
Purge level verified before the arc 
Parameters logged against the procedure 
Overlay coupon, parallel beads across the plate
Certification status
HCR is building its quality system to ISO 9001 and to the requirements of ASME Section VIII and the National Board Inspection Code. Certification under ISO 9001, an ASME PRT-3 Certificate of Authorization and a National Board R Certificate of Authorization are in progress.
Send us your next drawing package.
A drawing, a material specification and a quantity are enough to start. Tell us the tolerance that matters most and the date you need it, and we will tell you what we can hold and when. If the part is outside our envelope, you will hear it on the first call rather than on the delivery date.