UIC is an Aramco approved Third Party inspection service agency to provide welder qualification certification as per international standards such as ASME, AWS, API and as per Aramco standard requirements. Also has the capability to provide services as third party inspection service agency for Welding Procedure qualifications as per international standards such as ASME, AWS, API and as per International standard requirements.

UIC is ISO 17025 accredited laboratory to provide all mechanical & metallurgical testing services such as Tensile, Bend, Impact, Hardness, Nick Break, Fillet Break, Micro, Macro, PMI, Material Analysis etc. and in house NDT RT, PWHT and other NDT requirements to test and qualify welding specimens.

We understand the importance of PQR & WQT certification and therefore we aim to provide highly focused witnessing, consultations and responsive services to deliver the report in short period

Welder Qualification Testing for performance qualification and certification of welders (a welder/welding operator performances qualification - WQT) to ASME, ANSI, AWS, API code

Preparation for Weld Procedure Qualification that is relevant for either the project or any client requirements

Coupon Testing as per Weld Procedure Qualification including visual examination, mechanical testing, metallographic examination and non-destructive testing

Documentation of the Procedure Qualification Record as per ASME, ANSI, AWS, API codes

Detailed weld inspection including the review of the qualification e.g. weld procedure specification, welder performance qualification, validity for process materials and consumable items, equipment, setup and other factors including certificates of calibration and/or conformity governing the task

Ascertain safety of operations for the self, welder and other workers in the vicinity, particularly ultraviolet radiation from arc during welding

• Weld inspection – Structural / Piping
• Casting / Forgings / Valves

Welding & Welder/Welding operator Qualification and Certification Services in KSA

Welding is a manufacturing process that joins two or more materials by application of heat or with pressure, with or without filler metals. Just joining the two members is not enough to with stands the loads for longer time. Hence it is necessary to prove that a welding procedure meets the quality standards and also to ensure the welder is capable of producing defect fee welds.

It is a document that describes how welding is to be carried out in production. Its purpose is to aid the planning and quality control of the welding operation. They are recommended for all welding operations and most application codes and standards make them mandatory.

According to AWS D1.1 whereby it is established that the WPS written per code will produce welds with correct mechanical and metallurgical properties. It is not necessary to prepare a PQR in such cases. However, the pre-qualified WPS have a specified range of parameters under which the weld must be produced. When welding variables fall outside these ranges, a WPS with supporting PQR must be prepared.

Procedure qualification record

It is required when it is necessary to demonstrate that your company has the ability to produce welds possessing the correct mechanical and metallurgical properties.

Welder qualification test

Once the procedure is approved it is necessary to demonstrate that all your welders working to it have the required knowledge and skill to put down a clean sound weld. If the welder has satisfactorily completed the procedure test, then he is automatically approved but each additional welder must be approved by completing an approval test to an appropriate standard. After successfully completion of Test UIC will provide Welder qualification test certificate(WQT) & Welder Card.

UIC is well equipped with experienced and certified welding inspectors, welding engineers and welding experts to perform various welding related inspections activities. The team consists of AWS-CWI, CSWIP, internationally certified welding inspectors having vast field experience in welding with leading fabrication companies and third party inspection companies in KSA and abroad.

• Planning the tasks
• Collecting the data
• Writing a procedure for use of for tria
• Making a test welds
• Evaluating the results
• Approving the procedure
• Preparing the documentation
• After the testing is completed and all the relevant results collated, the results need to be assessed in accordance with the relevant code/standard. The results are then generally recorded in following documents:

• Before procedure approval
• After procedure approval
• Welding procedure test record
• Welder qualification test record

To give maximum confidence that the welds mechanical and metallurgical properties meet the requirements of the applicable code/specification.

Each welding procedure will show a range to which the procedure is approved (extent of approval)

If a customer queries the approval evidence can be supplied to prove its validity

Preparing Welding Procedure specifications(WPS) as per codes and standards

Witnessing, third party inspection of welder qualifications tests

Preparing WPS, PQR, WQT

Analysis of Mechanical and metallurgical tests

Carrying out Radiography (Gamma r-ray) Ultrasonic inspection, magnetic particle inspection, liquid penetrant inspection, visual inspection and other NDT inspection tests

Training of welders on various welding processes

Conducting AWS-CWI and other welding inspector certification(CSWIP) exam preparatory courses.

• ASME Sec IX (Boiler and pressure vessel code)
• AWS D1.1(Structural Welding of steels)