04.01
NDT Coordination and Witnessing
Planning, witnessing and report review of VT, PT, MT, UT and RT, including personnel and procedure verification.
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Service family 04
NDT coordination and material testing
The right test, by qualified personnel, to the correct procedure and acceptance criteria. We plan, witness and review NDT and material testing so the results can be trusted.
Overview
Clear about what we perform and what we coordinate
Non-destructive testing and laboratory testing are only as reliable as the procedure, the operator's qualification, the calibration of the equipment and the acceptance criteria used. Many problems we find are not in the parts but in the test: wrong technique for the joint geometry, expired operator certificates, or results evaluated against the wrong standard.
QUALITAS TR plans the testing scope with you, verifies the competence of the testing personnel and laboratory, witnesses tests at hold points and reviews the reports. Visual testing and routine measurements such as hardness, coating thickness and material thickness checks are carried out by our engineers during inspections where specified.
Volumetric and surface NDT methods that require certified operators (UT, RT, MT, PT) and laboratory analyses are performed by the supplier's qualified personnel or by independent laboratories and NDT companies that we coordinate. We state in every proposal which activities are performed by whom.
Services in this family
Each service page explains scope, methodology, standards and deliverables.
04.02
Material Verification and Certificate Review
Material identification, PMI, hardness checks and technical review of EN 10204 certificates against material standards.
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04.03
Laboratory Testing Coordination
Sampling and coordination of mechanical, chemical, metallographic and failure analysis testing at independent laboratories.
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Complete scope of activities
Testing activities covered, with the QUALITAS TR role defined per activity in each proposal.
- Visual testing (VT)
- Liquid penetrant testing (PT) witnessing
- Magnetic particle testing (MT) witnessing
- Ultrasonic testing (UT) witnessing and review
- Radiographic testing (RT) film or digital image review
- Positive material identification (PMI)
- Hardness testing
- Ferrite measurement
- Thickness measurement
- Coating thickness measurement
- Surface roughness measurement
- Metallographic examination coordination
- Chemical composition analysis coordination
- Mechanical testing coordination
- Failure analysis coordination
- NDT procedure and technique review
- ISO 9712 personnel qualification review
- Laboratory accreditation scope check
How we work
Testing that stands up to scrutiny
We check the testing system before we check the results.
Define scope
Methods, extent (percentage, locations), timing relative to heat treatment and acceptance criteria are agreed from the specification.
Qualify the tester
Personnel certification level and sector, procedure, equipment calibration and, for laboratories, the accreditation scope are verified.
Witness
Tests are witnessed at agreed points, including technique set-up and calibration checks, not only the result.
Review
Reports are checked for completeness, correct acceptance criteria, traceability to the part and indication evaluation.
Close out
Repairs, re-tests and the final record are tracked until the test scope is complete.
Industries
Where it applies
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Frequently asked questions
Does QUALITAS TR own NDT equipment or a laboratory?
We do not operate a laboratory. Our engineers perform visual testing and routine field measurements where specified. Certified NDT and laboratory testing are carried out by qualified third parties or the supplier, and we witness and review them.
Can you arrange independent testing of samples?
Yes. We can select and seal samples at the supplier, send them to an independent laboratory with a suitable accreditation scope and review the results against your specification.