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Italian welders work is put to the test

A NDT Inspection and Testing product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jun 15, 2006

NDT has carried out radiographic examination and interpretation of welded samples supplied by Aeronavali as part of the prequalification procedure for welders on Boeing projects.

NDT Inspection and Testing has carried out radiographic examination and interpretation of welded samples supplied by Aeronavali, of Tessera, as part of the prequalification procedure for welders on Boeing projects at the Italian company.

The inspection was carried out at the company's Worcester site, which is the only location in Europe qualified to perform this type of work for Boeing.

The examination involved the X-radiography of four different samples in four different materials: aluminium, titanium, stainless steel and an alloy steel.

The radiographs were then assessed and returned for eventual welder qualification by Boeing.

All the radiography work was personally supervised by Rod Philliss, who is one of the few people in Europe qualified to Boeing Level 3.

To save valuable time, Philliss, who is also qualified to NAS410/EN4179 Level 3 and PCN Level 3, had to modify the approach to the inspection work by using approved inspection quality indicators (IQIs), instead of waiting for the standard IQIs to be delivered from Seattle.

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