Weld Integrity Testing & NDT Inspection
A weld can look like a masterpiece on the surface but hide catastrophic weaknesses at its root. We deploy advanced volumetric Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) to inspect the entire depth of your critical welds, ensuring 100% structural compliance and safety under load.
Surface Testing Only Tells Half the Story
Relying solely on Visual Testing (VT) or basic dye penetrants leaves your structural steel exposed to massive risk. The most dangerous defects—those that cause sudden fatigue failure—are buried deep within the weld volume.
- Lack of Fusion & Penetration: The weld metal has failed to fuse with the root of the joint, drastically reducing load-bearing capacity.
- Sub-Surface Cracking: Internal cooling cracks and fatigue fractures that will slowly propagate outwards under stress.
- Porosity & Slag Inclusion: Trapped gas or non-metallic impurities that weaken the cross-sectional density of the connection.
Definitive “Fitness for Service” Data
We do not deal in guesswork. We provide definitive, code-compliant data so your QA/QC managers and structural engineers can sign off on the steelwork or mandate precise repairs.
- Targeted Grinding: If a flaw is detected, we tell your welders exactly where to grind and to what depth, saving them from removing healthy weld metal.
- Code Compliance: Full reporting against strict British and International welding standards (e.g. BS EN ISO and ASME).
- New Build & In-Service: We certify newly fabricated connections on-site and monitor fatigue in ageing infrastructure (bridges, cranes and industrial framing).
Certify Your Steel with Absolute Confidence
Eliminate the risk of connection failure. Get verifiable, code-compliant NDT data for your critical structural welds.
