Latin America attendees should email luis_carreiro@hsb.com to register.
Deadline to register: March 11 at noon ET
This is a virtual technical training seminar.
Each session is four hours long and questions related to the material presented will be addressed by our experienced staff. Audience participation is encouraged and expected.
CWI certificate holders receive Professional Development credit hours toward your 9-year renewal with AWS.
Seminar Time: 12:00 PM until 4:00 PM ET per day
Date:
Session 1 – March 12, 2024
Session 2 – March 13, 2024
A Certificate of Completion will be issued. Attendee must be present for all sessions to receive their certificate.
Course description: This seminar is a basic introductory overview of the Section IX Welding Qualifications Code (2023 Edition). It focuses on the ASME Certificate Holders engaged in welded construction in accordance with ASME Codes of Construction (Section I, Section VIII, etc.) and Repair Organizations working under the National Board Inspection Code (NBIC) Part 3, Repairs and Alterations.
The course describes the formatting and structure of Section IX and its scope and implementation in a Code fabrication program.
The latest revisions introduced into the Code for the 2023 edition will be covered along with new rules addressing Direct Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing (DED AM).
Who should attend?
- The intended audience is first-time users of Section IX, as well as those with more extensive Code experience. It is most useful for the ASME Certificate Holder engaged in welded construction, and Repair Organizations working on ASME Code Boilers and Pressure Vessels under the National Board Inspection Code (NBIC).
- Those interested in understanding and meeting the requirements of QG-106 for the Supervision of welding of test coupons.
- Those wishing to gain an understanding of:
· ASME Section IX Welding Requirements
· The structure and use of the Code
· Welding Procedures and Qualifications, Welding Processes and Welder and Welding Operator Performance Qualifications
· New or experienced individuals who desire an improved understanding of ASME Code and NBIC requirements
· Engineering, Quality Control, Production Supervisors, Surveillance Inspectors, and other individuals involved with the fabrication, construction, repair, and alteration of boilers and pressure vessels
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Topics Covered |
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Organizational Responsibility |
Welder and Welding Operator Continuity |
P, F, and A- Numbers |
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Correlation to Construction Codes |
Standard Welding Procedure Specifications |
Required Qualification Tests |
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Acceptable Welding Processes |
Welder Performance Qualification |
Welding Documents |
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Requirements for WPS and Welder Qualification |
Test Coupon Types |
Welding Variables |
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Inter-Company Welding Procedures |
Conducting a Qualification Test |
WPS Applicability |
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Procedure and Qualification Ownership Transfers |
Ranges and Limits of Qualification |
WPS/PQR Interrelationships |
| Continued Validity of WPS/WPQ Combination and Separation |
Dissimilar Thickness Welding | WPQ Welder Qualification Ranges for Production |
| Completion and Control of Welding Documents | Organizations Working Under Common Ownership |
Use of Records in Accordance With Previous Editions of the Code |
| Shielding Gases | Qualification of Procedures for DED AM | Testing and Examination of Test Coupons |