Mike Smart, IFPA chairman, explained that this decision was taken in the interest of ensuring consistent quality installations. IFPA was formed by SAPPMA to expand regulation of the plastic pipe ...

Purpose: Ensure welded line pipe joints meet the governing pipeline code and project specifications so the pipeline achieves required strength, leak tightness, and integrity over design life. I.1 ...

At-a-Glance: Offshore pipeline welding hinges on disciplined WPS/PQR control, mechanized firing-line execution (GTAW root + GMAW/FCAW fill), real-time NDT (AUT/PAUT ...

Welding creates problems for fleet managers because construction equipment does not fall into a neat category. A welder cannot qualify a hard-facing procedure to a structural steel welding code, for ...

The Installation and Fabrication Plastics Pipe Association (IFPA) has announced that it will be qualifying welding procedures and weld jobs performed by its members going forward. Mike Smart, IFPA ...

Introduction to Welding Processes provides a comprehensive overview of the most commonly used welding processes, including shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux-cored arc welding, ...