American Welding Society Accredited Weld Test Facility State of Oklahoma Weld Test Facility All required documents / data - provided
Let us provide you with weld engineering services.
As your representative, we will act as an in-house weld engineer, on an as needed contract basis. We will advise (after job requirement review): 1. What weld procedures / welder qualifications are required per job. 2. Review your existing weld procedures / welder qualifications and advise status per job. 3. Advise what new weld procedures / welder qualifications will be required (if any). 4. Act as a liaison (go between) between you and your Clients to answer any technical questions. 5. Conduct periodic audits of your welding program (to meet ISO / ASME / API / AWS.
Weld Procedure Specification / Qualification (WPS / PQR) per ASME / API / AWS / MIL STD. Welder Performance Qualification (WPQ) per ASME / API / AWS / MIL STD.
Laboratory equipped to perform weld test, bend / tensile test, Rockwell hardness, Post Weld heat Treat (weld coupons), Magnetic Particle Testing, Liquid Penetrant testing, Ultrasonic Testing, Radiographic Film Interpretation, Ferrite Testing, Microscopic metallurgical examination visual / dimensional inspections.
Rick Gaffney / Teresa (Sugar) Gaffney / Ted Gaffney
(DBASon Set Consultants)
Rick Gaffney (35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE) Oklahoma State Department of Health Mechanical License Natural Gas Piping / Process Pipe American Petroleum Institute ANSI / API-510 Pressure Vessel Inspector American Welding Society Accredited Weld Test Facility American Welding Society Welding Inspector (CWI) American Welding Society Certified Welding Educator (CWE) State of Oklahoma Licensed Weld Test Facility State of Oklahoma Certified Weld Inspector NDE III PT / MT / UT / RT / VT
Teresa (Sugar) Gaffney (15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE) State of Oklahoma Licensed Weld Test Facility State of Oklahoma Certified Weld Inspector American Welding Society Accredited Weld Test Facility NDE II PT / MT / UT / RT / VT
Ted Gaffney (7 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE) State of Oklahoma Licensed Weld Test Facility State of Oklahoma Certified Weld Inspector American Welding Society Accredited Weld Test Facility NDE II PT / MT / UT / RT / VT
Weld Test Facility / Laboratory equipment: Weld Machines:Lincoln MP 350 / Lincoln 225 ACDC / Lincoln 125 Cutting:Plasma Cutter / Oxy Acetylene Cutting / Wet Band Saw Weld test = bend / tensile test CRC Evans 120,000 PSI tensile, bend machine / One portable bend machine Impact Testing (Charpy) Rockwell hardness (A/ B / C - Scales) Post Weld heat Treat (weld coupons) with programmable controller up to 2200 F. Magnetic Particle Testing (dry visible & wet florescent) Liquid Penetrant testing (visible & wet florescent) Ultrasonic Testing (Straight Beam Thickness and Angle Shear Wave Flaw Detection) Radiographic Film Interpretation Ferrite Testing Noise Level Testing Ultrasonic Leak Detection VanGuard 100X Microscope - metallurgy examinations VanGuard 1000X Microscope, digital camera / PC USB for digital video / images- metallurgy examinations
Weld Inspection Training Facility: Rick Gaffney - American Welding Society Certified Welding Educator (CWE) Teaching the AWS CWI Exam Preparation Class for the last 18 years Teaching Weld Metallurgy Class for the last 18 years Teaching Weld Procedure / Welder Performance Qualification Class for the last 18 years 40 x 40 Office / Training Facility (seats 30 students) with central heat & air Equipped with overhead projection (Desktop PC Based) / Professional Sound System
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Inspection / Testing / Training Services
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NEW TRAINING - PURCHASE METHOD:
Times are tough for some so to make the training easier to purchase.You can now purchase any of the 13 each - AWS CWI Exam package classes and or AWS CWI 9 year renew package classes as individual purchases one at a time for $55 per class.This lets you purchase them over a several week process allowing you to build your training class package over time one class at a time.Not everyone has the total fee at one time so to make it available to all we have decided to let you purchase each class separately ($55 per class).See details by clicking on the tabs to the left.
American Welding Society CWI
AWS CWI Program Information
The Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification is widely recognized, both nationally and internationally, in the welding industry. Successful companies have come to rely on this AWS certification when ensuring the highest level of quality workmanship.
To qualify for exam registration, a Welding Inspector Exam Application and the required supporting documentation must be submitted and approved by the American Welding Society. Applications with incomplete or missing information will be considered unqualified unless the missing documentation can be provided within two (2) weeks of being notified (via telephone or email) that their application is incomplete. If the applicant fails to meet the qualification criteria for the exam, the exam fee (or the exam portion of a seminar/exam package fee) will be refunded minus a processing fee. Exam & AWS Fee Schedule / Program Forms and Document Downloads are located at: http://www.aws.org/w/a/certification/CWI/
CWI Program Package (includes all forms you need to become a Certified Welding Inspector)
The standard application processing time is four weeks and applicants will be notified by an exam confirmation package.
Please note: AWS cannot guarantee space at an exam site if the application has not been processed and/or approved by the Certification Department. When circumstances do not permit meeting the registration deadlines, fast track processing is available at an additional fee. Please send all CWI Exam applications to the following address:
American Welding Society Certification Department 550 NW LeJeune Road Miami, Florida, 33126 PLEASE RETAIN A COPY OF YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR YOUR RECORDS. All CWI Exam checks and money orders should be made payable to AWS. Payments must accompany your CWI Exam application.
For CWI Training - see "CWI Exam Training" tab upper left
Package Deal on the CWI 9 year renewal (80PDH)
Per AWS QC 1 2007 (section 16) / AWS B5.1 2003 (section 8) you can have 80 hours of training - classroom contact hours or long distance correspondence (Professional Development Hours = PDH) completed on approved class content provided by an approved facility (Son Set Consultants is an approved training facility) and after completion - simply submit my completion certificate that I will issue you after completion of the training along with your 9 year renewal application (and fee to the AWS) for 9 year CWI renewal without having to take the Practical Exam for renewal.You are required to have 80 hours of training. 40 hours of the training can be completed anytime during the 9 year period, however the remaining 40 hours of training shall be completed within the last three years of your 9 year certification. I can issue to you all 80 hours via a computer based training program (see - "CWI 9 Year Renew 80 PDH" - tab on the upper left). At the completion of your training I will issue you a certificate that is acknowledged by the AWS as sufficient for the 80PDH requirement.
State of Oklahoma Licensed Weld Test Facility State of Oklahoma Certified Weld Inspectors American Welding Society "Accredited Weld Test Facility" (ATF) American Welding Society "Certified Welding Inspectors" (CWI) Inspection / Testing / Auditing / Weld Engineering / Consulting / Training / Weld Procedure Qualification / Welder Qualification / NDE API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector AWS Certified Welding Inspector AWS Certified Welding Educator ASNT Level III - RT, UT, MT, PT & VT State of Oklahoma - Mechanical NGP PP
7679 North 140th East Ave. Owasso, OK 74055 918-633-0740
Son Set Consultants 7679 North 140th East Ave. Owasso, OK 74055 Contact hours are 9am - 5pm Mon-Fri (closed Holidays) Phone: 918-633-0740 EMail: Rick@weld-procedure.com
