consist of complete nondestructive examination capabilities; machine, welding, and heat treatment; blasting and painting; plus American Petroleum Institute certification and recertification. Lee College to Incorporate Welding Inspection New and incumbent welders and inspectors will soon be able to gain real-world experience with the Introduction to Ultrasonics course at Lee College, Baytown, Tex. “This fall, the college will add a new credit-bearing class on ultrasonic testing to the welding inspection curriculum,” said welding faculty member John Elliott. “The new course will help students fulfill additional requirements for welding inspection certification at Lee College, and will also be open to industry professionals looking to advance their careers.” He added this is important to local petrochemical facilities, where any workflow interruption can create a significant financial impact. Students will learn to use the Olympus Epoch 600 ultrasonic flaw detector and StessTel UT thickness testing equipment as well as interpret and evaluate testing results using industry-accepted codes and standards. Classes will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday–Friday. For additional information, contact Elliott at jelliott@lee.edu. SGS Construction Services Rendered for State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic Tekfen Construction and Installation Co., Inc., Istanbul, Turkey, has chosen SGS SA – Industrial Services to provide independent third-party inspection, nondestructive examination (NDE), and quality control services for a construction project in Azerbaijan. Services include building a new management office for the State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic and are scheduled to run until January 2014. SGS-certified NDE personnel are applying ultrasonic, 10 Inspection Trends / April 2013 Www.FlawTech.com Manufacturer of Flawed Specimens OFFERING THE: AWS / CWI VISUAL SPECIMEN KIT DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS BASED ON AWS D1.1 10 SPECIMENS - 2 FLAWS EACH CARBON STEEL SPECIMENS USE FOR TRAINING & TESTING CWI’s CONTACT FLAWTECH FOR MORE DETAILS www.FlawTech.com FlawTech EST. 1982 Concord North Carolina USA T 704-795-4401 F 704-795-4403 Lee College, Baytown, Tex., is set to provide ultrasonic welding inspection and evaluation this fall. (Screen shot from ‘Lee College: Welding Inspection’ video on YouTube.) For info go to www.aws.org/ad-index For info go to www.aws.org/ad-index
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