Qualification and testing

The process for forge testing involves 12 Standard Operating Procedures. Each forge has a unique number with full traceability through each process.

  • SOP 1 – Receipt Inspection
  • SOP 2 – Material Certification & Identification
  • SOP 3 – Process Pipe Selection & Identification
  • SOP 4 – Profile Machining
  • SOP 5 – Profile Check (Eddy Current)
  • SOP 6 – Fusion
  • SOP 7 – Pipe Forge Area Extraction
  • SOP 8 – NDT
  • SOP 9 – Test Coupons
  • SOP 10 – Material Testing
  • SOP 11 – Join Qualification (Data Pack)
  • SOP 12 – Final Acceptance (Process Completion)

QA Certification

  • ISO 9001:2000 'Quality Management Systems' (QMS) Awarded Feb 2008
  • PD ISO/TS 29001:2003 'Petroleum Petro-Chemical/Natural Gas QMS' Awarded Feb 2008
  • BS EN 13980:2002 Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Application of Quality Systems (ATEX)
  • Direction 98/37/EC The Machine Directive (CE-Marking)