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Notes from the shop floor
Technical notes on pressure equipment, welding procedures and quality documentation, written by the people who build it.
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WPS, PQR and WPQ: what procurement should ask for
A plain-language guide to welding procedures, procedure qualification records and welder qualifications under ASME Section IX, and what to check on a spec.
- Welding procedure development
- Quality documentation

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What belongs in a manufacturing data package
A checklist for the data package that should ship with a pressure vessel, piping spool or skid: MTRs, weld maps, NDE, test records and more.
- Quality documentation
- Pressure vessels & tanks
- Process piping & skid assemblies
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