Welding Inspection and Testing Services

01/02/2026

If you are in the region, tbis may be of interest to you.

Join us at the AWS Holston Valley Meeting for an evening of networking, food, and a presentation from incoming AWS President Josh Burgess.

11/22/2025

Of your in the Northeast Tennessee region, this may be of interest to you.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aws-holston-valley-meeting-meet-eat-and-and-laser-welding-demo-tickets-1974409297358?

Join us at the AWS Holston Valley Meeting for an evening of networking, delicious food, and a hands-on laser welding demo by IPG Photonics.

10/20/2025

A little etch before bending. After bending, the discontinuity in the sample was still within AWS D1.1 limitations.

10/20/2025

If you are interested in AWS Certified Welder Testing, Welding Inspection Services in Greeneville TN is an AWS Accredited Test Facility. https://atf.weldertraining.org

NOTE: There are very few cases in which AWS Certified Welder testing is REQUIRED. However it may be a positive for you or your organization. Feel free to call and I will probably try to talk you into testing your own welders yourself if you have the capabilities.

In the US, there is NOT a code I'm aware of that requires you to have an outside party test your welders.

The “AWS Certified Welder” for High School Industry Credentials? 30 January, 2025 gerald 0 Comments High School Welding Myths Practices Welder Testing 11:56 am Why is an industry recognized credential important? Well this one probably has many opinions. In the world of welding that I'm from, I'v...

10/05/2025

As a welding inspector, this may be helpful.
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10/03/2025

This is an ASME IX side bend from a test I supervised the other day. Fixing to bend it. A couple of thought questions for other folks involved in welder testing. Not pressing anyone to post answers as much as reflect on "do I know this?" As a note, at least 2 of these are things I have made a mistake on in my early years.

1) For Specimen preparation, what is a major difference between ASME IX and AWS D1.1 for side bends?

2) Which code has a more stringent acceptance criteria for bends?

3) AWS D1.1 and AWS D1.5 are very similar for bend tests but what's a difference related to side bends.

01/14/2025

This may be of interest to some that may not fully understand welder testing.

14 January, 2025 gerald 0 Comments 1 category ContextI recently read a post in which the poster indicated the welders “told him” they were “certified” and they did not have documentation to support that claim. The context was B31.3 work I think. There were many very good responses I’m sure...

12/19/2024

Do you ever wonder who can test and certify welders?

13 December, 2024 gerald 0 Comments 2 categories If you need help with understanding welder certification, start here.There are many misconceptions about the process and the “authorities” vary widely. The term “Welder Certification” can mean many things to many people. In this post, I hope t...

12/07/2024

Blessed to hang out with some young welders this AM.

A great morning with my 1st customers as an AWS Accredited Test Facility. It was a great blessing to spend some time with some young folks who are interested in welding.

12/02/2024

May be some useful information for someone.

If you have questions or comments, feel free to post em up.