A computerized welder qualification record and tracking system

Conference · Wed Apr 27 04:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:164452

Davis, J N; Etzler, D J; Fletcher, D R; Jessee, R M; Wilson, L O ^[1]; Evans, J C; Whited, V B ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (United States)
2. The American Welding Institute, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Accurately tracking welder qualification and assigning welders to jobs for which they are qualified is becoming more important as customers increasingly demand improved quality and conformance to industry standards. A computerized welder qualification records and tracking system (WPQ) was developed at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant to assist the user in this process. The system enables the user to consistently generate welder qualification records with minimal effort and increased accuracy, relate the welder qualification limits with the limits of the welding procedure specification, generate a printout which reports essential information for selecting qualified welders, and provide a method for updating welders based on process usage as permitted by the codes. Codes addressed by the system include American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Section IX, American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1, AWS D1.3 and AWS D9.1

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 164452
• Report Number(s): Y/EN--5034; CONF-9408257--1; ON: DE96003494
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
CERTIFICATION
CRAFTSMEN
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
QUALITY ASSURANCE
STANDARDS
WELDING