H7: ASME BVP Code, Section IX: Welding

This one-day course gives you a strong understanding of ASME’s Section IX Welding Code. In the international plant engineering business ASME Code Section IX is the most often used standard for the qualification of welding, brazing and plastic fusion. This course exclusively covers the topic of welding and familiarizes you with the qualification of welding procedures and welders as required by ASME Code Section IX. The basic requirements of ASME Code Section IX will be demonstrated. During the course the participants gain the necessary knowledge to independently prepare and/or review Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and Welder/Welding Operator/Performance Qualifications (WPQ/WOPQ).

The seminar language is English.
 

Overview of the topics:

• structure and application of ASME Code Section IX

• basic requirements regarding the qualification of welding procedures and welders

• documentation: Procedure Qualification Record (PQR), Welding Procedure Specification (WPS), Welder Performance Qualifications (WPQ) and Welding Operator Performance Qualification (WOPQ)

• scope and variables of different welding procedures

  • "essential variables" and "nonessential variables"

  • impact test requirements and "supplemental essential variables"

• qualification of welders and welding operators

  • manual and semiautomatic welding

  • machine and automatic welding

• scope and variables for welders