Quality Assurance

HOW IS OUR QUALITY?
Modern Welding Company is always interested in your "feed back"!

If you have any questions or comments for our Quality Assurance Department, email our QA Manager at pgrimm@modweldco.com. Thank-you for your interest in our company.

OUR PLEDGE:
Modern Welding Company's philosophy is to build a workplace where employees can work together as a team to provide quality products and services to its customers at a competitive price.

To continue this philosophy we must commit ourselves to continuing technological upgrade and continuous training of all departments.

We have several standard Quality Control programs: the Pressure Vessel Quality Control Program encompasses codes such as ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), ASNT (American Society for Nondestructive Testing) and NBIC ( National Board Inspection Code). Structural Steel Quality Control Program includes codes such as AWS ( American Welding Society), ASTM (American Society for Testing Metals) and AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction). The Quality Control Program for tanks covers codes such as UL (Underwriters Laboratories), STI (Steel Tank Institute) and API (American Petroleum Institute).

Quality can be defined in several ways. Quality Assurance is the management activities that determine Quality policy, objectives and responsibilities and the research and development of Quality Control. Quality Control is the operational techniques and activities that are used to fulfill and verify the requirements of Quality Assurance. To assure compliance with quality objectives, we have developed the Modern Team Quality Management Program. Modern Team Quality Management is the involvement of all employees at all locations working together to provide the highest quality at the lowest cost.

Our greatest Quality Asset is our employees' personal quality standards. Modern Welding Company, Inc. believes our outstanding product is a direct result of our employees' dedication and teamwork.

Our commitment to continuous quality improvement will assist us in meeting our customers' needs into the 21st Century.

QUALITY SYSTEM:
QUALITY ORGANIZATION

QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM

QUALITY TRAINING:
INSPECTOR
Level I, II, and III Inspectors are certified in accordance with ASNT SNT-TC-1A.
Non-destructive Examinations are supervised by inhouse Level III examiners.
Modern has in house AWS Certified Welding Inspector, AWS / CWI

WELDER
Welders are certified to ASME, AWS, or Modern Welding Specifications
Written examinations are included in training
Training is conducted by an AWS Certified Welding Educator
Continual "On Sight" review of:
1) welding procedures
2) welder qualifications
3) welder education utilizing the lastest technology

QUALITY PROCEDURES:
NDE
VT = Visual Examination
MT = Magnetic Particle Examination
RT = Radiographic Examination
PT = Penetrant Examination
UT = Ultrasonic Examination
LT = Leak Testing

OTHER SUPPORTING PROCEDURES
Hydrostatic
Pneumatic
Hardness
Cleaning
Iron Contamination
Repair Procedures
Adhesion Testing

FERROUS & NON-FERROUS METALS
SMAW = Shielded Metal Arc Welding
GMAW = Gas Metal Arc Welding (spray)
GMAW-S = Short Circuit Gas Metal Arc Welding
GWAW-P = Pulsed Gas Metal Arc Welding
FCAW-G = Gas Shielded Flux Cored Arc Welding
FCAW-S = Self Shielded Flux Cored Arc Welding
SAW = Submerged Arc Welding
GTAW = Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
GTAW-P = Pulsed Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
SW = Arc Stud Welding

OTHER PROCESSES
OFW = Oxyfuel
B = Brazing
S = Soldering
CAC-A = Air Carbon Arc Cutting
PAC = Plasma Arc Cutting
OFC-A = Oxyacetylene Gas Cutting
OFC-N = Oxynatural Gas Cutting
OFC-P = Oxypropane Gas Cutting

QUALITY EVALUATION:
AUDITS
Quality Audits are performed on all divisions at each subsidiary.
Audits are performed by Modern Welding's corporate office.

SPC
SPC is conducted on various operations.
SPC results are reported to management.

DELIVERY
95% ON-TIME Delivery Rate.
82% shipped on original ship date.
13% original shipped date changed by customer.
5% missed original shipped date.