Services/In-Field Welder Testing
In-Field Welder Qualification Testing Qualify welders on the spread — coupons cut and mechanically tested, examined by our CWI.
Sending a welder off the job to qualify costs the job a day or more of production. Prime brings the test to the work: the welder makes the test weld where they are already working, coupons are cut from that weld and destructively tested as the code requires — and our AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) witnesses the test, examines the tested specimens against the code’s acceptance criteria and reports the result pass or fail for the employer’s qualification record. Welders qualify without leaving the job.
Our in-field welder qualification is a destructive test. It is performed to the welding code named in your project specification — for example API 1104, ASME Section IX or AWS D1.1 — on the process, position and material the project requires, and the result is documented for the owner or contractor.
How it works
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Set up at the job site
We mobilize to the right-of-way, pipe yard, station or fab shop. The welder makes the test weld on the process, position and material your project requires — no travel, no lost production.
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Coupons cut from the test weld
Specimens are cut from the completed test weld at the locations the governing welding code requires, and prepared for testing.
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Destructive testing
The specimens get the mechanical tests the governing code calls for, typically bend tests; the governing code may allow radiographic examination of the test weld instead, at the owner’s or company’s option. Welder qualification is normally proven destructively — the coupons are cut and broken.
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Our CWI examines and reports
Our AWS Certified Welding Inspector examines the tested specimens against the code’s acceptance criteria and reports the result pass or fail. You receive the documented result for the owner’s or contractor’s files.
Cut it, bend it, prove it.
A welder qualification is decided by what the metal does when you break it.
Coupons are cut from the welder’s own test weld, mechanically tested as the governing code requires, and examined by our AWS Certified Welding Inspector. The outcome is a pass or a fail against the code’s acceptance criteria — recorded, not inferred.
API 1104 weld inspection
Cut from the weld the welder actually made
Specimens come out of the test weld itself — not a sample, not a mock-up.
The coupons are cut at the locations the governing welding code calls for, then tested. What they do under load is the qualification, and the result goes into the record either way.
Request a quoteWhat you get
Test weld on your job
The welder makes the qualification weld at the job site, on the process, position and material your project requires.
Coupons cut and tested
Specimens cut from the test weld and destructively tested — the mechanical tests the code requires, typically bend tests.
CWI examination and decision
Our AWS Certified Welding Inspector examines the tested specimens against the code’s acceptance criteria and reports the result pass or fail for the employer’s qualification record.
Documented result
A documented qualification result for the owner’s or contractor’s records.
Frequently asked questions
Do my welders have to leave the job?
No — that is the point of the service. The test is run where the welder is already working, so the crew keeps producing while the coupons are cut, tested and examined.
Is welder qualification a destructive test?
Yes. Coupons are cut from the welder’s test weld and get the mechanical tests the code requires, typically bend tests. The coupons are consumed by the testing — that is how the qualification is proven.
What welding code do you test to?
The welding code named in your project specification — for example API 1104, ASME Section IX or AWS D1.1. Tell us the code and the qualification procedure and we test to it.
How is the test coupon examined?
The coupons are cut from the test weld, then mechanically tested as the code requires, and the tested specimens are examined by our AWS Certified Welding Inspector, who reports the result pass or fail for the employer’s qualification record.
Who examines the test and makes the call?
Our AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI).
Where can the testing be done?
Anywhere we can mobilize a crew: the right-of-way, a pipe yard, a station or compressor site, or a fabrication shop.
How do I get a quote?
Use our contact form or call (281) 944-3840 with the code, the procedure and how many welders need testing, and our team will follow up.
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Welders to qualify?
Tell us the code, the procedure and how many welders need testing — we will bring the test to the job.