Mike Smart, IFPA chairman, explained that this decision was taken in the interest of ensuring consistent quality installations. IFPA was formed by SAPPMA to expand regulation of the plastic pipe ...

A welding test is a critical component of quality assurance. It ensures that welded joints meet structural integrity, performance, and safety requirements. Inspectors evaluate welds based on ...

How to pass a welding inspection: What inspectors are looking for A welding test is a critical component of quality assurance. It ensures that welded joints meet structural integrity, performance, and ...

Welding creates problems for fleet managers because construction equipment does not fall into a neat category. A welder cannot qualify a hard-facing procedure to a structural steel welding code, for ...

The Installation and Fabrication Plastics Pipe Association (IFPA) has announced that it will be qualifying welding procedures and weld jobs performed by its members going forward. Mike Smart, IFPA ...