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Quality Assurance Services
- Specification Review
- Vendor Qualification
- Design Verification
- Vendor Submittal Review
- Shop Fabrication Inspection and Testing
- Field Installation and Joining Inspection
- Product Testing and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
- Joiner/Laminator Certification and Training
Overview
The owner is ultimately responsible for verification of quality issues. To ensure that design requirements are satisfied in the fabrication process and that an appropriate level of quality is being produced, the Owner must employ a quality assurance program. The program is intended to verify that basic project requirements have been met as evidenced by the Owner's shop inspection and verification of the fabricator's inspection documentation.
When To Use These Services
FSE Quality Assurance (QA) Inspections are used to control the quality and specification conformance of shop fabrication, on-site equipment and piping installation, and field repairs. QA inspections can range from full-time shop inspections, predetermined fabrication milestone inspections, audits of crating and loading for delivery, to on-site installation or repair inspections.
Services Provided
Depending on the degree of effort required for controlling quality and conformance, FSE Quality Assurance services will include inspections to control some or all of the items listed below. During these inspections, significant fabrication issues, such as laminate quality, laminate sequences and specified glass content will be confirmed:
- Pre-job alignment meeting to review specifications, drawings, equipment and tooling prior to fabrication.
- Materials intended for use in fabrication.
- Molds, mandrels, tooling.
- Cure, ignition, or physical testing of first part fabricated or first part of a series of fabrications.
- Corrosion liner application of large parts.
- Dimensional measurements after fit up and prior to secondary lamination.
- Visual inspection prior to pigmented surface coating.
- Witness hydrostatic or acoustic emission testing.
- Final inspection.
- Packing, loading and shipping.
Inspection results are documented by a report, which also includes recommendations for correction of any problems encountered. Non-compliance issues are brought to the attention of the owner immediately, along with FSE recommendations for remedy.
When needed, FSE can also provide shop qualification inspections.
Benefits Of FSE Quality Assurance Services
Quality Assurance Inspection services ensure that design requirements are satisfied in the fabrication process and that a appropriate level of quality is being produced throughout fabrication and installation.
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