Custom Specimens - ASME Section XI

Appendix VIII Practice & Qualification

Sonaspection International Ltd is proud to have been chosen by EPRI to manufacturer these Qualification Specimens for the PDI  Program. All 300 Stainless & Carbon Steel Pipes,
 3 Vessels, 15 Weld Overlay and all the Dissimilar Weld Metal.
So who better to buy your PDI  training / practice & qualification specimens from.

Specimens are available for either training/ practice or
qualification. In both cases the specimens are manufactured
to Appendix VIIII / EPRI requirements but:
  - Training / practice specimens: Are supplied with
   ‘limited’ documentation ultrasonic reports and CAD
   drawing to show the flaw details.
  - Qualification specimens: Comprehensive documentation
     package including photographs of flaws, material and
     welding consumable certification, flaw size statement,
     radiographs etc. exactly as supplied to EPRI for the PDI
     qualification specimens

This is why you should choose Sonaspection
  • Intimate knowledge of Appendix VIII requirements
  • Intimate knowledge of EPRI manufacturing requirements
  • Intimate knowledge of all PDI / EPRI specimen designs
  • Flaw manufacture process accepted by EPRI
  • Taken and past EPRI flaw size trials
  • EPRI approved Quality System
  • Manufactured hundreds of PDI specimens
  • Manufacture hundreds of Practice / Training Specimens
  • More than 20 years experience

Pipes Welds

Vessels

Bolts

Overlay

DSM Welds

Flaw sizes, tolerance, number and distribution will be similar to the PDI Qualification Specimens
All specimens manufacture to Appendix VIII & EPRI requirements