Quality Assurance/Quality Verification (QA/QV) For Owners
Are you looking for Independent 3rd Party Inspection of Steel?
Our third-party quality assurance observation of steel fabrication emphasizes welding inspection, along with the inspection of bolting and coating of structural steel. Our inspectors conduct visual inspections of materials to ensure they conform to approved specifications, plans, and codes, and verify Material Test Reports (MTR) for the materials used. Key points along the manufacturing process—steel mills, steel fabrication shops, and coating facilities—are diligently monitored.
KTA’s certified welding inspectors oversee welder and welding procedure qualification tests as necessary for the project scope. These services, provided on behalf of the Owner, instill a higher level of confidence that the contractor’s workmanship and quality control (QC) efforts meet industry standards and contract requirements.
KTA’s approach, distinct from duplicating contractor QC functions, serves as an audit to document the contractor’s management of key fabrication stages and verify that QC is effectively maintaining product quality. This is achieved through visual observations, process monitoring, and verification of QC findings.
Our audit may also encompass the review of the contractor’s Quality Control Plan, project-specific QC documents, qualifications and certifications of QC inspection personnel, welding procedure specifications (WPS), procedure qualification records (PQR), and fabrication and assembly procedures.
KTA’s Quality Assurance & Quality Verification Services Include:
Why Use KTA for Quality Assurance (QA) & Quality Verification (QV)?
KTA provides inspection services for the fabrication of bridge girders, bearings, grid deck, sign structures, light and traffic poles, pedestrian bridges, and other highway components. KTA also provides these services for fabrication of structural steel for buildings, tanks and pipelines. KTA’s inspection services include coating inspections covering surface preparation, painting, galvanizing, and metalizing.
KTA employs experienced and well qualified Certified Welding Inspectors (CWIs) with NDT certifications in various disciplines and with coatings experience and NACE and SSPC certifications. KTA’s philosophy is to respond quickly to clients’ needs, match the right inspector to the job, and provide the requisite documentation.
KTA has the support personnel to provide technical consulting to the field personnel and to the client. KTA has professionals available to consult on welding, NDT and coatings.
KTA’s Quality Assurance (QA) & Quality Verification (QV) For Owners Will Help Answer the Following:
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