MacAljon, Inc. Quality Control

Quality Control

MacAljon, Inc. Quality Control System includes an experienced team representing on average over 20 years of experience. Our Quality team has a combined knowledge base on Codes and Inspection practices such as:

  • ASME Section I, II, V, VIII Div. 1 & 2, IX. ASME B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, B31.5, B31.8, STS-1
  • B30.2, B30.4, B30.5, B30.7, B30.9, B30.10, B30.11, B30.16, B30.17, B30.20, B30.21, B30.26
  • CSA W59
  • AWS D1.1, D1.2, D1.4, D1.6, D10.10
  • AWWA
  • API 510, 570, 573, 620, 650, 653, 660, 1104, 1107
  • UL-142
  • NACE
  • SSPC


Certifications and Accreditations:

  • ASME U and S Certificates of Authorization
  • NBIC NB and R Certificates of Authorization
  • ISO 9001-2015
  • State of Georgia Certificate of Authority to perform installations, maintenance and service of Class I, II and III Boilers.
  • (CWB) Canadian Welding Bureau certification to meet CSA W47.1


Quality Control

  • Certified Welding Inspectors per AWS
  • ICC structural steel High strength bolting inspections
  • ACCP and ASNT SNT-TC-1A certified Technicians Level I, II and III in UT, MT, PT and VT
  • Ultrasonic testing (UT) - Mach II and Kraut Kramer Ultrasonic Flaw Detectors- Shear Wave and Straight Beam. Ultrasonic Thickness testing.
  • Magnetic Particle Testing (MT) - Yoke AC/DC and mobile Magnaflux 6000 amp MT unit
  • Dye Penetrant Testing (PT) Visible and Fluorescent
  • UV Black Light - Magnaflux ZB-100F blacklight
  • Extech Foot Candle/Lux Light Meter for inspection equipment light intensity verification
  • Spectroline XRP-3000 light meter
  • Visual Inspection (VT) ASNT SNT-TC-1A and CWI
  • Positive Material Identification (Niton 800 and 980 Gold PMI-XRF)
  • Ferrite Testing - Magnetic Induction Method Fischer Feritscope FMP30 with reference standards covering .3% to 80%
  • Certified CWB Welding Supervisors


Coating Inspection

  • Digital Psychrometer
  • Elektro-Physik - Magnetic Pull-Off Gage
  • PosiTest DFT - Electronic Coating Thickness Gage
  • Extech - Digital Psychrometer
  • Press-O-Film and Mitutoyo spring loaded micrometer
  • Wet film combs
  • Kestrel Wind Meter 3000


Miscellaneous

  • Extech AC/DC True RMS Clamp meter with contact temperature probes
  • Purge gases monitoring meters
  • Environmental weather monitoring equipment
  • Mitutoyo ID, OD and Calipers


Calibration and Verification Items

  • Granit Blocks, Gage Blocks, Coatings thickness standards and other NIST traceable calibration standards in house.
  • Industrial Fabrication Weld coupon bend sample equipment


Welding

  • Our welding techniques include:
  • Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) Machine - Manipulators and Track
  • Flux-core Welding (FCAW) Semi-Auto
  • MIG Welding (GMAW) Machine and Semi-automatic including Bug-O-Track and BorTech systems
  • TIG Welding (GTAW) Orbital, Machine and Manual also Flux cored GTAW for Stainless
  • Stick Electrode Welding (SMAW)
  • Plasma Transfer Arc Welding (PTA) Hard-Facing overlay
  • HVOF (High Velocity Oxygen Fuel) Spray Coatings
  • Heat Treatment equipment (Electric Resistance form) Local Stress Relieving and Normalizing


Welding Procedures Include but not limited to:

  • Carbon Steel
  • Carbon Steel to Dissimilar material
  • Chrome
  • 300 and 400 Stainless Steel
  • 300 Stainless Steel GTAW Flux cored procedure for welding where a purge gas is impractical or the item cannot be purged
  • 300 and 400 to Dissimilar material
  • AL6XN
  • AL6XN to Dissimilar material
  • Duplex - Lean, Super and Super Duplex procedures have charpy impacts at -40 F and supplemental testing per ASTM A923 Method C under 10 mmd and Ferrite percentage per ASTM E562 meeting the 35% minimum to 60% maximum requirements.
  • Duplex to Dissimilar materials
  • Hastelloys™, Nickel, Copper Nickel, Inconels™, Monel
  • Hastelloys™ to Dissimilar material
  • Nickel to Dissimilar material
  • Copper Nickel to Dissimilar material
  • Monel to Dissimilar material
  • 7-Mo PLUS™
  • 254SMO™
  • Titanium to Titanium (Out of Chamber)
  • And other process and materials including Corrosion and Hard-Facing overlays