Are you concerned about product defects or failure in your fabricated metal equipment? How will you know if its welds will meet ASME requirements and other specifications? PMI testing and ferrite testing are performed on all alloy-constructed equipment at Boardman. What is your fabricator doing to show you—in writing—that your equipment will meet or exceed all requirements? With us, you won’t even have to think about it.
PMI, or Positive Material Identification, testing identifies the material makeup of metal alloys. It works by electrically stimulating the metal’s surface and analyzing the resulting light waves with a spectrometer. Based on the spectral lines detected, our experts can determine what percentage of each element is present.
Why is this important? Engineers choose alloy mixes based on proven properties like load-bearing capacity, tensile strength, weld compatibility, and wear tolerances. And if the alloy we use doesn’t contain the percentages of metals we expect, the final product won’t perform as predicted—and that can pose significant installation, service, operation, and performance problems.
At Boardman, we perform PMI testing in-house for every alloy we use. Doesn’t your next fabrication project deserve that level of attention to detail? We think it does. Contact us for more information.
Ferrite testing involves making certain that welds contain the proper percentage of ferrite, for enhanced strength and resistance to cracking. It’s done during the welding process, so adjustments can be made as needed. This ensures proper weld integrity and keeps costs low by monitoring as the work is being completed rather than afterward—when corrections could be most costly.
Ferrite testing does not damage the weld, and we can immediately detect any inconsistencies with a digital readout of results.
This type of testing is not optional at Boardman. It’s part of our long list of quality control measures, and one of the reasons everything we manufacture meets or exceeds the highest industry standards.
For instance, we use three different types of portable instrumentation to check the chemical composition of a metal:
We highly encourage you to ask your fabricator if they’re taking these measures to ensure the product you’re getting will be of the highest quality, to meet your specifications.
No matter the type of material your custom fabrication requires, we have the technology to ensure you’re getting precisely what you’re paying for. Those materials include the following:
What metal does your industry and equipment application require? Get in touch with us to discuss how we can help with material selection or integration.
The Boardman team offers complete engineering and fabrication services. This ensures that you can speak with one project manager and that we can seamlessly steward your project from start to finish.
Contact us with any questions you have about our fabrication capabilities.
We take great pride in the equipment we produce for our valued customers. That includes trayed towers and columns, ASME pressure vessels, and other custom-fabricated items. See a few of our projects for yourself in the photo gallery.
When hear us talk about our stewardship promise, you might wonder what that entails. In short, it’s about taking ownership of our projects and producing equipment that’s of the same quality we would want to receive. We will involve you at the level you’d like to be involved. We will provide services from start to finish, or pick up where the original engineer left off.
Our quality checks, including PMI testing and ferrite testing, are part of that promise—to provide only the best, and to guide you through every step of the process.
Are you ready to experience the Boardman difference? We’re ready to deliver! Let’s discuss your custom metal fabrication needs today.