Quality control

Our qualified personnel perform the following quality inspection tasks:

• Coating thickness measurement (5-1500 µm)
• Inspection for proper surface hardening
• Inspection of coating bond to base material
• Inspection for cleanliness of openings using borescopes to inspect drilled holes along the full length
• Surface purity measurement using the Bresle method
• Identification check
• Dimensional check
• Functional check
• Nominal conductivity measurement
• Phosphate line bath analysis

We follow the requirements of the following standards:

• Environment, pre-treatment: ISO 8502, ISO 8501, ISO 8503, SSPC SP3, SSPC SP5, SSPC SP10, ASTM D-4285, ASTM D-4940, NACE RP-0287
• Phosphating: ISO 9717, ISO 3892
• Coating thickness: ISO 2178, ISO 2808, ASTM D-1186, ISO 19840
• Coating bond: ISO 2409, ASTM D-3359, ISO 4624, ASTM D-4541
• Coating porosity: ISO 29601, NACE RP-0188, ASTM D-5162, ASTM D-4787
• Coating resistance: ISO 9227, ASTM B-117
• Frosio inspector NS 476 – level III.

Contact us if you have any questions about our inspection process, standards, and certificates.