QUALITY, INSPECTION AND TESTING

Quality, integrity and traceability is at the forefront of everything we do. We have a right-first-time philosophy.

Project Piping Materials Ltd. operate an audited ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System.

We use independent laboratories, international third-party inspection agencies and a fully vetted ISO 9001 supply chain.

Technical competence is paramount. We never compromise.

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
Give us a call or send us an email and we will call you back.
ISO 9001:2015
We operate a fully accredited, regularly audited ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System. Certification issued by a recognised UK inspection agency.

Request our certificate from your customer account manager.

CERTIFICATION

We offer all levels of product certification:

  • EN 10204 2.1 (Certificate of Conformity), 2.2
  • EN 10204 3.1 Full Certification
  • EN 10204 3.2 Third-Party Witness
  • Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT)
  • Customer / Third-Party Release
THIRD-PARTY INSPECTION
Third-party inspection and EN 10204 3.2 certification is available from a choice of recognised international agencies such as LRQA (Lloyds), Bureau Veritas, TUV, DNV, SGS and ABS, amongst others.

Speak with your PPML account manager about your requirements.

CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
PPML offer stock and manufactured products compliant with the majority of major end-user project specifications.

With our global supply-chain we are able to offer products with strict raw material origin and manufacturing location restrictions.

HAVE A REQUIREMENT?
Give us a call or send us an email and we will call you back.
MECHANICAL TESTING

We offer the following testing performed at independent accredited laboratories:

  • Tensile, Yield, Elongation
  • Elevated Tensile ambient to 600°C
  • Impact Testing, Izod and Charpy to -40°C/-196°C
  • Wedge and Proof Load
  • Bend and Shear Testing
  • Hardness Testing
CHEMICAL AND METALLOGRAPHY

We offer the following testing performed at independent accredited laboratories:

  • Wet Chemical Analysis
  • Product Analysis
  • Testing for Specific Elements, for example Cobalt
  • Non-destructive PMI sampling
  • Intergranular Corrosion
  • Decarburisation
  • Microstructure
NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION

Multiple methods of NDE offered, including:

  • Positive Material Examination / XRF (PMI)
  • Dye-penetrant Examination (DYE-PEN)
  • Magnetic-Particle Inspection (MPI)
  • Ferrite Testing
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
  • X-Ray Testing of Welded Products
  • Dimensional Reports including CMM

Speak to your account manager about your specific requirements.

OTHER TESTING

Other types of specialist testing offered as required:

  • Pressure Testing
  • Cryogenic Testing -196°C
  • Coating Thickness and Adhesion Testing
  • Accelerated Weathering Tests:
    Salt-fog and UV resistance

If you require a method of testing not listed, please speak with your account manager about your requirements.

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
Give us a call or send us an email and we will call you back.