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Aerospace, Aircraft, Turbine, 
Medical & Defense 

Equipment & Facilities
Welding & Non-Destructive Testing
Shapes Aerospace is certified as an FAA Repair Station (FAA Repair Station Certificate UYDR245R / PMA PQ1614CE) and our experienced welding department is certified for welding aluminum, stainless steels, high temperature nickel alloys and precipitation hardening corrosion resistant alloys. Welding and Non-Destructive Testing personnel are certified by examination in accordance with the required standards of Military Specifications, the American Welding Society, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society for Non-Destructive Testing.


FAA Repair / Parts Manufacturing:

· Manufacturer of Hot Section Parts and
Jet Hush Kits from Inconel
· Limited Airframe
· Limited Non-Destructive Testing
· Limited Specialized Service

Welding:

· Certified Manual Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
· Certified Gas Metal Arc Welding
· Certified Resistance Seam Welding
· Certified Resistance Spot Welding

Non-Destructive Testing:

· Fluorescent Dye Penetrant Examination
· Wet and Dry Magnetic Particle Examination
· Eddy Current Thickness and Flaw Detection


SPECIFICATIONS:



MANUAL WELDING SPECIFICATIONS
AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code - Steel
AWS D1.2 Structural Welding Code - Aluminum
AWS D17.1 Fusion Welding for Aerospace Applications
MIL-STD-1595 Qualification of Aircraft, Missile, and Aerospace Fusion Welders
MIL-STD-2219 Fusion Welding for Aerospace Applications
NAVSEA S9074-AR-G1B-010/248
Welding and Brazing Procedure and Performance Qualification
NAVSEA S9074-AR-G1B-010/278
Fabrication, Welding, and Inspection:
Casting Inspection; Repair of Machinery, Piping and Pressure Vessels
NAVSEA T9074-AD-GIB-010/1688
Requirements for Fabrication, Welding, and Inspection of Submarine Structure.

RESISTANCE SEAM WELDING
AWS C1.1 Recommended Practices for Resistance Welding
SAE-AMS-W-6858 Class A Group 1, 2 & 3
Welding, Resistance: Spot and Seam

RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING
AWS C1.1 Recommended Practices for Resistance Welding
SAE-AMS-W-6858 Class A Group 1, 2 & 3
Welding, Resistance: Spot and Seam

WELD INSPECTION
AWS CWI 2006 Certified Welding Inspector IAW AWS QC1-96 sec. 6.1
AWS D1.1; 6.1.4.1 CWI Basis for Inspector Qualification
AWS D1.2; 5.1.3 CWI Basis for Inspector Qualification

NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SPECIFICATIONS
ASNT-TC-1A Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing
ASTM-E-1417 Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination
ASTM-E-1444 Standard Practice for Magnetic Particle Examination
MIL-STD-410 (NAS410) Nondestructive Testing Personnel Qualification and Certification
MIL-STD-1907 Inspection, Liquid Penetrant and Magnetic Particle, Soundness
Requirements for Materials, Parts and Weldments.
MIL-STD-2035A Nondestructive Testing Acceptance Criteria.
NAVSEA T9074-AS-G1B-010/271
Requirements for Nondestructive Testing Methods



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