EN 1090-1 – Why the standard is so important for metalworking companies in the EU
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Since July 2014, European companies in the construction industry have been obliged to place load-bearing products made of steel and aluminum on the market within the EU only with a CE mark. The EN 1090-1 standard introduced in 2010 regulates proof of conformity, manufacturer certification and in-house production control. Terms…
Visual test (VT) – with free template
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Steel construction products that receive a declaration of conformity in the sense of EN 1090 (independent of the EXC) must, among other things, be subjected to a visual inspection; the result of the inspection is a VT report. A visual inspection (also known as VT or visual testing) evaluates superficial…
EN ISO 3834 – Quality assurance in welding technology
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Since quality management standards such as EN ISO 9001 only deal with definable processes, additional standards are written down for individual “special processes”. In the course of this process, ISO in Geneva developed EN ISO 3834. The term “special process” describes a process that cannot be adequately verified by mere…