About Great Lakes Welding Consultants
Great Lakes Welding Consultants delivers welding engineering expertise that makes fabrication safer, compliant, and more cost‑effective for industrial, infrastructure, and manufacturing projects across the Great Lakes region. We specialize in welding quality and procedures for thick steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and cast iron, and provide practical guidance on welding automation, shop layout, and programming to optimize production and ensure inspection readiness.
Welding Engineering Expertise
It all begins with an idea — a new product, a growing shop, or a project that needs to be built right. At Great Lakes Welding Consultants we turn those ideas into reliable, code‑compliant fabrication through practical welding engineering: combining hands‑on welding experience with disciplined engineering to make fabrications safer, faster, and more cost‑effective.
Key services and expertise
- Welding procedure development (WPS/PQR/PQR review) and code compliance (ASME, AWS, AISC, ISO)
- Welding quality assurance & inspection readiness (NDE coordination, acceptance criteria, corrective action)
- Materials and process expertise: thick carbon steel, stainless steels, aluminum, cast iron
- Welding automation selection and programming (robotic and semi‑automated systems)
- Shop layout, fixturing, and production flow optimization
- Welding procedure qualification and destructive/non‑destructive testing support
- Failure analysis, root‑cause investigation, and repair strategy
- Operator training, welding procedure implementation, and welding documentation management
Ready to help you move from concept to inspected, production‑ready fabrication.
Our Services
Create, qualify, and document welding procedure specifications and procedure qualification records to meet AWS, ASME, API, and client project requirements.
Interpret and apply AWS, ASME, API, CSA, and regional/regulatory requirements; prepare documentation for audits and regulatory submissions.
Deliver welder testing, qualification schemes, and classroom or hands‑on training tailored to code/industry and in-plant needs.
Conduct risk assessments, remaining life evaluations, and fitness‑for‑service appraisals for welded assets.
Provide weld joint design, fit‑up guidance, heat input control, distortion minimization, and material selection to optimize manufacturability and integrity.
Specify and oversee NDT (VT, UT, MT, PT, RT) and metallurgical tests; interpret results and integrate findings into repair or production strategies.
Recommend filler metals, preheat/postheat treatments, and consumable controls to ensure weld integrity and reduce rework.
Develop QA/QC plans, inspection matrices, weld acceptance criteria, and supplier quality requirements aligned to codes and client standards. Perform onsite inspections according to applicable code.
Recommend filler metals, preheat/postheat treatments, and consumable controls to ensure weld integrity and reduce rework.
Provide field welding engineering, fit-up oversight, procedure implementation, welder qualifications, and corrective action during fabrication or repairs.
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