PNL Quality Examiner

In this issue of the Quality Examiner, we focus on the importance of accreditations and certifications for our industry followed by discussions on the current state of digital radiography at PNL including safety and code awareness.

The new 2025 Quality Examiner offers insight into the surge of construction in the chip market, addresses special inspections issues in both safety tip and Tech Talk features, presents new mass spectrometer leak testing equipment, and wraps up with a look at high purity piping examinations.

The October 2024 Quality Examiner outlines PNL's support of the Arizona copper mining industry, presents a Tech Talk conversation about the underground mine experience, depicts the details of UTPA testing on mining equipment, takes another look at our MSHA training offering, and analyzes mine equipment asset code applications.

Our July 2024 Quality Examiner enumerates the details of our upcoming July 26th Open House, explores issues surrounding working in extreme heat in both our Safety Tip and Tech Talk articles, introduces Guided Wave Testing technology for pipelines, and Code Corner looks at the details regarding welding temperatures.

This Quality Examiner issue outlines PNL’s full metallurgical capabilities, a technology spotlight on material analysis, an explanation of accurate hardness testing in the field, the importance of head protection, developing WPS based on material type, and announces our upcoming July open house.

This 2024 Quality Examiner issue recognizes the recent acquisition of PNL by ATS Family of Companies, presents an interview with a PNL Technician regarding coping with stressful, difficult scheduling, Technology Spotlight shines a light on our new FLIR technology, the Safety Tip is Mental Health Issues, and wraps up with a Code Corner description of Asset Integrity.

Our tenth Quality Examiner newsletter defines the often-unknown services we provide, a technology feature on Trimble laser scanning software with a video demonstrating laser scanning software application capabilities, safety training as a new service, and chronicles who is responsible for conducting and signing off on special inspections.

This Quality Examiner heralds our upcoming move to a new building in Tempe, AZ, showcases eddy current testing technology, examines safety issues related to crane and rigging, and an examination of heat exchanger tubing.

This issue focuses mainly on the differences between the special inspections of firestopping vs fireproofing and discusses the periodic special inspections for steel construction.

This issue offers an extended focus on Computed Radiography (CR) technology, discusses how to plan for winter working conditions, and recognizes one of PNL’s proficient technicians.

This issue describes how PNL is supporting the I-10 Broadway Curve Project, informs aerial lift safety measures, showcases our lab’s tensile and bend test machines, highlights our mechanical lab project manager, demonstrates rebar code tensile requirements and bend diameter requirements and wraps up with an article written by the executive director of the ASNT.

This issue discusses the critical shortage of skilled welders, outlines how to keep safe during the monsoon season, describes the newest upgrades in our Ultrasonic Phased Array equipment, presents a video discussion with Evident Scientific, Inc. and their new MX3 flaw detector instrument, and concludes with a comparison between using bend tests vs. x-rays when evaluating test welds during welder qualifications.

This issue publicizes our ISO Perry Johnson Laboratory 17025:2017 renewal, the hazards involved working from heights, the prominence of GPR as well as a video presentation, and an explanation of the importance of weld fit-ups and joint tolerances.

This issue announces the arrival of our new FTIR equipment, the risks involved working in confined spaces, a focus on our special inspections, a demonstration of high strength bolt testing in our Tech Talk feature, and a discussion of code B31.3 Extent of Required Examination.

This issue highlights our new ADOT approval for metals testing, how to protect our eye health, a spotlight on our Metallographic services, an employee feature called Tech Talk, and a discussion about Visual Testing Codes in the construction industry.

In this inaugural issue of the new PNL Quality Examiner newsletter, we highlight our expansion plans, how to stay safe from the heat during the summer months, a spotlight on tank inspections, and a discussion on welding procedure specifications (WPS).