quality control
Quality control is an extremely important practice for SpiralX. Making sure all our units perform their necessary functions and are built with traceable materials that comply with industry standards are a part of what allows us to be an ASME code shop.
SpiralX is proud to be an ASME code shop for 10 years straight and ensure that our products are always made with the finest standards and practices available.
All units are tested for pressure ratings and function before leaving the shop floor. If a combustor is included, it is tested for ignition and flame quality as well. All material and components that require calibration or compliance testing are archived and linked to the jobs that use the corresponding materials. This allows SpiralX to stay up to ASME code and be able to provide our clients with compliance documentation when needed.
To ensure all piping used is in compliance and can be traced back to a single mill test report (MTR), our code and non-code piping are stored in separate areas per ASME standard. All coded piping is taped off in sections by colored tape pertaining to the pipe’s material. Each section is then labeled with its MTR number. Presence of an MTR number is a checkpoint during pipe inspection and must be linked to a job number before the label can be removed.
Sectioned off, color-coded piping with heat trace number
Inspection of stainless steel piping for compliance.
We have been authorized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for pressure vessels and miniature pressure vessels. This means every pressure vessel we make and test with a “U” or “UM” stamp is in accordance with the relative ASME code
We currently have three certified inspectors in unfired miniature pressure vessels. This is a certification from the National Board of Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspectors to ensure that our units are inspected by someone knowledgeable in the proper materials, fabrication techniques, and potential code exemptions for pressurized vessels.
Compliance documentation for materials and parts of the unit is recorded from the initial BOM purchasing all the way to final inspection. Factory acceptance test (FAT) forms are completed during testing and inspection to ensure everything is working properly before shipment.
Final check FAT form