QUALITY ASSURANCE

ABW Technologies, Inc. has multiple Quality Assurance Programs that are applied to each individual project depending on the customer’s need and requirement.

ABW is ISO 9001:2008 certified and applies our ISO Assurance Procedures (IAPs) and our Quality Management System (QMS) for ISO quality projects.

ABW’s Nuclear Quality Assurance Program addresses and meets all of the 18 elements of ASME NQA-1-2008 "Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Facilities".

Additionally, our Nuclear Quality Assurance Manual meets or exceeds the following Quality Assurance Program Standards requirements:

ASME Section III, NCA-4000 or WA-4000
10 CFR Part 71, Subpart H
10 CFR Part 72, Subpart G
10 CFR 50, Appendix B
10 CFR 830.120
ANSI N45.2
DOE Order 414.1C

We have been successfully implementing our NQA-1 program for over twenty-five years. ABW has been designing and fabricating ASME Section VIII Vessels since 1949.

ABW’s Nuclear Quality Assurance Manual and Quality Management System Manuals have been successfully audited by a variety of customers. An Audit list is available upon request.

ABW's QUALITY POLICY

ABW is committed to providing our customers with quality products and services that continually meet or exceed expectations.

Our commitment to compliance with customer and quality requirements is demonstrated through continuous improvement and implementation of our Quality Assurance programs.

ABW is committed to safe and successful achievement of quality objectives throughout all phases of product realization.

INSPECTION & TESTING

At ABW, quality is of the utmost importance. We enforce quality control procedures that will eliminate accidental scrap contamination in production. We check 100% of critical tolerance dimensions for the ultimate in precision consistency. ABW has a fully equipped inspection area capable to uphold the quality involved in part manufacturing.

ABW's current in-house inspection disciplines include: AWS QC1 Certified Weld Inspectors, SNT-TC-1A Visual Inspection Level II, SNT-TC-1A Liquid Penetrant Level II, SNT-TC-1A Magnetic Particle Level II, SNT-TC-1A Leak Testing Level II and III, and Mechanical and Receiving Inspectors.

Certifications

Links to ABW's Quality Certificates: