The American Welding Society states that before a Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) can be drafted, a preliminary set of procedures and materials must be established.
Nobody questions the importance of a PQR. It's the foundation for every WPS your shop puts into production. The qualification test itself is well-understood work, and most shops handle it fine.
The harder part is everything after: tracking which PQRs support which WPSs, confirming qualification ranges still hold when code editions update, and keeping records accessible enough that you're not scrambling last minute before an audit.
ProWrite keeps PQRs, WPSs, WPQs, and other welding documents in order and compares them to the applicable code as they are created, notifying you when changes need to be made. You see whether a PQR still supports what you need it to support before the inspector asks.
Below is a short walkthrough showing how the PQR-to-WPS workflow runs inside ProWrite, from document creation through code compliance checks.
Watch this VIDEO to discover the easy way to produce PQR's:
This short video, presented by Antonio Howard, highlights how ProWrite software supports accurately documenting welding related activities to assure the uniform application of generally accepted safe welding practices in the manufacture and fabrication of boilers & pressure vessels.
Tired of wasting time doing work the old fashioned way? Sign-up here for a Prowrite Demo or to get pricing.
Be sure to download Antonio's article from the February edition of AWS Welding Journal right now, if you would like to learn more from about how CEI helps the Welding Industry year-round!
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