Product – Hardbanding

A NS-1™ Approved Hardbanding Wire must hold both a NS-1™ Product Approval for its Initial Application onto bare tool joints and an NS-1™ Process Approval for its re-application, as a minimum over itself.

To achieve an NS-1™ Approval Level 2 as laid out below must be achieved.

There are three levels:

Level 1

Process assessments shall be conducted on the Quality Management System with regards to:

• the applicator's in house systems and processes, relevant to the welding process for the application of hardbanding products, and services supplied in conformance to the NS-1™ standard and ISO/TS 29001 requirements 
• a quality management process on all applicators – to include but not necessarily limited to: 
  • the quality of the welders
  • their training programmes
  • the quality of and maintenance their equipment
  • their reporting systems and complaint procedures with their clients.

Level 2 - (Product Application Approval)

Within this level the hardbanding products, and their application processes are tested for performance. 

The testing of the hardbanding product to include:

• chemical make-up and construction
• hardness
• casing wear
• adhesion tests
• magnetic particle imaging and dye penetrant inspection.

A sample of the same batch/lot is retained in case future testing is required.

Level 3

To achieve this level the casing wear test must also be witnessed.

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