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Fred E. Raco, Jr.,
President
Current Qualifications:
ASNT ACCP Professional Level III in Radiography, Ultrasonics, Liquid
Penetrant, Magnetic Particle and Visual Testing in both the General
Industry and Pressure Equipment Sectors.
NAS-410, Rev. 2 Level III MT PT RT & UT.
ASNT NDT Level III in AE MT PT RT UT & VT.
ASNT ACCP Professional Level III in MT PT RT & UT.
EN-473 / ISO 9712 Level III in PT MT RT & UT.
AWS-Certified Welding Inspector.
Over twenty-four years experience in commercial nondestructive testing.
Allan R. Thomassy, Jr.,
Vice President of QA
Current Qualifications:
NAS-410, Rev. 2 / ASNT SNT-TC-1A Level II in Radiography, Liquid Penetrant,
and Magnetic Particle.
AWS-Certified Welding Inspector.
Over twenty-two years experience in commercial nondestructive testing.
Combined Experience:
Over forty-five years of combined experience in the field of nondestructive
testing. Experience includes but is not limited to: Training and
certifying Level I & Level II technicians, technique development,
production lab and field NDT services, procedure and certification
program development, research, and specialty techniques, weld procedure
preparation and qualification and welder qualification examinations.
Associations:
Active members of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing
(ASNT), American Welding Society (AWS), ASM International, and
National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA).
Partial List of Accomplishments:
Assisted in the design and testing of an ultrasonic transducer utilizing
refracted longitudinal waves for scanning the root area of threads
on rotary shoulder connections for Oilfield drilling applications.
Worked with a technique to radiograph a canopy seal weld in a special
valve to be used on a Sea Wolf Attack Submarine.
Helped design and build an immersion UT tank and accessories for
testing thirty-foot aluminum castings for Alcoa. This completed
system reduced inspection time by 75% and paid for itself in the
first year.
Assisted in the development of a technique to x-ray new nuclear
fuel bundles at Salem Atomic Power Station to verify correct pellet
size in each fuel rod. This potential problem could have cost the
utility an enormous amount of time and money to have this procedure
done off-site.
Implemented several techniques to radiograph tube sheet, water
box nozzles and dump steam dissipater weldments to be used in Trident
and Seawolf attack submarines.
Experience with techniques to x-ray Direct Displacement Mines (DDM)
for the Navy.
Worked with a technique to radiograph pyrographite exhaust ports
on satellite positioning rockets. This eliminated defective ports
that had the potential to send satellites off course by thousands
of miles.
Developed specifications and procured the manufacturing of an automated,
PC based C-Scan imaging unit for the re-qualification of DOT compressed
gas cylinders (trailer tubes) in lieu of the DOT
mandated hydrostatic volumetric expansion test.
Assisted DOT personnel in the development of Federal Regulations
and UT inspection requirements geared towards compressed gas cylinders
used in transportation.
Assisted in development program and procedures to re-test compressed
gas cylinders by use of automated ultrasonics and advanced modal
acoustic emission techniques.
Successfully performed research and developed an acoustic emission
and ultrasonic testing system to propose to the USDOT to obtain
an exemption from certain Federal Regulations relating to the
re-testing of high pressure compressed gas cylinders.
Authored a proposal to ASTM to modify ASTM A-388 to include immersion
scanning and to accelerate scanning speeds. These requests have
been approved and will appear in the next
revision.
Authored several ASME, Military and DOT Quality Manuals for several
customers.
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