This document announces a series of technical lectures on "The Secrets to Using ASME Section IX" given by Mr. Walter J. Sperko from August 30 to September 7, 2010 in several major Indian cities. ASME Section IX relates to the qualification of welders, welding operators and welding procedures. The lectures will deal with understanding and applying ASME Section IX when qualifying welders and procedures as well as reviewing the latest changes expected in 2010. Mr. Sperko is the Vice-Chairman of ASME Subcommittee IX and has extensive experience in welding engineering, metallurgy, design, and quality assurance.
This document announces a series of technical lectures on "The Secrets to Using ASME Section IX" given by Mr. Walter J. Sperko from August 30 to September 7, 2010 in several major Indian cities. ASME Section IX relates to the qualification of welders, welding operators and welding procedures. The lectures will deal with understanding and applying ASME Section IX when qualifying welders and procedures as well as reviewing the latest changes expected in 2010. Mr. Sperko is the Vice-Chairman of ASME Subcommittee IX and has extensive experience in welding engineering, metallurgy, design, and quality assurance.
This document announces a series of technical lectures on "The Secrets to Using ASME Section IX" given by Mr. Walter J. Sperko from August 30 to September 7, 2010 in several major Indian cities. ASME Section IX relates to the qualification of welders, welding operators and welding procedures. The lectures will deal with understanding and applying ASME Section IX when qualifying welders and procedures as well as reviewing the latest changes expected in 2010. Mr. Sperko is the Vice-Chairman of ASME Subcommittee IX and has extensive experience in welding engineering, metallurgy, design, and quality assurance.
President, Sperko Engineering Services Inc., Greensborough North Carolina, USA
LECTURES AT PUNE, MUMBAI, SURAT, BARODA, DELHI, KOLKATA AND CHENNAI From AUGUST 30 to SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
OUR THANKS TO SPONSORS
D & H SCHERON ELECTRODES PRIVATE LIMITED - MAJOR SPONSOR ADOR WELDING LIMITED, MUMBAI WELDWELL SPECIALITY PVT LTD, MUMBAI BOHLER WELDING GROUP, MUMBAI GEE LTD., MUMBAI ESAB INDIA LTD., CHENNAI
NEO-STRUCTO LTD. SURAT
THERMAX LIMITED & ELCA LABORATORIES, PUNE
From the Coordinators Desk
In these trying times of economic instability throughout the world, we all must maintain a keen focus on the importance of key fabrication and manufacturing technologies. The American Welding Society stands as one with the Indian Institute of Welding in its emphasis on promulgating the importance of welding in both emerging and highly industrialized markets. The Indian Institute of Welding invites a specialist from the American Welding Society to deliver a series of technical lectures every year on any important / critical subject in different cities in India. We had already had four such series of lectures in the past. The Indian Institute of Welding this year have invited Mr. Walter J Sperko, ViceChairman of ASME Section IX to deliver the fifth series of technical lectures on "The Secrets to Using ASME Section IX. The lectures are being held this year from August 30 - September 7, 2010 at Pune, Mumbai, Surat, Baroda, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. ASME Section IX relates to the qualification of welders, welding operators and the procedures employed in welding. As such, this is an active document subject to constant review, interpretation and improvement to recognize new developments and research data. This lecture on "The Secrets to Using ASME Section IX will deal with different aspects and trends besides, understanding how to read Section IX correctly and how to apply it when qualifying welders and welding procedures and when writing welding procedures. Those who have read Section IX and struggled with it will also be delighted by the simple rules that need to be followed to master it. While this basic presentation is on welding technology, common issues will be examined. The speaker shall also try to review on the latest changes in the Specification which are expected to be carried out in 2010. I hope you will be benefited with this lecture. N.K. Sarkar, Coordinator, AWS Lecture Series-V
The lecture notes are divided into four parts as follows:
Part I Secrets to Using Section IX Part II Section IX 2010 update Part III ISO and ASME developments Sperko Section IX up date 2010 Please click on the hyperlink to open the notes
Walter J. Sperko is Vice-chairman of ASME
Subcommittee IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications, a member of several of its subgroups; Sub-group on Materials, Fabrication and Examination of Subcommittee III, Nuclear Components; Past chairman of ASME Committee B31.9, Building Services Piping; Member of AWS Committee D-10, Piping and Tubing, a member of AWS Technical Activities Committee, and since 2001, is the Chairman of the US TAG to ISO TC44, Welding and Allied Processes. Mr. Sperko teaches publicly-offered courses worldwide in piping design, analysis and fabrication and is the ASME Continuing Education Division instructor in using ASME Section IX. He has published articles in the Welding Journal, Welding, and The Fabricator. He is a Fellow of the ASME and a Counselor of the AWS. He holds Five US patents. Walter J. Sperko founded Sperko Engineering Services, Inc. in 1981. Mr. Sperko has extensive experience in welding engineering, metallurgical engineering, design, failure analysis, and quality assurance. His industrial experience is primarily with piping, pressure vessels, storage tanks and structural steel. He has a BA and a BS in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He is a professional Engineer registered in North Carolina and other states. ************