| Supplier Conferences |
| Welding Engineering Supplier Support presents a series of supplier conferences to educate the supply base in developing their welding programs proactively to address common issues identified by Supplier Development and Supplier Oversight.
NDT Engineering, in collaboration with Newport News Shipbuilding, released a conference to suppliers to increase awareness of NDT issues in the supply base, emphasive the impact of NDT on submarine construction, and share knowledge of what a healthy NDT program should look like.
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| Release Date |
Subject |
| Scheduled December 2026 |
Welder Performance Qualification Records |
| Scheduled October 2026 |
Welder Workmanship Training |
| Scheduled August 2026 |
Quality Procedures |
| Scheduled June 2026 |
Preheat |
| Scheduled April 2026 |
Weld Records |
| February 2026 |
2025 Weld ISA Findings |
| November 2025 |
Weld Records |
| October 2025 |
Procurement Controls for Filler Metals and Gases |
| September 2025 |
Welding Preheat: Effects and Best Practices |
| August 2025 |
Filler Receipt and Control |
| August 2025 |
Radiographic Shooting Sketches |
| July 2025 |
2024 NDT ISA Findings |
| July 2025 |
Margin and Single Point Failures |
| June 2025 |
Top Welding ISA Findings and Fixes |
| May 2025 |
Prime and Sub-tier Supplier Roles |
| April 2025 |
S-1 Toughness and PWHT, and EB-5341 Preheat |
| March 2025 |
TP-248 – Roles and Responsibilities of an NDT Level III and What Can Be Delegated |
| February 2025 |
2024 Weld ISA Findings |
| January 2025 |
Appendix R for Robotic Structural Qualifications in TP-248 |
| January 2025 |
RSSS Trends and Improvements |
| November 2024 |
NAVWELD Performance Qualification |
| October 2024 |
EB-5341 RT Expansion |
| September 2024 |
Welding Preheat: Effects and Best Practices |
| August 2024 |
2023 NDT ISA Findings |
| August 2024 |
Post Weld Heat Treatment |
| July 2024 |
NAVWELD |
| June 2024 |
Common VPAR Feedback/Comments |
| May 2024 |
Copper Contamination in Welds |
| April 2024 |
Welder Workmanship Requirements |
| March 2024 |
2023 In-Depth Supplier Assessment (ISA) Findings |
| November 2023 |
Welding and NDT Program Auditing |
| October 2023 |
Welding Program Margin |
| September 2023 |
Bounding of Supplier Welding Nonconformances |
| August 2023 |
Casting Radiographic Shooting Sketch and Production Film |
| August 2023 |
In-process Monitoring and Surveillance |
| May 2023 |
Weld Wire Life Cycle |
| April 2023 |
NAVWELD |
| March 2023 |
2022 In-Depth Supplier Assessment (ISA) Welding Findings |
| June 2022 |
NDT Supplier Conference |
| June 2022 |
Welding Conference: Questions and Answers |
| June 2022 |
Qualification and Submittal of Weld Procedures |
| June 2022 |
Welder Preheat: Impact and Best Practices |
| June 2022 |
Welder Performance Qualification |
| June 2022 |
In-Depth Supplier Assessment (ISA) Welding Findings and Observations (2020/2021) |
To obtain a copy of a Supplier Conference Presentation, Please contact your EB Buyer.
For any questions regarding these conferences, contact EBSupplierWeldingSupport@gdeb.com for welding concerns, or contact EBSupplierNDTSupport@gdeb.com for NDT Concerns.
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