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WQMS are structural cracking and weld repair management experts, providing a holistic suite of solutions, services, software and supplies for crack and weld repair management of fixed and mobile structures.
WQMS is not just another welding inspection, welding supervision or welding services company. We believe in providing effective and sustainable solutions that improve your business, using a first principles approach, that benefits all stakeholders.
From inspection to repair completion - WQMS has got you covered every step of the way. Explore our range of Solutions, Training, Software, Services, HFMI Peening (Weld-Hit) and Technical guides.
A New Era in Mining Equipment Structural Maintenance
The structural integrity of fixed, mobile and field equipment in the mining industry is essential to production and safety. Fatigue cracking is a huge cost to industry due to ineffective weld repairs of fatigue cracking that result in significant maintenance costs due to snowballing issues with re-cracking, lost production, and overall reduced viable structural life leading to shutdowns or even replacement.
The truth is that an effective repair should last as long, or even longer, than the original from new. However, industry has become indoctrinated with the false belief that repair welds will soon re-crack, or that the area requires "strengthening" with a stiffener plate. This is simply because effective repairs are not being achieved. There are 5 core problems why this is the case
1. Inadequate NDT data for risk and repair management
2. There is no existing suitable standardised way to establish welder competency, and there is a large skills gap for welders in the mining industry.
3. Site maintenance personnel are not welding or crack repair experts
4. Crack repair planning, supervision, and effectiveness are not adequately managed
5. Fabrication based standards such as AS/NZS 1554 or AWS D1.1 don't provide the appropriate the necessary technical guidance and risk management for achieving effective crack repairs.
WQMS have tackled these problems head-on, developing a suite of innovative, practical, yet simple solutions to empower a radical shift in how industry manages structural maintenance welding and achieve more effective repairs. This reduces maintenance costs, downtime, shutdown/refurbishment costs, and extends viable structural life. We typically see savings of about 2% of the total maintenance budget for mining equipment. See how much you could save using the benefits calculator tool below.
Explore the suite of Solutions that have been custom developed for the mining industry for inspection, structural maintenance management, and welder competency. See our Services for full details of the technical support WQMS provides for mine sites.
How much could you be saving through better repairs?
Use this simple online tool to see for yourself how much poor maintenance welding is costing and how much benefit you could gain from improved repair effectiveness using the solutions provided by WQMS.
NOTE: All information is anonymous - feel free to run as many scenarios as you want. Full information regarding how the assumptions and calculations used for this estimator are provided in this document
Were on a mission to do good and create a lasting legacy
In the short time since WQMS was founded, we've achieved a lot towards creating a meaningful, lasting legacy that improves the maintenance welding sector.
⭐Development of the Maintenance Welder Competency microcredential, democratising and benchmarking maintenance welding best practice for all industry and providing an industry based solution that addresses the gap between fabrication and maintenance.
⭐Crack Data System nomenclature for recording fatigue cracking detected in structures during in-service inspections and asset management
⭐ A significant milestone was helping to create the accredited VET unit "MEM05069 Perform Advanced Weld Repair and Maintenance" (see timeline below)
⭐ Having the Maintenance Welder Competency formally mapped and recognised as meeting the practical assessment evidence towards a Maintenance Welding Skillset (Certificate IV level)
⭐WQMS is also committed to supporting industry needs and improving Hot Work Safety. We volunteered our subject matter expertise to the NSW Resources Regulator to provide extensive input for the update of the TRG Hot Work (Cutting and Welding), have assisted a number of mine sites with audit/review and improvement of their Hot Works Safety management systems, and have developed an industry first Hot Works Safety Management training course for Risk owners and Supervisors on mine sites.
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