Facilities and Equipment

Having the right tools for the job is one of the reasons why WC can provide its customers with the most cost effective service. There are no surprise “add-ons” for equipment when WC provides various services to its customers. The hourly charges include all equipment and materials necessary to perform the work. WC’s Columbus facility includes a fully equipped weld and machine shop needed to support its various testing and consulting activities. Due to the ability to perform so many functions in-house, the customer is provided fast and economical service. Material handling equipment is also available to enable WC to work with full-scale parts for fabrication development and testing activities.

The list below includes some of the major pieces of equipment available to assist WC in providing high quality and efficient services to its customers.

Welding Equipment

Welding Process Capabilities: SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, SAW, OAW, and RSW

Cutting Process Capabilities: OFC, CAC-A, and “Slice” (exothermic cutting process)

Mechanization Equipment: 3-axis welding/cutting manipulator (10’x3’x2’ operating window); tractor-type motion devices

Welding Preheating and Stress Relieving Equipment (portable heating elements and stationary oven)

Miscellaneous welding and cutting tools, grinders, and consumables

Machining Equipment
Horizontal Milling Machines	Abrasive Cut-Off Saws
Vertical Milling Machines	Surface Grinders
Vertical Band Saws	Lathes
Drill Presses	Related Tooling and Measuring Equipment

Mechanical Testing Equipment
200,000 lb and 60,000 lb Tensile Testers 240 ft-lb Charpy/Izod Impact Tester Drop-Weight Nil-Ductility Impact Tester Hydraulic Press and Bend Test Jig	Rockwell, Brinell, Telebrinell, Equotip, and Micro-hardness Testing Machines
	Dry Sand-Rubber Wheel Abrasion Tester
	Portable Hydraulic Proof Test Equipment
	2000 psi Hydrostatic Tester
Nondestructive Examination Equipment
Portable Ultrasonic Testing Scopes	Portable Magnetic Particle Testing Yokes
Portable UT Thickness Gages with Dataloggers	Portable Black Lights
Stationary 4000 ampere Wet MT Systems	Portable 4000 and 6000 ampere MT Machines
Vacuum Box Testing Apparatus	Dual-Frequency Eddy Current Testing Machine
“Zyglo” Penetrant Testing System	Portable Penetrant Testing Equipment
Metallographic Equipment
Metallograph (50x to 600x magnification)	Field Microscope (100x and 400x magnification)
Metallographic Mounting Presses	Portable Electropolisher/Electroetcher
Metallographic Polishing Equipment	Portable Mechanical Polishing Equipment