Why In-House WPS/PQR Development Matters for Defense Programs
Many fabrication shops send procedure qualification to an unaffiliated outside lab. Jack & Sons qualifies its procedures with support from United Technical, our affiliated testing and welding-engineering organization on-site. Here's why that integrated WPS/PQR capability is a critical differentiator on defense programs — and what it means for your timeline and traceability.
When a defense program calls out a specific base material, filler, and code — the clock starts ticking. If your fabricator has to send procedure development out, you're already waiting. At Jack & Sons, we qualify our own procedures in-house through our affiliate United Technical's A2LA-accredited lab, which means we own the data, we understand the process, and we can respond to engineering changes without waiting on a third party.
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