Airtronics earns welding certification

Airtronics Metal Products (AMP), San Jose, Calif., a sheet metal design, engineering, and precision manufacturing company, has earned qualification and certification to weld per American Welding Society (AWS) and military standard (MIL-SPEC). These certifications verify the company's quality management system as applicable to welding steel, aluminum, sheet steel, and stainless steel.

AMP was audited by Lockheed Martin at the request of a current customer that contracts with that company. "We passed the audit and became an approved third-tier supplier, which now enables us to manufacture and weld Lockheed parts," said Jeff Burke, president and CEO of Airtronics.

The Certified Welder program sets the standard for welders to adhere to the national welding procedure specifications. These standards define welding procedures with processes that examine and document a welder's capability to create welds of acceptable quality and repeatability. Structural steel weldments are tested at an accredited facility where an AWS, NDT certified welding inspector inspects welds.