Sperko Engineering Services, Inc. provides specialized service to designers, purchasers, fabricators, manufacturers and users of metal in industrial applications.  The following services are available:

Welding Engineering Services

• Preparation of welding and brazing procedure specifications (WPSs) meeting ASME and AWS Code requirements
• Cost-effective programs for welding and brazing procedure qualification
• Cost-cutting welder and brazer qualification programs
• Code compliance assured for ASME Section IX, AWS B2.1 and AWS D1.1 work
• Optimization of welding processes, procedures and equipment for minimum fabrication costs. (consumables normally only account for 15% of the cost of making a weld. . . .)
• Welding equipment and process troubleshooting
• Review of supplier welding and brazing procedures for technical adequacy and Code conformance
• Cutting devices and fixtures used for bend testing
• Welding fume control and related welder health issue consultation, including welding of galvanized steel and hexavalent chromium issues.

Training Services

• Conduct training programs in the use of ASME Section IX and ASME B31 Code requirements.  3-day Piping Course.pdf  ,   3-day ASME Section IX Course.pdf   For information and registration for the ASME sponsored Section IX Course taught by Mr. Sperko, go to: www.asme.org/pvpcourses. For information and registration for the Piping Course sponsored The Center for Professional Advancement go to: http://www.cfpa.com
• Conduct seminars in welding technology, metallurgy, and distortion control
• Conduct training of Engineering and Inspection personnel in materials and fabrication requirements of ASME Sections III and VIII and ASME B31 Codes
• "Hands-on" welder and welding operator training, specializing in MIG and Fluxcore and also in pipe welding
• Conduct training of inspectors for AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) testing

Other Engineering Services

• Preparation of Quality Assurance Programs for ASME Code Stamp Certificates and for National Board Stamps
• Design-integrated selection of materials for corrosive, high and low temperature and other severe duty
• Evaluation of supplier ability to fabricate vessels and piping
• Assistance in obtaining ASME Code interpretations
• Piping system design, analysis, and failure investigation
• Pressure vessel design per ASME Section VIII
• Storage tank design per API
• Evaluation of existing piping, pressure vessels and storage tanks for continued use.
• Finite element analysis (static only)
• Failure investigations involving corrosion, brittle fracture, fatigue, wear, cracking, and leaks
• Expert witness in welding and materials technology

Services in PDF Format: Sperko Engineering.pdf