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APIP is a nonprofit organization consisting of individuals and companies providing Inspection, Nondestructive Testing, Quality Assurance and Quality Control services to the refining, petrochemical, energy, aerospace and other related industries.
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Two Grants, New NDT Training Classes - San Jacinto College
The new CBJT (Community Based Job Training) grant has been approved. This grant will be used to provide Nondestructive Training classes for a specified number of individuals over a 3 year period.
FREE NDT CLASSES ARE OPEN FOR APIP MEMBER COMPANIES.
Contact CRAIG.ZIMMERMAN@SJCD.EDU or phone 281-478-3684 TO ENROLL YOUR EMPLOYEES.
Current classes being offered include Liquid Penetrant I&II, Magnetic Particle I&II, Ultrasonics Level I&II, Ultrasonic Thickness Testing, and Digital Radiographic Imaging,Scanning and Interpretation with the GE System.
Classes, offered through the San Jacinto College Continuing & Professional Education Department are under way now.
The latest schedule is displayed on this website under the Training Schedule Tab
LP I/II 16 hours
MP I/II 24 hours
UT I 40 hours
UT II 40 hours
UT Thickness, 16 hours
Digital RT 40 hours
These classes will continue to be repeated and improved over the next 3 years.
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NOTICE: A NEW HGAC GRANT HAS BEEN APPROVED TO TRAIN INEXPERIENCED, NEW NDT TECHNICIANS WITH NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. THESE CLASSES WILL BEGIN IN MARCH 2010. DETAILS WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO APIP MEMBER COMPANIES AND POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE.
Bill Hatler
APIP General Business Meeting and Elections Night
The fall General Business Meeting, Board Elections and Scholarship awards night was held November 4th at the Republic Grill, Battleground Deer Park Golf Course.
Scholarship Drawings and awards for APIP Members were contributed by:
MSTS, Mark Smith: 1 API Class
DTM, Dave McGrath: Either 1- API Class or 1- CWI Prep Class
Analytical Training Consultants, Don Mears: 1-API 578 Class
Rustbusters, Marc McConnel: 1-API 571 Class
Hellier Training, Don Locke: 2-seats, $100 off Phased Array Evaluation Class
Coastal Refractory Services, Tony Sims: 1-API 936 Seminar
NACE, Mike Moss: Scholarship Award
Greater Houston ASNT, John Iman: 1-Seminar
APIP: 2-$500 Scholarships
The following new Board of Directors for 2010 were elected:
Jim Climer- CTS
Larry Clowers - SGS
Keith Farris - Mistras
Cindy Keithley- Petrospect
Kelley Jones - Pro-Inspect
Steve McElwee - Team
A presentation on the new NACE Training Center was given by Mike Moss, Senior Training Director.
APIP San Jacinto College Training Consortium (ASJCTC
The APIP and the Continuing and Professional Development Training Department of San Jacinto College will continue the training consortium formed for previous grants. The new title of the consortium will be APIP San Jacinto College Training Consortium, ASJCTC.
Current APIP Member Companies will receive advance notice and priority for classes developed and administered by the ASJCTC. Remaining unfilled classes will be open to all qualified companies.
An Advisory Council and a Marketing and Communications Committee is being formed to guide and support the ASJCTC.
Bill Hatler - APIP
Craig Zimmerman - SJC CPD
API Meeting in Dallas-Feedback
Following is some information from the Nov 09 API meeting
Status of API Codes and Recommended Practices:
RP 573 Inspection of FIred Heaters & Boilers-next issue in 2010
RP 575 Inspection of Storage Tanks- due in 2010
RP 577 Welding Inspection & Metallurgy 2nd edition- target year end 2010
RP 581 Base Resource Document on RBI 2nd edition- work in progress
RP 583 Corrosion Under Insulation - work in progress
RP 584 Integrity Operating Windows- draft due in 2010
RP 585 Pressure Equipment Investigation- MI incidents, task group forming
API 570, 574 issues with contact point corrosion inside sleeves-Need to develop criteria, technology for inspection/NDT
Decreasing enrollment in API certification exams- API to increase the cost?
Application fee for API re-certification test will increase from $50 to $150
ASME Guide to Life Cycle Management Digest- $100.00, order at ASME.Org
ASME Codes & Standards - will not issue Addenda after 2013 edition
TWIC card alert- Some PIN #'s may have been lost. May need to re-apply
EPRI reports that 37 applications have been submitted for coal, gas, nuclear power plants. The workforce impact, e.g. inspection/NDT, will be felt in 3-4 years.
Certified Welding Inspector Exam Preparatory Course
AWS-CWI (American Welding Society – Certified Welding Inspector)
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Latest Blog Posts
The Business and Industry Connection (BIC) publication graciously donated a feature article to the APIP in their April 2009 publication.
The APIP feature, on page 19 of BIC magazine is entitled " Plant Inspection Association improves, enhances inspection industry"
The Board of Directors of APIP want to convey our appreciation to BIC for supporting our non-profit association of business owners and individual members.
A Letter of Thanks To San Jacinto College’s 51 Company
Partners on the Texas Workforce Commission
Skills Development Fund “APIP” Grant Project
On behalf of San Jacinto College, I want to express my sincere appreciation for the collaboration, cooperation, and sustained participation by our company partners in concluding our initial training project under the APIP Grant. Our allocation of just over $3 million was successfully utilized to train more than 1,200 individuals in over 30 courses for a total of approximately 2,900 enrollments. That represents a training value of $2,500 per trainee. Our project began in April 2007 and concluded March 31, 2009. We are in a 60-day close-out process to finalize all data and reports.
The college has been asked by several of our company partners about a subsequent application to the TWC to request additional funds to meet continuing training needs within this industry group. That is certainly a future possibility. Please be assured that should such another initiative begin, we will be in contact with each of our 51 company contacts and other industry representatives to provide relevant information about participation in a second application.
Thank you for your efforts and support of this project. I look forward to continuing our relationship in future endeavors.
Regards
Gayle Gallaher, San Jacinto College
API
2010 Meetings
April 26-28th, New Orleans
November 15-17th, Nashville
Note: The next Inspectors Summit is the 3rd week of January 2011, Galveston
ASNT
Greater Houston Area SNT meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday, each month
The Fall 2010 ASNT Conference is in Houston, November 15-19th.
AWS (www.awshouston.org)
ASME (www.asmesouthtexas.org)
Apr 22nd,2010 ASME Trade Show , Pasadena
NACE (www.nace.org)
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