The American Society for NON-DESTRUCTIVE Testing

The American Society for NON-DESTRUCTIVE Testing, Inc. (ASNT) is the world’s largest technical society for NON-DESTRUCTIVE testing (NDT) professionals. Through our organization and membership, we provide a forum for exchange of NDT technical information; NDT educational materials and programs; and standards and services for the qualification and certification of NDT personnel. ASNT promotes the discipline of NDT as a profession and facilitates NDT research and technology applications.

American Welding Society

The American Welding Society (AWS) was founded in 1919 as a multifaceted, nonprofit organization with a goal to advance the science, technology and application of welding and related joining disciplines. From factory floor to high-rise construction, from military weaponry to home products, AWS continues to lead the way in supporting welding education and technology development to ensure a strong, competitive and exciting way of life for all Americans. AWS serves 50,000 members worldwide. Membership consists of engineers, scientists, educators, researchers, welders, inspectors, welding foremen, company executives and officers, and sales associates. Interests include automatic, semi-automatic and manual welding, as well as brazing, soldering, ceramics, lamination, robotics, and welding safety and health.

National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program

The highest assurances of quality on earth and well beyond – the standards of the aerospace industry – now apply to industry at large through NADCAP. NADCAP represents major prime contractors, suppliers, and government agencies in aerospace, defense, and related industries throughout the United States and internationally. NADCAP is administered by the Performance Review Institute (PRI), an independent, not-for-profit trade association affiliated with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Through NADCAP, PRI accredits subcontractors and suppliers to aerospace and defense industry consensus standards. The “one-audit, one-time”, and for-all accreditation concept offers real cost reductions to both prime contractor and supplier.

Coordinating Agency for Supplier Evaluation

C.A.S.E. is a Nonprofit Coalition of Industrial Companies dedicated to exchanging and publishing non-prejudicial supplier data, reducing the proliferation of redundant supplier assessments, reducing supplier management costs, C.A.S.E is governed by a Statement of Principles and Bylaws. Our goal is to provide data with which you can make informed supplier selections.