Description:

UAB “Vakarų centrinė laboratorija” renders quality control, analyzation, and services in all areas of industry. Non-destructive testing methods are used in Western Ship Yard since 1969, when it was established. UAB “Vakarų centrinė laboratorija” was founded due to the reorganization process of BLRT Grupp since 2003.

Our technicians are mobile, so we can be useful to you following your business. If your vessel is on the way to shipyard, please consider having thickness measurement carried out in advance by our technicians.

OUR Services:

Non-destructive testing:

•Radiographic testing – RT;

•Ultrasonic testing – UT;

•Magnetic Particle testing – MT;

•Penetrant testing – PT;

•Visual inspection – VT;

•Testing based on bubble emission method (leak testing) – LT;

•Coating thickness determination.

Ultrasonic thickness measurement – UTM:

•UTM for class, CAP, CAS and owner survey on any type, age, size and Classification Society ships;

•Preparing technological description and coordinate vessel hull repair works. Carrying out measurements of pipelines, tanks, boilers, and steam pipes with ultrasound device; •Preparing and submitting UTM report on board of the vessel during voyage, also staying in port or shipyard; •Assisting in Close-up and Special Ship Survey for class surveyor; •Supervision of UT teams and Co-ordination with Superintendents/Surveyors. Supervision of prepared survey reports.

Mechanical tests:

•Material testing (bend, tensile, impact, z tests); •Hardness measurement (Brinell, Rockwell, Vickers methods); •Microstructure and macrostructure inspection; •Springs testing; •Damper testing; •Welded samples testing (WPQT, welder certification).
Chemical laboratory: •Chemical analysis of metals; •Oil products analysis; •Air and water analysis; •Salt tests on surface of the materials; •Surface roughness assessment; •Assessment of dust on steel surfaces prepared for painting; •Pull-off test for adhesion.

Metrology laboratory: •Repair of measuring devices; •Verification of welding equipment.

Welding technology laboratory (IWE/IWT/IWI qualification):

•Examination of welders – welders and welding operator’s certification;

•Preparation of welding procedure specification;

•Preparation of welding technology;

•Preparation of welding procedure qualification test;

•Coordination and supervision of welding activity according ISO 14731;

•Company preparation for certification acc. EN 1090-1, DIN 2303, ISO 3834;

•Prepare the technical – executive documentation of piping, tanks, reservoirs, steel constructions

Other services:

•Scientific research and applied activity in the study of nature and engineering;

•Environment control, ecological monitoring;

•Product certifying, control of their normative documents requirements.

We are competent in IWE, IWI, NDT level 2 and level 3. We also have Chief Welding Engineer, Technical Manager and Quality Managers, Rope Access NDT Technicians. In total a team of 31 employees certificate in levels 2 and 3, as VT, PT, MT, UT, RT, LT, UTM.

Accreditations, recognitions, certificates, etc.: Accreditation of National Accreditation Bureau according to LST EN ISO/IEC 17025 Testing laboratory recognition by Bureau Veritas Testing laboratory recognition by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping Certificate of approval of NDT laboratory according to DNV GL Class Program DNVGL-CP-0484 Attestation of Lithuanian Maritime Safety Administration License No.2210 for work with ionizing radiation sources LR Ministry of Environment permit No.1AT-127 for study of the environment and sources of its pollution Certificate of approval by Lloyd‘s Register to the following management system standards: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, OHSAS 18001:2007