On 2–4 October 2013, the business centre of the Torovo holiday resort in Cherepovets hosted the 1st International Conference "Scientific and Technological Progress in Ferrous Metallurgy", organised by OAO Severstal and Cherepovets State University.
The conference was attended by about 100 representatives of more than 40 Russian and foreign organisations, including metallurgical companies: Severstal North America (USA), Accusteel Ltd. (Israel), Voestalpine Steel Division (Austria), Zaporizhstal (Ukraine), United Metallurgical Company (Russia), Chelyabinsk Pipe Plant (Russia), HATCH (Canada) and others. The results of new developments in ferrous metallurgy over the past 5 years in the fields of theory, technology, equipment, testing and automation were reviewed and discussed.
I.N. Utkin, Deputy Director for Innovation and Technical Development of ULTRAKRAFT JSC, gave a presentation at the conference entitled "Non-Destructive Quality Testing of Plate and Slabs at Temperatures of 850 °C".
An automated ultrasonic testing system for pipes with diameters of 426–1420 mm has been shipped to the customer. The system is designed for full-coverage (100 %) ultrasonic quality testing of the welded joint, the base metal of the weld-adjacent zone and the pipe ends.
Testing tasks
detection of longitudinally and transversely oriented defects: lack of penetration, cracks, pores, slag inclusions;
detection of laminations in the base metal of the weld-adjacent zone;
detection of laminations in the base metal of the pipe ends;
wall thickness measurement.
Areas tested
weld seam;
weld-adjacent zone;
pipe end sections.
The equipment can test both single-seam and double-seam pipes.
The configuration, systems, number and parameters of the ultrasonic transducers used, the scanning parameters, sensitivity and testing criteria have been selected to fully meet the requirements of the PAO Transneft standards (OTT-23.040.00-KTN-135), API 5L, GOST 31447, GOST 14782, ISO 3183, GOST R 54382 and STO Gazprom 2-4.1-713-2013.
Main technical characteristics of the test object
Parameter
Value
Test object
weld seam, base metal of the heat-affected zone (HAZ), base metal of the weld-adjacent zones up to 50 mm wide and base metal of the pipe ends up to 250 mm wide of electric-welded longitudinal single-seam and double-seam steel pipes
Pipe outside diameter
426–1420 mm
Wall thickness
7–25 mm
Pipe length
6–13 m
Steel grade (strength category)
low-alloy and carbon steel, austenitic steels
Weight of one pipe
2–25 t
Weld seam type
longitudinal, made by automatic submerged arc welding; one or two seams
On 18 January 2026, the management system certification body "Test-St. Petersburg" decided to recertify ULTRAKRAFT JSC. The company's quality management system has confirmed its compliance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001:2015 and the national standard GOST R ISO 9001-2015.
Certificates No. RU.QM075.00114 (ISO 9001:2015) and No. ROSS RU.13SK03.00288 (GOST R ISO 9001-2015) have been issued. Both are valid until 17 January 2029.
Scope of certification: development, design, manufacture, supply, warranty and after-sales service (including the supply of components) of automated systems, instruments and complexes for measuring geometric parameters and for non-destructive testing of products, billets and semi-finished products made of various materials, as well as automation of process lines in metallurgical production.
The quality management system of ULTRAKRAFT JSC has been certified since 2011.
