OREANDA-NEWS. On September 17, 2008 The laboratory of nondestructive inspection of the Bezhitsk Steel Foundry has been tested by the Federal Agency on Technical Regulat-ing and Metrology (Rostekhregulirovanie) and has received an accreditation certificate from the agency, reported the press-centre of BSZ.

It is the first accreditation certificate received by the BSZ laboratory. The accreditation was initiated by the JSC RZD, which becomes ever more demanding as regards the quality of products it buys.

In accordance with the certificate, the methods certified are applied by the laboratory to control the core BSZ products: side frame, bolster, automatic coupler body, and coupler yoke. The quality is controlled by ferroprobe, supersonic, and eddy current methods of nondestructive in-spection.

The laboratory specialists have started learning the magnetic powder inspection of castings quality, which will help to check the products more profoundly to find hidden faults, and better control the quality of products made for Russian railways. The plant laboratory is fitted with all necessary equipment, and the staff have undergone specialized training to receive second-level specialist diplomas.