OUR SERVICES
Testing Services
Explore the industrial services of Washington Iron Works. We deliver precision heavy machining, 24/7 onsite field machining, rotary compressor rebuilds, bearing manufacturing, and component reconditioning.
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Engineering Scale and
Precision for the Texas
Panhandle
When a massive industrial asset fails or wears out of tolerance, the logistics of transport can be paralyzing. Dismantling high-tonnage machinery, rigging it out of a facility, and shipping it to a traditional machine shop incurs exorbitant freight expenses and stretches operational downtime from days into weeks. Washington Iron Works eliminates this structural bottleneck by bringing elite industrial machinists and heavy portable machining equipment directly to your job site.
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Eradicating Logistical Friction and Costly Plant Downtime
In high-stakes industries like power generation, mining, petrochemical refining, marine transport, and heavy manufacturing, downtime isn’t just an inconvenience—it is a direct drain on profitability. When a critical asset experiences structural wear, mechanical breakdown, or out-of-round tolerances, your primary objective is to restore production safely and rapidly.
Our mobile field machining division operates 24/7 as an emergency strike force for industrial mechanical infrastructure. Based out of our expansive Sherman, Texas headquarters, our self-contained mobile rigs deploy nationwide, fully equipped with heavy-duty, portable machine tools. Instead of adapting your asset to fit a stationary machine tool, our field technicians construct temporary rigid mounting fixtures directly onto your damaged components. This allows us to execute precise material removal, boring, and face milling right on your facility floor, structural foundations, or remote job sites. By performing complex mechanical restoration in-place, we achieve exact original equipment manufacturer (OEM) tolerances while completely bypassing the costs, risks, and delays of heavy equipment transport.
Tightest Tolerance in Texas
Our Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Capabilities
Our testing division provides a versatile suite of inspection methods, deploying specialized equipment both on our high-capacity shop floors and directly to your facility via our mobile field crews.
Magnetic Particle Testing (MT)
Designed specifically for ferromagnetic materials, magnetic particle inspection is our primary defense against hidden surface and near-surface structural discontinuities.
- Our Process: We induce a powerful magnetic field into components like crankshaft journals, connecting rods, or heavy gear teeth, and apply specialized magnetic particles. Any surface-breaking or sub-surface crack disrupts the magnetic path, drawing the particles to the flaw and creating a highly visible indication under specialized lighting.
- Common Applications: Inspecting engine blocks, shaft fillets, turbine components, and high-stress weldments.
Ultrasonic Testing (UT) & Bond Verification
Ultrasonic inspection utilizes high-frequency sound waves to penetrate deep into heavy, thick-walled metals and industrial castings.
- Our Process: Our technicians guide an advanced transducer across the component surface, sending sound waves through the material. Internal flaws, voids, or thickness variations reflect the sound energy back differently, allowing us to accurately map out internal volumetric defects that radiography or visual checks miss.
- Babbitt Testing Specialty: We utilize specialized UT arrays to verify 100% molecular bond continuity between cast Babbitt metal linings and their rigid backing shells, guaranteeing fluid-film bearing reliability.
Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT)
For non-magnetic metals like aluminum, stainless steel, and bronze castings, liquid penetrant inspection provides highly sensitive surface defect detection.
- Our Process: We apply a specialized, high-visibility dye penetrant to the clean component surface, allowing it to draw into any microscopic cracks via capillary action. After removing the excess surface dye, a developer is applied, drawing the trapped liquid out to reveal the exact length and path of the surface flaw.
Preventative Validation for High-Risk Assets
We provide certified testing services to protect critical infrastructure across a diverse array of industries
Midstream Oil & Gas
Inspecting pipeline compressor shafts, high-pressure flanges, and vital structural welds for code compliance.
Power Generation & Utilities
Validating steam turbine casings, rotor blades, and large generator shaft assemblies during planned turnarounds.
Heavy Manufacturing
Pre-repair and post-machining validation of massive press frames, high-tonnage dies, and bolster plates.
Wind Energy Maintenance
Utilizing mobile crews to inspect large structural bolts, main rotor shafts, and heavy-duty hub components.
Validate the Integrity of Your Heavy Assets
Don’t wait for a microscopic crack to turn into a multi-million dollar catastrophic equipment failure. Contact our certified NDT inspection team today to schedule a preventative maintenance testing schedule, request a weld validation, or coordinate an emergency field inspection.
