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Plain-language guides to the records, codes and workflows behind a compliant welding shop — written by the people building the software that manages them.
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Short, accurate primers on the concepts that decide whether a weld holds up in an audit.
What does welder qualification management software do?
How software tracks welder qualifications (WPQ), automates the ISO 9606 six-month continuity that keeps them valid, and turns it all into audit evidence — instead of a spreadsheet nobody trusts.
Read the guide →pWPS vs WPQR vs WPS: the difference explained
The three procedure records, in order: the preliminary draft you test against, the qualification record that proves it, and the production procedure your welders actually follow — plus how ISO and ASME name and split them differently.
Read the guide →On-premise vs cloud — and the new generation of on-premise
Why the old on-premise trade-offs — IT burden, no remote access, patching it yourself — no longer apply. A fair look at cloud, classic on-premise, and the appliance model that keeps the ownership without the compromises.
Read the guide →How heat-number traceability works
From the mill certificate to the finished weld: how the heat number ties a joint back to the exact batch of steel — and the cutting-transfer step where most shops quietly break the chain.
Read the guide →From Records to Running Software
These records only earn their keep when they are captured cleanly and stay linked to the weld. That is what Elenchon does on-premise — the full welding qualification workflow and weld traceability chain on hardware you own.