AWS Certified Welding Inspector · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Weld Inspection
You Can Trust.

Independent third-party weld inspection, welder certification and code-compliance consulting for fabricators and manufacturers across Indiana. When you need a CWI, Veritas Weld shows up, inspects to code, and gives you a clear answer.

Licensed & insured · Serving Fort Wayne, Indianapolis & everywhere between

Veritas Weld welder emblem
AWS CWI · 10 Years
AWS CWE Educator
ASNT Level II VT
AWS D1.1 Qualifications
Licensed & Insured
What we do

Inspection, certification & consulting

One certified expert for the whole weld-quality picture: from inspecting the work, to qualifying the welders and procedures behind it, to fixing the process when something isn't right.

Third-Party Weld Inspection

Independent CWI inspection for your shop, your jobsite or your customer's requirements. Clear, documented results you can hand to an owner, engineer or auditor.

  • In-process
  • Final
  • Source / vendor
  • Written reports

Welder Qualification & Certification

Test and certify your welders to AWS D1.1 on site, including guided bend testing, so your team meets your customers' specifications.

  • AWS D1.1
  • Guided bend tests
  • WPQ records

Procedure Qualification

Development and qualification of Welding Procedure Specifications and Procedure Qualification Records that hold up to code and to audits.

  • WPS
  • PQR
  • Bend testing

Code Compliance Consulting

Having weld failures, rejections or audit findings? We find the root cause in your welding process and get you compliant and confident.

  • Root cause
  • Process fixes
  • Audit readiness

Training

Hands-on welder training from an AWS Certified Welding Educator, plus blueprint reading and welding symbol courses for welders, fitters, QC and supervisors.

  • Welder training
  • Blueprint reading
  • Weld symbols

Robotic Welding Consulting

Unbiased guidance on which robotic welding cell fits your parts and production, so your investment delivers the throughput and quality you're paying for.

  • Cell selection
  • ROI review
  • Process setup
Nondestructive testing

Four methods. One inspector.

Surface and subsurface examination to find defects before they become failures, without damaging the part.

Plus for welder certification and procedure qualification. Tap any method to learn more.

Proven in the field

From cell towers to steel mills

A decade of inspection across industries where weld quality isn't optional. If it's welded, we can inspect it.

10+Years as an AWS CWI
4NDT methods: VT · UT · MT · PT
4Welding processes certified: SMAW · GTAW · GMAW · FCAW
D1.1Welder & procedure qualifications
Telecom Towers: Structural welds on cell towers
Telecom TowersStructural welds on cell towers
Steel Mill Ladles: Repair inspection at the mill
Steel Mill LadlesRepair inspection at the mill
EAF Shells & Roofs: Furnace equipment inspection
EAF Shells & RoofsFurnace equipment inspection
Bridge Girders: Heavy structural fabrication
Bridge GirdersHeavy structural fabrication
Wind Energy: Blade bracket fabrication
Wind EnergyBlade bracket fabrication
Jet Bridge Walkways: Airport structural steel
Jet Bridge WalkwaysAirport structural steel
Fire Apparatus: Aerial ladder inspection
Fire ApparatusAerial ladder inspection
AlsoVault doors, tundish units, welder training programs and robotic cell selection.
Welder at work during an inspected pipe tap installation
On the JobPipe tap installation, inspected by Veritas Weld
About Veritas Weld

Integrity in inspection

Veritas is Latin for truth, and that's the job: an honest, independent assessment of your welds, backed by the code and by ten years of experience as an AWS Certified Welding Inspector.

Veritas Weld is owned and operated by Richard May, an AWS CWI and AWS Certified Welding Educator who is also a certified welder in SMAW, GTAW, GMAW and flux-cored processes. That means you get an inspector who understands the work from both sides of the hood.

Integrity in inspection.
Strength in quality.
AWS Certified Welding Inspector
AWS Certified Welding Educator
ASNT Level II VT
Licensed & Insured
How it works

Simple from first call to final report

Call or Request

Tell us what you're building, the code or spec, and your timeline.

Scope & Quote

We confirm methods, acceptance criteria and schedule, with no surprises.

Inspect On Site

We come to your shop or jobsite and inspect, test or qualify to code.

Clear Report

Documented results and practical recommendations you can act on.

Service area

On site across the region

Based in Fort Wayne and traveling to your facility anywhere within about 130 miles: northeast and central Indiana down through Indianapolis, northwest Ohio and southern Michigan. Outside the circle? Call anyway; larger projects are worth the drive.

Indiana

Fort WayneIndianapolisSouth BendElkhartMuncieAndersonKokomoMarionLafayetteWarsawHuntingtonAuburnDecaturBlufftonRichmondGreenwoodFranklin

Ohio

ToledoLimaDefianceBryanFindlayVan WertSidneyDayton

Michigan

KalamazooBattle CreekJacksonLansingColdwaterAdrianAnn Arbor
Veritas Weld service area: about 130 miles from Fort Wayne, covering northeast and central Indiana through Indianapolis, northwest Ohio and southern Michigan MICHIGAN OHIO ILLINOIS KENTUCKY INDIANA Lake Michigan Lake Erie Ohio River Wabash River 75 94 69 70 69 65 70 74 80/90 64 ≈ 2 hrs via I-69 FORT WAYNEHome base INDIANAPOLIS South Bend Elkhart Gary Angola Warsaw Huntington Marion Kokomo Muncie Anderson Lafayette Richmond Greenwood Franklin Columbus Terre Haute Bloomington Evansville Jeffersonville Toledo Lima Findlay Dayton Sidney Lansing Kalamazoo Battle Creek Jackson Coldwater Adrian Ann Arbor Detroit Cincinnati 130-MILEservice radius N 50 miles
Home base Service area Interstates Main route
Need a CWI?

Let's talk about your project

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Call or text(260) 760-9981
Emailrichard.may@veritasweld.com
Based inFort Wayne, Indiana

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