WeldQC

What WeldQC does

WeldQC is a private, U.S.-based software company headquartered in Powell that develops digital compliance and quality management software purpose-built for the NAVSEA (Naval Sea Systems Command) welding standards governing U.S. naval shipbuilding. The company serves naval shipyards, metal fabrication shops working on naval projects, and EPC contractors, replacing paper-based welding procedure, qualification, and inspection processes with a web-based platform. Its core technology encodes NAVSEA regulatory specifications into automated validation, qualified range calculation, and structured authoring workflows, reducing manual errors and rework during shipyard review.\n\nThe product portfolio is organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture comprising three core products. NavWeld manages NAVSEA-compliant welding procedures (PQRs, WPSs) and welder qualification tracking, including welder certifications, vision tests, and welding history. NavNDT develops compliant non-destructive testing procedures through structured workflows with built-in validation. QMSuite is a digital inspection and quality data management platform with three modules: QMConfigure for inspection configuration without custom development, QMInspect for electronic field data capture, and QMReports for trend analysis and continuous improvement reporting. Together, these products cover the full lifecycle from procedure development through inspection and audit-ready documentation.\n\nThe business model is enterprise SaaS subscription, sold through a direct, consultative field-sales motion. The company does not publicly disclose pricing; prospective customers must request a demo or pricing consultation via the website. Distribution is exclusively domestic (United States) and direct, with marketing presence across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, and Medium supporting top-of-funnel awareness. WeldQC operates with an 11-50 employee headcount and has not disclosed funding rounds, investor information, revenue figures, or management team details in available sources.

Name

WeldQC

Legal name

WeldQC

Website

https://weldqc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Welding Compliance Software (Naval / NAVSEA)

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAEAHAD

Welding Inspection & QA/QC (NDT, PWHT, Weld Procedure/Qualification)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Energy Infrastructure & Services (EPC, O&M, Field Services)/Inspection, Testing & Certification (ITC) / NDT for Energy Infrastructure

SECONDARYEDAOADAF

Welding Inspection, QA/QC & NDT Prep Training (e.g., CWI)

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Welding, Metalwork & Fabrication

SECONDARYIMAIACAI

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) & Inspection Services

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Services & Facility Operations/Industrial Maintenance & Plant Shutdown Services

Keywords

• Welding compliance software
• NAVSEA procedure management
• Non-destructive testing software
• Weld quality management
• Shipbuilding inspection software

Headquarters

HQ city

Powell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Platform Subscription: SaaS-based software platform providing NAVSEA welding compliance management. The company offers three main products: NavWeld for weld procedure management, NavNDT for NDT procedure management, and QMSuite for quality management. Subscription-based model implied by demo request and pricing inquiry process.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

WeldQC develops and sells subscription-based software that helps shipyards and fabrication shops manage NAVSEA welding compliance end-to-end: from developing compliant welding procedures (PQRs/WPSs), qualifications, and non-destructive testing (NDT) procedures to digitizing inspections, capturing quality data electronically, and producing audit-ready documentation. The offering comprises three core products — NavWeld, NavNDT, and QMSuite — with built-in regulatory validation and structured workflows specific to naval welding standards.

Product overview

WeldQC is a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of three core products: NavWeld (NAVSEA Weld Procedure Management Software) for developing compliant welding procedures and qualifications, NavNDT (NAVSEA NDT Procedure Management Software) for non-destructive testing procedure development, and QMSuite (Weld Quality Management Software) for managing welding inspections and quality data. QMSuite itself comprises three modules: QMConfigure for inspection configuration, QMInspect for field data capture, and QMReports for analysis and reporting. Together, these products form a comprehensive digital system for managing NAVSEA welding compliance from procedure development through inspection and final documentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NavWeld: NAVSEA Weld Procedure Management Software - A purpose-built system for developing, managing, and controlling NAVSEA-compliant welding procedures and qualifications including PQRs, WPSs, and welder qualifications.
• NavNDT
• QMSuite

Products and services

• NavWeld A purpose-built system for developing, managing, and controlling NAVSEA-compliant welding procedures and qualifications. Helps shipyards and fabricators generate PQRs, WPSs, and welder qualifications with built-in rules, automated validation, and audit-ready documentation.
• NavNDT A secure, web-based system for developing NAVSEA-compliant non-destructive testing (NDT) procedures. Helps shipyards and suppliers create accurate, compliant NDT procedures through structured workflows and built-in validation.
• QMSuite A digital platform for managing naval welding inspections, quality data, and compliance across shipbuilding and fabrication projects. Replaces paper-based inspection and reporting with a configurable, electronic system supporting electronic data collection, custom inspection forms, and real-time data analysis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Built-in validation reduces issues found during shipyard review minimizing costly revisions and delays
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• WeldEye by Kemppi: WeldEye is Kemppi's welding production and quality management software covering WPS management, welder qualification tracking, and inspection data capture for industrial fabrication. It is the closest direct peer to WeldQC's NavWeld/QMSuite offering, targeting a similar welding compliance workflow (just with less NAVSEA-specific depth).
• MasterControl: MasterControl provides a quality management and compliance platform widely used in life sciences and other regulated industries, with modules for document control, training, supplier quality, and audits. It competes with WeldQC for regulated-industry quality spend and overlaps in document/audit/compliance workflows that shipyards increasingly need alongside welding-specific tools.
• AssurX: AssurX offers a configurable quality and compliance management system focused on regulated manufacturers, with strong modules for corrective action, document control, audits, and supplier quality. It is comparable to WeldQC's QMSuite as a regulated-industry QMS, though AssurX is industry-agnostic rather than welding-specialized.
• Evident (formerly Olympus Industrial): Evident (formerly Olympus IMS) provides industrial NDT instruments and inspection workflow software used in weld inspection and materials testing. They overlap directly with WeldQC's NavNDT product on NDT procedure management and digital inspection workflows, making them a direct peer in NDT compliance tooling even though they also sell the underlying inspection hardware.
• Waygate Technologies (Baker Hughes): Waygate Technologies (Baker Hughes) sells industrial NDT inspection solutions, including digital workflow software for flaw detection, imaging, and inspection data management. Their inspection-data and NDT-software offerings directly overlap with WeldQC's NavNDT and QMInspect modules in welding and NDT-heavy manufacturers.

Broad incumbents

• ETQ (part of Hexagon): ETQ, now part of Hexagon, is an established cloud QMS platform used across aerospace, defense, and industrial manufacturing for document control, CAPA, audits, and supplier quality. It is a broader incumbent comparable to WeldQC's QMSuite, though ETQ is industry-agnostic and serves many verticals beyond naval shipbuilding.
• Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: Hexagon MI supplies industrial measurement and quality software (PC-DMIS, Q-DAS) for dimensional inspection and statistical quality control in manufacturing. It is a broad incumbent comparable to WeldQC's inspection and quality-data layer, though its specialty is dimensional metrology rather than welding procedure compliance.
• Ideagen Quality Management: Ideagen provides quality, safety, audit, and compliance software used across highly regulated industries including aerospace, defense, and industrial manufacturing. Its QMS / document control offering competes for regulated-industry spend alongside WeldQC's QMSuite, though Ideagen is industry-agnostic rather than focused on welding or NDT procedures.

Emerging players

• ComplianceQuest: ComplianceQuest is a Salesforce-native QMS and EH&S platform for regulated manufacturers, with modules for documents, audits, CAPA, supplier quality, and training. It is comparable to the QMSuite portion of WeldQC's offering, but as an emerging SaaS-native player it has narrower domain depth in welding procedure qualification.
• Intellect QMS: Intellect provides a unified QMS, EQMS, and compliance platform for highly regulated industries (medical devices, aerospace, defense) with strong document control and audit workflows. It is an emerging direct competitor to WeldQC for regulated-industry quality spend, though it is not specialized in welding or NAVSEA procedures.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weldqc-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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