Profile: Quality Team 1 is an ISO 9002 registered company specializing in contract inspection and production support for the automotive industry. Magnetic particle examination method is used to detect cracks, laps, seams, inclusions, and other discontinuities on or near the surface of ferromagnetic materials. The magnetic particle examination may be applied to raw material, billets, finished & semi finished materials, welds, and in-service parts. However, magnetic particle examination is not applicable to non-ferromagnetic metals and alloys such as austenitic stainless steels. The magnetic particle examination consists of magnetizing the area to be inspected, applying suitably prepared magnetic particles while the area is magnetized, and subsequently interpreting & evaluating any resulting particle accumulations. Maximum delectability occurs when the discontinuity is positioned perpendicular to the magnetic flux. In order to detect discontinuities in all directions, at least two magnetic fields, perpendicular to one another in a plane parallel to the surface being inspected, shall be used, except when specifically exempted by the contracting agency.