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About
The International Welding Bureau

Our Mission:

The International Welding Bureau (IWB) is an Organization dedicated to advancing welding quality, safety, and compliance to empower organizations to focus on what matters: building with confidence and accuracy.

Our Vision:

A world where every weld, material, and project is backed by transparent, automated, and secure validation.

Our Team

Shawn Bates

Founder & CEO

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Jen Harris

Co-Founder

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Jeroen De Leeuw

Chief Tactics Facilitator

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Our values

At the International Welding Bureau, our values are rooted in decades of welding, quality assurance, and materials science expertise. We leverage a proprietary platform trained on the world’s leading standards—including ASME, ASTM, and API—to deliver reliable, cutting-edge solutions. Our unwavering commitment to digital transformation, data security, and continuous improvement ensures that every project is validated with precision, innovation, and trust.

  • Expertise

  • Innovation

  • Security

  • Collaboration

  • Continuous Improvement

This Is Our Proven Results & Financial Impact

99.5%

Accuracy Rate

Compared to 70% to 75% with manual validation

45 min

Time Saved Per MTR*

Estimated Average Time *

Reduced from 50 minutes to just 5 minutes of human touch time

$175-534

Savings Per MTR

Cut validation costs from $205 - $564 to

just $15 - $25 per MTR

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