Approvals and credentials.
We publish what has a document behind it — and say exactly what kind of credential each one is. In oil and gas and aerospace, that distinction gets checked.
| Body | Type of credential | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| BSI | Certification | ISO 9001:2015 — quality management system · certificate FS 517766 |
| IBQN | Approved | Approval for supply to the nuclear chain |
| TechnipFMC | Approved | Cadmium — about ten years of supply |
| PPG (Whitford) | Approved | Xylan® application — the line is supplied only to an applicator qualified by the manufacturer |
| Petrobras | Meets market standard | Meets the Petrobras standards that apply to the supply chain (e.g. N-215) |
Three words that are not synonyms.
Certification
Issued by a certification body after a system audit. Ours is ISO 9001:2015, by BSI. Download the certificate
Approval
Being on an OEM’s approved-supplier list, after its qualification. Today: IBQN (nuclear), TechnipFMC (cadmium) and PPG/Whitford (Xylan®).
Meeting a market standard
Complying with the standard the OEM imposes on the supply chain. This is the case with the Petrobras standards, met in zinc-nickel, cadmium and PTFE.
The control is ours. Certified inspection comes in when the project calls for it.
Sapucaia delivers to standard with its own control and laboratory, under ISO 9001:2015 — X-ray coating measurement, salt-spray chamber and bath analysis in house.
When the project specification requires certified inspection, it enters the scope: ABRACO and NACE/AMPP, levels 1 and 2, with certified partners.
ABRACO certification is for individuals, not companies — issued by SNQC-CP under procedure ABRACO 001; certification of industrial painting inspectors follows ABNT NBR 15218:2022. They are certified partners, called in according to the project. ⚠️ A qualified inspector is not the same as a qualified applicator company — they are different requirements of the same standard, and Sapucaia does not present one for the other.
What purchasing and quality ask.
What is the difference between “approved” and “meets a market standard”?
“Approved” means being on the OEM’s approved-supplier list, after its audit and qualification. “Meets a market standard” means the process complies with the standard the OEM imposes on the supply chain. They are different things, and we state them separately.
Which Petrobras standards does Sapucaia meet?
I-ET-3010.00-1200-251-P4X-001 rev. F and N-215 — and the same criterion holds for the others, because Petrobras coating specifications converge on the same ASTM standards. We apply all four, to the class, type and grade the order determines: ASTM B766 for cadmium, ASTM B841 for zinc-nickel, ASTM B633 for zinc and the fluoropolymer for PTFE and Xylan®; heat treatment follows ASTM B849 and ASTM B850. Sapucaia works as a tier 2 / tier 3: it supplies coating to fastener makers, machining shops and equipment manufacturers. And the in-house laboratory runs the analyses for your project — X-ray coating measurement, salt spray and bath analysis.
Is the laboratory ISO/IEC 17025 accredited?
No. Sapucaia uses standards calibrated by an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory, and external tests are run to an accredited standard. The in-house laboratory is a process laboratory with traceable standards — it is not an accredited laboratory.
Does your audit ask for a credential that is not here?
Our sales team answers what Sapucaia meets, what is approved and what is accredited external testing.