# API116 - API 577: Supplemental Inspection Program: Advanced Knowledge of Welding and Metallurgy

- Dates: 3 August 2026 to 7 August 2026
- Location: Budapest, Hungary
- Organiser: 2026 - API
- Industry: Manufacturing

## About

The API 577 certification exam tests knowledge and expertise in welding inspection and metallurgy for professionals in the petrochemical industry. It is intended for specialized inspectors, welding engineers, metallurgists, and others seeking to validate their proficiency in welding processes and metallurgy. The certification is valid for three years.

## Who attends

API welcomes highly specialized inspectors, welding engineers, metallurgists and other professionals across the entire petrochemical industry to obtain the API 577 Welding Inspection and Metallurgy certification as a validation of their profound knowledge of welding processes and metallurgy.

_As described by the organiser._

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.api.org/products-and-services/individual-certification-programs/certifications/api577)
- [Agenda](https://www.api.org/products-and-services/individual-certification-programs/schedules-and-fees)

## Topics

- Industrial Engineering

## Where to stay

- **Hotel Clark**: 40 m from the venue, 5 stars, 1 Clark Ádám tér, Budapest, 1013
  - [Hotel website](https://hotelclarkbudapest.hu/)
  - Phone: +36 1 610 4890
- **Hotel Carlton**: 150 m from the venue, 4 stars, 3 Apor Péter utca, Budapest, 1011
  - [Hotel website](https://www.carltonhotel.hu/index_hu.htm)
  - Phone: +36 1 224 0999
- **Lánchíd 19 Design Hotel**: 220 m from the venue, 19 Lánchíd utca, Budapest, 1013
  - Phone: +3616104891
- **Boutique Hotel Victoria Budapest \*\*\*\***: 360 m from the venue, 4 stars, 11 Bem rakpart, Budapest, 1011
  - [Hotel website](https://www.victoria.hu/)
  - Phone: +36 1 457 8080
- **Park Plaza Budapest**: 500 m from the venue, 16-19 Bem rakpart, Budapest, 1011
  - [Hotel website](https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/park-plaza-budapest)
  - Phone: +36 1 487 9487
- **InterContinental**: 570 m from the venue, 12-14 Apáczai Csere János utca, Budapest, 1051
  - [Hotel website](http://budapest.intercontinental.com)
  - Phone: +36 1 327 6333
- **Four Seasons Gresham Palace**: 590 m from the venue, 5-6 Széchenyi István tér, Budapest, 1051
  - [Hotel website](https://www.fourseasons.com/budapest/)
  - Phone: +36 1 268 6000
- **Milford Suites Budapest**: 640 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.milfordsuitesbudapest.com/index_hu.html)
  - Phone: +36 30 38 52 100

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/api116-api-577-supplemental-inspection-program-advanced-knowledge-of-welding-and-metallurgy-1beca3402055/