Registration open for NSIRC Annual Conference, 2-3 July, 2019
Registration is now open for the National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC) 2019 Annual Conference, taking place on 2-3 July at the Granta Centre, TWI Ltd, Cambridge.
TWI's Tipper Group gains practical welding training
TWI’s Tipper Group supports women working in industries involved in welding and associated technologies and, as part of their mission to encourage and support women in engineering, they took advantage of TWI’s in-house training school to take part in a welding appreciation course.
TWI among the first businesses to migrate to new health and safety standard, ISO 45001
Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) have confirmed that TWI is among the first 6% of their customers to migrate across to the new international standard for Occupational Health and Safety, ISO 45001.
Aamir Khalid appointed the new Chief Executive of TWI
Aamir Khalid has been appointed as successor to Christoph Wiesner and the next Chief Executive of TWI. Aamir will take over the role on Friday 1 February 2019.
NSIRC and Aston University offer an opportunity to upskill your staff for leadership
The National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC) near Cambridge has a proven track record of providing postgraduate students with the skills needed by industry, with more than 200 MSc and PhD students benefitting in the last five years.
A vision for business: leaders discuss new opportunities for the region
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor, James Palmer, met this week with the new Chair of the Combined Authority Business Board, Professor Aamir Khalid at TWI’s Granta Park headquarters.
WeldGalaxy: A digital & dynamic knowledge platform for welding industries
WeldGalaxy, an international and collaborative initiative to create a digital B2B online platform that connects global buyers with the EU sellers of welding equipment and consumables, officially kicked-off on 4th October 2018. The consortium, led by TWI Ltd as the coordinator, comprises 11 members including SMEs and research organisations across Europe.
TWI plans 2019 UK welding and joining exhibition
TWI is set to hold a welding exhibition on 22 May 2019 at the company headquarters near Cambridge. This latest event follows on from the success of the last exhibition that was held in March 2018 and will once again feature several original equipment manufacturers demonstrating the latest technology and products with end users across a number of different industry sectors.
International Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Simulation Challenge won by TWI and Dassault
A team comprising TWI Ltd and the SIMULIA brand of Dassault Systèmes has been awarded joint 1st Place: Best modelling results predicting the residual stresses within an as-built IN625 bridge structure – residual elastic strains (metals) in the 2018 Additive Manufacturing Benchmark (AM-Bench) Challenge organised by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Industrial 3D X-ray microscopy allows extraordinary detail to be revealed in microstructures
3D X-ray microscopy (XRM) is a non-destructive imaging technique that provides internal three-dimensional (3D) information in extraordinary detail for specimens, samples, equipment and parts.
Arkwright Scholars gain valuable project experience at TWI
A final project looking at a range of joining processes and learning about engineering critical assessment to predict the continued safe operation of a structure successfully completes a two-year Arkwright Scholars’ experience programme at TWI for sixth formers Adam Cliff and Oscar Jopp.
Asset structural integrity seminar highlights importance of constraint effects in fracture
The Structural Integrity Technical Group of The Welding Institute (TWI) and the UK Forum for Engineering Structural Integrity (FESI) recently addressed a topic that is currently of substantial research and industrial interest by jointly holding a full day’s Constraint Effects in Fracture seminar.
TWI leads Open Architecture Additive Manufacturing project
TWI is taking the lead in the Open Architecture Additive Manufacturing (OAAM) project to demonstrate the ability to manufacture large metallic components via Additive Manufacturing (AM) for the benefit of UK Aerospace.
TWI Joint Industry Project: early-stage detection of high temperature hydrogen attack
TWI Ltd has recently launched a new Joint Industry Project to explore and validate detection methods for high temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA). Inspections will be carried out on a carbon steel pressure vessel – operated in a regime calculated to induce accelerated HTHA – and designed to simulate the real world operations and challenges associated with detecting this phenomenon.
Welsh minister, Rebecca Evans looks to TWI for Single Market insight
Rebecca Evans, the Welsh Minister for Housing and Regeneration, visited TWI Technology Centre Wales in Port Talbot to gain an insight into the importance of access to the EU Single Market to business. The visit, which took place last week, was scheduled ahead of Rebecca meeting a group of UK Ministers to discuss Brexit.
Assessing the impact of the Structural Integrity Research Foundation
The Structural Integrity Research Foundation (SIRF) was founded in 2012 by TWI Ltd, BP and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation. The aim of the foundation is to ensure that university research into issues related to structural integrity align closely to the needs of industry.
TWI-led OASIS project to reduce aerospace costs and improve aircraft efficiency
TWI Ltd is leading a new project to improve efficiency and lower costs for aircraft manufacturing. The OASIS project will demonstrate the ability to manufacture aluminium aircraft structures using the latest developments in friction stir welding (FSW) and laser beam welding (LBW).
Saudi Aramco visits NSIRC and TWI
Mr Saad Qahtani, Saudi Aramco Manager of Specialty and Intermediate Chemicals, visited NSIRC and TWI on Tuesday 17 July. The visit marks another important milestone within the establishment of the multi-stakeholder NIC (Non-Metallic Innovation Centre), as the world-renowned oil and gas company Aramco Technologies progresses with the agreements signed in the charter with TWI Ltd.
TWI combines heritage with innovation for the Morgan Motor Company
Established in 1909, The Morgan Motor Company produces the longest-running production car in the world, the Morgan 4-4, which has been in production since 1936.
TWI Certification Ltd launches new NORSOK M-650 certification
TWI Certification Ltd has launched a new third-party Certification of Manufacture of Special Materials (CMSM) to allow companies to show compliance with the requirements of NORSOK M-650. The CMSM scheme uses highly qualified and experienced assessors to review all aspects of quality control and execution of manufacturing procedures to ensure that products are delivered with consistent properties.
TWI successfully deposits silicon carbide (ThermaSiC) coatings by thermal spraying techniques
TWI recently completed a project on the development of ThermaSiC coatings, a new product from Seram Coatings, Norway. TWI’s expertise has led to a breakthrough in the deposition of silicon carbide (SiC) based thermal spray powders, which are known to decompose at elevated temperatures.
TWI hosts successful robotics challenge for primary school pupils
A group of 46 children from Fulbourn Primary School’s Year 5 achieved a series of team successes as part of a robotics challenge event at TWI headquarters near Cambridge.
Climbing robot with ultrasonic imaging for mooring chains inspection passes field trials
A robot designed to hook onto, and scale up and down, large mooring chains, both at sub-sea level and in the air – with a non-destructive testing (NDT), ultrasonic imaging system on board that scans for critical defects – has recently undergone successful field trials.
Aluminium Federation and TWI agree to enhance collaborative opportunities
TWI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Aluminium Federation (ALFED) to start investigating joint opportunities, collaborative projects and mutual areas of interest.
Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials and TWI launch Centre for Advanced Manufacturing
The Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials (BIAM) and TWI officially unveiled their new collaborative Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies at TWI’s HQ at Great Abington near Cambridge.