Technical Information

TWI's website, incorporating JoinIT, is the world's most comprehensive online collection of information on joining process and allied technologies. From technical FAQs and Best Practice Guides to free software and leading edge research reports, TWI's technical information helps you to solve your materials joining problems. Click on the links below for different types of information, or enter a query in the search bar.

Publicly accessible technical content

• Job Knowledge - practical advice on joining processes
• Health & safety - FAQs, Knowledge Summaries and other reports
• Library catalogue - full details of Library holdings
• Links to other sites
• Weldasearch (free to TWI Industrial Members)

In addition to the above content, WJS and Professional Members can access

• FAQs - Concise answers to frequently asked technical questions
• Knowledge Summaries - Brief introductions to the most popular joining processes, technologies and materials
• Best Practice Guides - Introductions to best practice in technogies and processes
• Technical articles - Conference, journal and magazine articles, including TWI staff papers
• Welding Procedures - Guides for joints to be welded using flux-cored arc welding process.
• Standards - News, Codes of Practice and FAQs

In addition to the above content, Industrial Members can access

• Technology Briefings
• Best Practice Guides - Full guides to best practice in technologies and processes
• Toolkits - Online and downloadable software for decision support
• TWI Industrial Members' Reports - Reports from TWI's Core Research Programme.
• Who Knows - Directory of TWI's expertise

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