Joining Forces Wales e-bulletin - March 2006
your materials joining problems solved	Supported by the Welsh Development Agency

In this e-bulletin:

17 days FREE technical support
Forthcoming events
FREE Helpdesk

To update you on Joining Forces Wales activities and developments, this is the latest e-bulletin ( previous issues are available if you would like to see them).

17 days FREE technical support funded by the WDA

Joining Forces Wales offers you up to 17 days free technical support on any materials joining issue. Expert assistance can be provided at your premises to help you -

• solve a specific technical problem
• optimise a production process
• uncover opportunities for reducing costs
• identify areas with potential for productivity or quality improvement

You can also have free trials or development work performed to -

• venable or accelerate innovation in your products
• investigate use of materials with enhanced properties
• study a more effective design
• develop a more efficient manufacturing technique

Forthcoming events

Stainless Steel Fabrication Workshop - use and abuse of thin section material

Wednesday 29 March 2006, TWI Wales, Port Talbot.

A one day workshop covering -

• material types and surface finish
• design and distortion
• fabricating with stainless steels
• joining process selection
• fabricationapplications
• NDT

Plus an opportunity to visit the advanced NDT facilities at TWI Wales.

Further infomation and enrolment details at www.bssa.org.uk/index.htm or e-mail alison.murphy@bssa.org.uk

Free Helpdesk

If you have a technical question on any materials joining issue please don't hesitate in calling the Technical Helpdesk. It's there to provide you with free, one-to-one access to knowledgeable and experienced specialists for information and advice - and to organise direct practical assistance when it's needed.

Questions are never too trivial or too complex; and you can use the service as often as you like. We have the know-how and resources and will always do all we can to help you. Dial 01223 891 162 and ask for the Wales Helpdesk, which is open from 08:30-16.30 mid week (16:15 Fridays). Alternatively, email your query to technical_enquiries@twi.co.uk

Online Information and Advice

TWI's website provides online information on all joining processes and allied technologies. You'll need your personal login for some items:

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Click for an overview of technical information available 24/7 on TWI's website.

About Joining Forces Wales

Backed by the Welsh Development Agency, Joining Forces Wales provides free, expert help to engineering manufacturing companies that have less than 250 employees and are based in the Objective 1 regions of Wales. It's run by materials joining specialist TWI Ltd, which has a regional technology centre in Port Talbot (tel. 01639 864 700).

Joining Forces Wales is delivered under the 'de minimis' scheme.

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