Joining Forces Wales

e-bulletin - September 2006
Part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund
your materials joining problems solved Part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund

In this e-bulletin:

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).

Online technical information - FREE TO YOU

Your company has free, 24/7 access to technical information on TWI's website - just one of the many benefits of being registered with Joining Forces Wales.

The links below will take you to a selection of popular items. These may not be of direct interest to you but TWI's website does cover all joining processes and allied technologies, all engineering materials, and all industry sectors.

This is only a small selection - there are many more items available on these subjects. You'll need your personal login for most items: User ID ______ Password______

Click for an overview of technical information on TWI's website.

Also, you may like to see the latest edition of Connect, TWI's news magazine.

You can access all of this, and much more, as often as you like - and without charge.

Your resistance welding and mechanical fastening specialist at TWI is Steve Westgate. Steve's main technical interests include:

Steve Westgate
  • weld quality control
  • spot welding of high-strength steels
  • resistance seam and projection welding
  • flash welding, HF welding
  • clinching, self-piercing riveting
  • consultancy, troubleshooting and training

Your welding engineering and fabrication specialist at TWI is Gene Mathers. His main technical interests include:

Gene Mathers
  • arc welding processes
  • materials weldability
  • welding specifications and standards
  • QC and QA
  • consultancy and troubleshooting
  • training, examination and accreditation

Technical assistance

If you need assistance from a technical specialist, please contact Martin Bourton at TWI: tel 01223 899 000 or e-mail martin.bourton@twi.co.uk

Reminder about Wales-based technical resources

In the July e-bulletin we summarised the diverse resources of the Joining Forces Wales Partners. You can see who these organisations are and how they can help you by following this link to TWI's website: Partner information.

Please remember that if you would like a demonstration or a discussion involving a Wales-based Partner, all you need do is call Martin Bourton at TWI on 01223 899 000 or e-mail martin.bourton@twi.co.uk - he's your central contact for putting you in touch with the Partners.

What is Joining Forces Wales?

Part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, Joining Forces Wales provides free, expert help to engineering manufacturing companies in the Objective 1 regions of Wales. It's helping companies increase their turnover and create or safeguard jobs.

Delivered under the 'de minimis' scheme, Joining Forces Wales is run by materials joining specialist TWI Ltd, which has a regional technology centre in Port Talbot (tel. 01639 864 700).

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