TWI published work for the welding equipment, consumables and materials sector
Over the years, TWI staff have written many articles relating to the welding equipment, consumables and materials industry sector. The following are the major technical articles published recently.
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2006
Allen C M Hybrid Nd:YAG Laser-AC MIG welding of thin section automotive aluminium alloy Eurojoin 6, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 28 - 30 Jun. 2006.
2005
Thomas W M, Staines D G, Watts E R and Norris I M The simultaneous use of two or more friction stir welding tools Published on the Internet 13 Jan. 2005.
Kostrivas A, Smith L S and Gittos M F Sustained Load cracking of titanium alloy weldments Proceedings of OMAE 2005: 24th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2005), Halkidiki, Greece. 12-16 Jun. 2005.
Abson D J, Tkach Y, Kelleher A, Hadley I and Burdekin F M Towards exemption from post weld heat treatment of C-Mn and low alloy steels Welding Journal, 2005.
Kallee S W and Russell M J The EUREKA EuroStir ® Project on European industrialisation of friction stir welding - bringing European innovation to a world market EUROSTRATEGIE.
Smith F C, Liang B, Kellar E J and Hogg P J Comeld and RINO - innovations in composite to metal bonding 42nd Conference on Adhesion and Adhesives, 26 Jan. 2005.
Shi G and Hilton P A A comparison of the GAP bridging capability of CO 2 laser and hybrid CO 2 laser MAG welding on 8mm Thickness C-Mn steel plate Benefits of new methods and trends in welding to economy, productivity and quality, 58th Annual Assembly and International Conference of International Institute of Welding, Prague, Czech Republic. 14 - 15 Jul. 2005,
Verhaeghe G Battle of the sources - using a high-power Yb-fibre laser for welding steel and aluminium WLT Conference - Lasers in Manufacturing 2005, 13-16 Jun. 2005, Munich, Germany.
Verhaeghe G The fibre laser - a newcomer for material welding and cutting Welding Journal Vol. 84. No. 8. August 2005.
Gerritsen C H J, Weldingh J and Klaestrup Kristensen J Development of Nd:YAG laser-MAG hybrid welding of T joints for shipbuilding NoLAMP 10 (10th Nordic Laser Materials Processing Conference), Lulea, Sweden, 17-19 Aug. 2005.
Kallee S W, Kell J M, Thomas W M and Wiesner C S Development and implementation of innovative joining processes in the automotive industry DVS Annual Welding Conference 'Große Schweißtechnische Tagung', GST 2005. Essen, Germany, 12-14 Sept. 2005.
Buxton A L and Dance B G I Surfi-Sculpt ® - Revolutionary surface processing with an electron beam ASM International, ISEC Congress. St Paul, Minnesota, USA, 1-3 Aug. 2005.
Verhaeghe G and Hilton P A The effect of laser beam quality when welding with high-power CW solid-state lasers ICALEO 2005, 24th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics, Miami, Florida, USA, 31Oct. - 4 Nov. 2005. Paper #511.
Shi G Laser and hybrid laser MAG welding of thick section C-Mn steel 2005 International Forum on Welding Technologies in Energy Engineering, Shanghai, China, 21-23 Sept. 2005.
2004
Pisarski H G and Punshon C S Integrity of reduced pressure electron beam girth welds for deep water pipelines 4th International Pipeline Technology Conference, Ostend, Belgium, May 2004.
Hilton P A and Verhaeghe G Achieving low-porosity laser welds in aerospace aluminium alloy MATADOR: Proceedings of the 34th Conference, 7-9 Jul. 2004.
Booth G S Manufacturing with lasers developments and opportunities IIW Annual Assembly, Osaka, Japan, 11-16 Jul. 2004.
Shi G, Hilton P A, Booth G S and Punshon C S Enhancements to power beam welding processes for land transport IIW Annual Assembly, Osaka, Japan, 11-16 Jul. 2004.
Shi G Hybrid Nd:YAG laser-MAG welding of thick section steel with adaptive control Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO), Oct. 2004.
Mulligan S J, Melton G B, Lylynoja A and Herman K Autonomous welding of large steel fabrications Mechatronics and Robotics 2004.
Warwick C M Case study on plastics laser welding Plastics and Rubber Weekly, Sept. 2004.
Kallee S W Application of innovative welding methods to prefabricate aluminium panels Speed at Sea, Oct. 2004. p.23.
Westgate S A The resistance spot welding of high and ultra-high strength steels 3rd International Seminar on Advances in Resistance Welding, Berlin, Germany, 16-17 Nov. 2004.
Smith F C COMELD - An innovation in composite to metal joining Presented at Composites Processing 2004, CPA, Bromsgrove, UK, 23 Apr. 2004.
2003
Weston J Viewpoint - Value & Quality Industrial Robot Journal, vol. 31. no. 1. 2004.
Westgate S A Resistance welding - state of the art Welding and Cutting, vol.55. no.5. 2003. pp.256-260.
2002
Court R S., Tavakoli S M and Sutcliffe M P F Predicting adhesive joint life-times 25th AMAS and WCARP-II Conference, Orlando, FL, USA. 10-14 Feb. 2002.
Jones I A Laser welding for plastic components Assembly Automation, vol. 22. no.2. 2002.
Dolby R E and Thomas W M Friction stir welding and related friction based technologies 6th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research, Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Georgia, USA. 15 - 19 Apr. 2002,
Dolby R E Priority areas for welding, joining and associated engineering research in Europe 6th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research, Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Georgia, USA. 15-19 Apr. 2002.
Fraser I, Fyffe L, Gibson O and Lucas W Remotely operated underwater thermal cutting processes for the decommissioning of large North Sea platforms OMAE 2002: Materials Technology, Oslo, Norway, 23-26 Jun. 2002.
Williams C and Fernie J A Novel joining and sealing processes for solid oxide fuel cells 5th European Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Forum, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1-5 Jul. 2002.
Greses J, Barlow C Y, Hilton P A and Steen W M Effect of different gas environments on CO 2 and Nd:YAG; laser welding process efficiencies International Congress on Laser Advanced Materials Processing (LAMP 2002), Osaka University, Japan, 27-31 May 2002.
Westgate S A, Liebrecht F and Doo R The effect of process variables in self-piercing riveting Sheet Metal Welding Conference X, Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA, 15-17 May 2002.
Lugan A, Hilton P A and Taylor D W The effects of steel composition on the laser cut edge quality of carbon and C-Mn steels ICALEO 2002, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, 14 - 17 Oct. 2002.
Greses J, Hilton PA, Barlow C Y and Steen W Plume attenuation in high power Nd:YAG laser welding ICALEO 2002, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. 14 - 17 Oct. 2002.
2001
Melton G B Validation of arc welding equipment - revision of BS 7570 Welding and Metal Fabrication, vol. 69. no.4. May 2001. pp. 10-12.
2000
Weston J and Burdekin F M Steeling the competitive edge: is there a place for robots? Presented at 3rd International Seminar, The Use of Steel Structures in Civil Construction, Belo Horizontale, Brazil, 12 - 15 Sept. 2000, under the auspices of SME Brazil.
Lucas W Activating flux - improving the performance of the TIG process Welding and Metal Fabrication, vol. 68. no. 2. Feb. 2000. pp.7-10.
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