July - August 1999
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Welding organisations' sites
American Welding Society As well as information on benefits of membership of AWS, details are given of certification activities, publications including Standards, the AWS show, a list of AWS Sections, software, welding as a career, a searchable online buyer's guide to welding equipment and consumables, and contact details for AWS staff.
A calendar of relevant events is presented. Includes a searchable index to Welding Journal from 1922 with online ordering of reprints. Bulletin boards and chat-rooms cover education, technical queries, certification, equipment and jobs.
Information is offered on the Welding Equipment Manufacturers Committee (Wemco).
http://www.amweld.org/
Edison Welding Institute
Describes EWI's products and services and the joining technology areas in which EWI is involved. Recent issues of its newsletter Insights are available. Includes pages for The Navy Joining Center, presenting its newsletter, information on projects in progress and details of workshops.
http://www.ewi.org/
http://www.ewi.org/njc/
Force Institute
Describe the organisation and its activities in R&D, services and training in a range of technologies including NDT, materials, welding and production. In Danish and English.
http://www.force-institute.com/
Nederlands Instituut voor Lastechniek
(Dutch Welding Institute)
Pages in Dutch and English offer the following: information on the organisation, its research projects, Dutch regional welding groups, what will appear in their Lastechniek journal next month, vacancies, welding activity calendar, online ordering of publications, demonstrations of welding software (for downloading), a list of approved schools providing welder training and access conditions for EWF-standard training, and a list of people authorised to issue NIL welders approval tests.
http://www.nil.nl/
Welding Technology Institute of Australia
Presents information about the WTIA services and expertise, a catalogue of products available though the WTIA, information about the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Materials Welding and Joining, a list of IIW members, a searchable database of welding personnel in Australia and links to other welding information sites. It includes OzWeld, an Australian industry support network involving key industrial and technological organisations with expertise in welding, joining, testing and related activities.
http://www.wtia.com.au/
http://203.57.156.110/ozweld/default.htm
