Latest news items from TWI http://www.twi.co.uk/news.rss Global changes in legislation are driving an expansion in demand for plastics welder training and certification in Nigeria. The changes in legislation mean that certification is now required to guarantee the skill and knowledge of welders when ins http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-05-global-success-builds-momentum-in-nigeria-for-twis-plastics-welder-training-and-certification/ 542830 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:27:43 GMT 20120516102743 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:24:45 GMT 20120516102445 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:27:43 GMT 2012051610102743 Kerry Jamieson News Releases 3D Packaging has become a key enabling technology in mainstream electronic products. This Network event provides an opportunity to learn from industry experts about the latest developments in this exciting technology from Chip through Package to end http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-05-3d-packaging-event-wednesday-23rd-may/ 542824 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:59:40 GMT 20120516145940 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:21:23 GMT 20120516092123 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:59:40 GMT 201205161425940 Darren Calvert News Releases A unique engineering tool for comparison of materials data for metals and consumables allows companies to identify, compare and contrast suitable products and to plan for fabrication, repair or maintenance with the touch of a button. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-05-fast-access-to-metals-and-consumables-data-online/ 526307 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:25:57 GMT 20120509112557 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:18:02 GMT 20120509111802 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:25:57 GMT 2012050911112557 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Continuous developments in out-of-vacuum-chamber EB technology are pushing away at techno-economic barriers previously preventing the uptake of single pass, thick-section, low distortion electron beam (EB) welding of large pressure vessels and struct http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-05-mobile-electron-beam-welding-provides-the-solution-for-fabricating-large-structures/ 514245 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:21:35 GMT 20120504092135 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:47:26 GMT 20120503124726 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:21:35 GMT 201205040992135 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Lectures will be given by international experts in industry and Universities covering the theory and application of modelling modern welding techniques. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-04-leading-edges-in-welding-summer-school-in-modelling-of-welding/ 506145 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:42:07 GMT 20120430154207 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:54:05 GMT 20120430105405 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:42:07 GMT 201204301534207 Kerry Jamieson News Releases This year's winner of the UK's most prestigious national welder competition SkillWeld is 20-year-old Joe Cosgrove from Hartlepool Doosan Power Systems. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-04-national-champion-announced-as-skillweld-2012-standards-reach-highest-ever/ 477899 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:03:05 GMT 20120420100305 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:11:00 GMT 20120419141100 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:03:05 GMT 2012042010100305 Darren Calvert News Releases TWI is pleased to announce the launch of its YouTube channel. Our expertise is featured in films on subjects such as Friction Stir Welding, Non-Destructive Testing, Plastics Joining and Long Range Ultrasonic Testing http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-04-introducing-twi-on-youtube/ 475836 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120420000000 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:55:06 GMT 20120418125506 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:00:57 GMT 201204181310057 Kerry Jamieson News Releases The Institute of Rail Welding was formally lunched in April 2002 with over 200 people attending the launch event at the Royal Society in London. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/21st-technical-seminar-of-the-institute-of-rail-welding-commemorating-the-10th-anniversary-of-iorw/ 471425 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:01:14 GMT 20120416120114 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:55:43 GMT 20120416115543 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:01:14 GMT 2012041612120114 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Rail TWI is pleased to announce to its Industrial Members, industry contacts and to the public at large that it is now live on TWItter! http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-04-follow-twi-ltd-now-going-live-on-twitter/ 449370 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:55:07 GMT 20120410085507 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:17:15 GMT 20120405151715 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:55:07 GMT 201204100885507 Darren Calvert News Releases TWI is working with the Bloodhound SuperSonic Car design team to provide expertise in adhesive bonding. TWI's role is to identify and test the perfect materials joining technique for the lower chassis structure of the car designed to inspire the next http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-04-1000-miles-per-hour-twi-plays-its-part-in-the-world-land-speed-record-attempt/ 441304 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:48:11 GMT 20120402144811 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:46:13 GMT 20120402094613 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:48:11 GMT 201204021424811 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Automotive The 38th Aerospace Industry Panel meeting took place at TWI on the 14th March. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-03-the-38th-aerospace-industry-panel-meeting/ 433233 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:22:57 GMT 20120402152257 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:01:47 GMT 20120329090147 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:22:57 GMT 201204021532257 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Aerospace Swavesey-based Amino Technologies, which specialises in technology for internet TV, picked up the first TWI Award for Technology Engineering in International Markets at the Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards presentation at Kings College http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-03-amino-wins-twi-award-for-technology-engineering-in-international-markets/ 429209 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:13:16 GMT 20120327111316 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:08:44 GMT 20120327110844 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:13:15 GMT 2012032711111315 Kerry Jamieson News Releases To support its sponsorship of the TWI Award for Technology Engineering in International Markets as part of the Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards list, TWI opened this year's Cambridge Awards Week series of events with a talk about innovation http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-03-technology-engineering-widening-horizons/ 417216 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:36:13 GMT 20120321163613 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:15:17 GMT 20120321111517 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:36:13 GMT 201203211643613 Catherine Condie News Releases Electronics TWI is pleased to announce the launch of a newly upgraded, free of charge internet facility exclusively for Industrial Members http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-03-twi-announces-upgraded-members-showcase-on-its-website/ 391423 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:09:47 GMT 20120327160947 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:22:52 GMT 20120308092252 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:09:47 GMT 201203271640947 Darren Calvert News Releases Oil & Gas Plastic pipes have many advantages over pipes made from metals or concrete, such as good chemical resistance, low weight, low cost, and longer predicted service life, and are already used extensively for the transport of gas, water and chemicals. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-03-testpep-enters-final-year-of-tests-for-nde-of-plastics-pipes/ 381465 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:07:08 GMT 20120321150708 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:33:32 GMT 20120302143332 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:07:08 GMT 201203211530708 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Plastics welding Oil & Gas This January saw local charity funds boosted by £3000 with a further £2250 going to well-known national charities as TWI gave away the money it saved by sending out its company Christmas cards electronically. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-02-charity-funds-boosted-by-over-5000-after-twis-christmas-gift/ 367592 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:23:24 GMT 20120228102324 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:44:27 GMT 20120224134427 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:23:24 GMT 2012022810102324 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Welding Abstracts Journal provides a compilation of abstracts of published literature from around the world on a monthly basis. Abstracts are arranged within subjects - subject groups being welding processes, equipment and materials, properties and t http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-02-welding-abstracts-journal-available-electronically/ 365631 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:18:51 GMT 20120224091851 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:16:34 GMT 20120224091634 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:18:51 GMT 201202240991851 Kerry Jamieson News Releases The Wi-Health project aims to develop an autonomous, wireless and self-powered sensor network that will provide long term and continuous structural health monitoring (SHM) of bridges using a minimal number of network nodes and sensors. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-02-bridge-health-monitoring/ 349673 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:11:04 GMT 20120228101104 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:42:16 GMT 20120214104216 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:11:04 GMT 2012022810101104 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Construction A revolutionary NDT project, devised to investigate the internal condition of traditional civil engineering structures and materials, is about to take off at TWI. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-02-reinforced-concrete-bridges-get-the-ndt-treatment/ 349667 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:24:24 GMT 20120228102424 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:32:45 GMT 20120214103245 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:24:24 GMT 2012022810102424 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Construction Since TWI's Asset Integrity Management team established itself some five years ago it has directed its effort largely towards the oil and gas sector as well as that of power generation. But that's about to change. Its success has snowballed. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-02-aim-aims-higher/ 347717 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:25:08 GMT 20120228102508 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:24:22 GMT 20120214102422 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:25:08 GMT 2012022810102508 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Construction The European part funded ChipCheck consortium has announced the release of the first version of the 'ChipCheck Inspection of Counterfeit Electronic Components Guide'. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-02-worlds-first-training-cd-on-counterfeit-electronic-components/ 333810 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:28:11 GMT 20120228102811 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:53:52 GMT 20120207095352 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:28:11 GMT 2012022810102811 Kerry Jamieson News Releases In October 2011, more than 70 students attended TWI's training programmes in Cape Town. The courses delivered were the CSWIP Welding Inspection courses at Levels 1, 2 and 3 and bridging courses from SAIW Levels 1 and 2 to CSWIP Welding Inspection http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-02-twi-extends-its-training-programme-in-south-africa/ 325976 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:09:04 GMT 20120321150904 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:25:33 GMT 20120203102533 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:09:04 GMT 201203211530904 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Oil & Gas The Professional Division of TWI (The Welding Institute) are pleased to announce the launch of its new website www.twiprofessional.com With a fresh look and feel, we hope that this will become your portal for accessing The Welding and Joining Society http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-02-announcing-the-welding-institutes-new-website/ 322004 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:30:10 GMT 20120228103010 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:32:09 GMT 20120201083209 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:30:10 GMT 2012022810103010 Kerry Jamieson News Releases TWI is a partner in the European Union, FP7 funded WELD-IT project. Aimed primarily at Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), the project is developing a software system that will enable welding and fabrication companies to more reliably cost wel http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-01-twi-participates-in-welding-software-project/ 321992 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:14:39 GMT 20120224091439 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:02:23 GMT 20120131140223 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:14:39 GMT 201202240991439 Darren Calvert News Releases TWI's partner in Nigeria, Inspection and Tests Nigeria Limited (ITL), recently opened a new inspection and training facility in Port Harcourt. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-01-new-inspection-and-training-facilities-for-twis-partner-in-nigeria/ 320032 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:09:37 GMT 20120321150937 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:47:04 GMT 20120131104704 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:09:37 GMT 201203211530937 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Oil & Gas TWI is encouraging companies to submit nominations for a new technology engineering award for companies that have made significant impact with a technology, product or service in international or emerging markets. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-01-twi-launches-award-for-technology-engineering-in-international-markets/ 310120 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:10:20 GMT 20120321151020 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:09:28 GMT 20120125130928 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:10:20 GMT 201203211531020 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Oil & Gas TWI has received interest from Industrial Members regarding alternative product forms to substitute for corrosion resistant alloy (CRA) solid or clad line pipe, where inhibition is not viable for the use of carbon steel line pipe for flowlines, riser http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-01-preparation-of-a-state-of-the-art-review-of-industry-concerns-and-perceptions/ 308115 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:40:29 GMT 20120125154029 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:28:38 GMT 20120124132838 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:40:29 GMT 201201251534029 Kerry Jamieson News Releases TWI has supported the Oil & Gas sector since the 1960s, with testing in sour service conditions since the early 1970s. Since the redevelopment of TWI's HQ in Cambridge in 2003, the available laboratory space increased incrementally to 460m2. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-01-twi-doubles-the-trevor-gooch-corrosion-laboratory/ 308114 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:34:43 GMT 20120228103443 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:23:06 GMT 20120124132306 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:34:43 GMT 2012022810103443 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Oil & Gas When ESAB China had fracture toughness tests carried out by Tianjin University, some showed pop-in features on the CTOD test traces. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2011-01-for-fracture-toughness-testing-in-china/ 306165 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:36:11 GMT 20120228103611 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:40:59 GMT 20120124104059 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:36:11 GMT 2012022810103611 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Structural Integrity The Welding Institute is pleased to introduce the launch of the Welding Apprentice Group Training Association (WAGTA) to promote and support the development of improved Advanced Apprenticeship programmes and develop tomorrow's welding workforce http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-01-welding-apprentice-group-training-association-wagta/ 292104 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:15:54 GMT 20120117091554 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:07:09 GMT 20120117090709 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:15:54 GMT 201201170991554 Darren Calvert News Releases In October 2011 Plant Integrity Ltd, a subsidiary of TWI, launched the MoorInspect Project. This is a collaborative project funded by the European Union under the FP7 framework. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-01-moorinspect-development-of-an-advanced-medium-range-ultrasonic-technique-for-mooring-chains-inspection-in-water/ 278111 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:35:32 GMT 20120110093532 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:30:30 GMT 20120110093030 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:35:32 GMT 201201100993532 Kerry Jamieson News Releases Oil & Gas Now all TWI's Core Research Reports are searchable on the website as the technology engineering business publishes its thousandth Core Research Report. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2012-01-thousandth-members-report-launches-web-accessible-archive/ 242016 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT 20120103100000 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:49:11 GMT 20120103134911 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:49:11 GMT 201201031314911 Darren Calvert News Releases The safe and effective storage and disposal of high level waste and spent fuel is a high priority for many countries worldwide, and the major technical challenges presented are now being successfully addressed. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2011-12-twi-wins-tender-from-the-french-national-radioactive-waste-management-agency/ 237911 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:33:37 GMT 20120228103337 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:08:47 GMT 20111220140847 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:33:37 GMT 2012022810103337 Kerry Jamieson News Releases CRACKWISE 4, a TWI software product which automates the fracture and fatigue procedures of BS7910, has been further enhanced by the addition of several new routines now released in Version 4.3 today. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2011-12-version-43-of-crackwise-software-now-available/ 235892 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:37:04 GMT 20120228103704 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:31:41 GMT 20111219153141 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:37:04 GMT 2012022810103704 Kerry Jamieson News Releases TWI is a partner in the European FP7 project NozzleInspect. The project objective is to develop a robot mounted system capable of detecting millimetric defects in nozzles and other a crucial components of a nuclear power plant. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2011-12-nozzleinspect/ 213892 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:38:50 GMT 20120228103850 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:25:40 GMT 20111209092540 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:38:50 GMT 2012022810103850 Kerry Jamieson News Releases TWI are delighted to report that they have just passed the £1m threshold in income from Members in the USA. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2011-11-twi-reaches-1m-us-membership/ 186996 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:56:47 GMT 20120117095647 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:36:46 GMT 20111125133646 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:56:47 GMT 201201170995647 Craig Carter News Releases TWI work on ionic liquids for carbon dioxide capture; NDT Florence 2011 conference; Carbon Capture and Storage Conference in Scotland; Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2011-11-power-news-round-up-november-2011/ 180860 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:23:43 GMT 20120321142343 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:11:11 GMT 20111123111111 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:23:43 GMT 201203211422343 Darren Calvert News Releases Power In August Steven Stocks joined TWI to fill the new post of Industry Sector Manager for Energy. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2011-11-new-sector-manager-for-energy/ 180836 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:01:46 GMT 20120322090146 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:44:10 GMT 20111123094410 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:01:46 GMT 201203220990146 Darren Calvert News Releases Specifiers and end-users of this technology were keen to see the development of a certification scheme for the competency of personnel involved in this work. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2011-10-international-cswip-certification-frp-strengthening-of-concrete-structures/ 122900 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111028000000 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111028000000 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:11:15 GMT 2012012610101115 Darren Calvert News Releases Construction The latest news from TWI http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/ 18821 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:28:44 GMT 20120308092844 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:00:43 GMT 20110812110043 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:28:43 GMT 201203080992843 Kerry Jamieson News Releases TWI is chairing a working group to investigate possible QA systems for welding on the UK's nuclear new build programme http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2011-04-learning-from-recent-nuclear-construction-projects/ 19830 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:00:00 GMT 20110420090000 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:00:00 GMT 20110420090000 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:22:46 GMT 201203211422246 Darren Calvert News Releases Power TWI has joined the FP7 funded WELD-IT project. Aimed primarily at SMEs, the project will develop a software system that will enable welding and fabrication companies to more reliably cost welding operations. http://www.twi.co.uk/news-events/news/2011-03-twi-participates-in-welding-software-project/ 19542 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT 20110304090000 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT 20110304090000 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:15:03 GMT 201202240991503 Craig Carter News Releases