Whether you want a practical article on how to apply a welding process, or detailed information on research into the background of a particular subject, you'll find the answer in Weldasearch. Produced by TWI Information Services, Weldasearch is a database of short abstracts of over 200,000 articles on welding, joining and allied technologies ( sample abstracts).
Use of Weldasearch is free for TWI Industrial Members, WJS Members and TWI Professional Members.
Weldasearch abstracts are indexed using the keywords from the International Institute of Welding Thesaurus.
Once you've done your search, you can use TWI's Document Delivery Service to obtain photocopies of items or borrow publications from the Library. Please be aware that there are restrictions on the use of this service.
Weldasearch is also accessible through online hosts.
Alternatively use the expertise of the Information services staff at TWI to search the database for you.
You may wish to buy the monthly abstract journal, Welding Abstracts, giving details of the month's input to Weldasearch, organised by subject
The full database is available to run within your company and search for yourself.
Comprehensive coverage
Covering metals, plastics and ceramics, Weldasearch aims to be a comprehensive record of appropriate world-wide literature published since 1968.
Source material includes journals, conference proceedings, books, patents, standards and theses. List of core journals abstracted by Weldasearch.
- welding, brazing & soldering, microjoining, diffusion bonding, thermal cutting, surfacing & hardfacing, thermal spraying
- aerospace, automotive, electronics, shipbuilding and power generation industries; fabrication of bridges, pipelines, offshore structures & pressure vessels, process plant
- robotics, automation, repair & maintenance, inspection, quality control, non-destructive testing, fatigue and fracture, corrosion, metallurgy and materials science, health & safety.
Keep up to date
You can use Weldasearch to set up monthly alerts on subjects of interest to you you (a free service for TWI Industrial Members, WJS Members and TWI Professional Members).
Recent abstracts of articles particularly relevant to several major industry sectors, which were added to the Weldasearch database at the last monthly upload, are available as PDF files to download.
Further information on prices is available.
For more information
Please contact Weldasearch Services, TWI, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AL, UK
Phone: +44 (0)1223 899000
Fax: +44 (0)1223 892588
E-mail: weldasearch@twi.co.uk
