Expertise and advances
Automation and robotics feature strongly in TWI’s work, including mechanisation and remote welding, such as seam tracking and sensing. A number of low-stress/no-distortion (LSND) techniques have been evaluated and developed at TWI.
TWI is noted for its work on health and safety; in particular, the assessment of welding fumes (and related hazards) and electromagnetic fields (EMFs) in welding.
TWI's arc welding department contributes expert advice to several national and international bodies and standards committees such as HSE, WEE/6, GEL/106, WEE/28, Cenelec/TC26A and IIW Committee XII.
The arc welding and fabrication engineering department develops, supervises/implements and provides guidance on specialist repair welding procedures for a wide range of applications across all industry sectors and covering a wide range of activities - from controlled deposition repair techniques to remote welding of components in a nuclear reactor.
Work has recently concentrated on high-productivity welding, seeking higher welding speed, cost reductions, improved quality and increased productivity in a range of materials and applications, including titanium alloys and clad pipelines.
In addition, the team has also been working with equipment and consumables developers and suppliers to study the feasibility, benefits and limitations of recently developed technologies.
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