Topic : Screen employee proficiency at a fraction of the cost Date: Thursday, 23 April 2020 Time: 12PM Presenter: SAIW Business Development Manager Etienne Nell The SAIW is home to one of only two RealWeld simulators in the country , which uses virtual reality technology to test student skills on actual and simulated welds. Students […]
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Topic : Augmented Reality can take your welding training to the next level Date: Wednesday, 22 April 2020 Time: 12PM Presenter: SAIW Business Development Manager Etienne Nell Students receive quicker and cheaper training while they practice, troubleshoot and master welding techniques, including welding plate, electrode or wire and shielding gas. With audio coaching and instructor
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Topic : How to ensure quality control through proven certification procedures Date: Tuesday, 21 April 2020 Time: 12PM Presenter: SAIW Certification CEO – Herman Potgieter For products to be free from serious problems in production and in service, it is necessary to provide controls, from the design phase, through to material selection, into manufacture and
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Following President Ramaphosa’s announcement of a total lockdown, we would like to inform our students and members that we will be closing on Thursday, 26 March. Most of our students have already opted to restart the courses they started at the beginning of this week and we are working on rescheduling the courses. This information
The South African industrial and manufacturing sector is grappling with one of the toughest economic eras in living memory, made even more challenging by the tension between rampant unemployment figures and a shortage of relevant world-class technical skills. The SAIW is bridging this gap with an exciting new vison for a renewed SAIW where members
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In recent decades welding has become a dominant process in the fabrication of industrial products and in the building of structures from steel. It is used in all phases of production and is needed not only nationally but also internationally in almost every industry ranging from micro-electronics to construction of petrochemical plants, power generation, buildings
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13 August 2019 Shelton Zichawo, SAIW training services manager, says that there has been a very encouraging response to the revamped Welding Inspectors Programme recently launched by the SAIW. “After deep analysis and research, and taking into account the needs and desires of the local industry, we launched a new, improved Inspectors programme, which incorporates
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09 May 2019 Welding Inspectors curriculum to again fully include the iconic SAIW Levels 1 and 2 In the last few years, following a decision to focus more on the internationally recognised International Institute of Welding’s (IIW) IWIP Basic, Standard and Comprehensive programmes,the SAIW removed the SAIW Inspectors Level 1 course from its curriculum while
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Global leader in the development and manufacture of guided wave solutions Introduction There has been quite an interest in Guided Wave Technology of late and Fusion invited well-known supplier, Guided Ultrasonics, to explain the technology. Established in 1999, Guided Ultrasonics Ltd. (GUL) has been at the forefront of guided wave technology for pipe testing. Since
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Ultrasonic Examination Part 1 Ultrasonic examination uses the same principles as the sonar used for the detection of submarines – a sound wave is emitted from a transmitter, bounces off any objects in its path and is reflected back to a receiver, somewhat similar to shining the beam of a torch at a mirror. Knowing
