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SAIW/SASSDA KZN Golf Day – August 2017 Read More »
08 April 2017 Osbourne Samukelo Mbambani has won first prize in the Student category at the 5th International Arc Cup Welding Competition in Shanghai, China during the week of 24 – 28 June 2017. In total 16 countries participated in the event with Russia alone entering 26 competitors in all categories! “This is an absolutely
Historic Win for Samukelo Mbambani in China … Team SA sponsored by merSETA Read More »
08 August 2017 The position of IAB Chair and the associated IIW BoD Directors’ position, which Jim Guild recently vacated, is the final achievement in his long and outstanding career with the IIW. Jim strengthened the position and participation of South Africa in IIW since his first participation in 2001. Then he became actively involved
Jim Guild Honoured Read More »
08 August 2017 TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/TR 17844 Welding — Comparison of standardised methods for the avoidance of cold cracks The purpose of this document is to compare currently available methods for determining welding procedures for avoiding hydrogen induced cold cracking during fabrication. This subject has been extensively studied in recent years and many methods of
Focus on Standards Read More »
08 August 2017 Radiography The previous two Connect articles dealt with the defect detection techniques of MPI, LPI and eddy current testing. These methods are capable of detecting surface or very near surface imperfections and some process is therefore required to enable buried imperfections to be reliably detected – a so-called volumetric detection method. The
08 August 2017 Yet another accolade of significance has come the SAIW’s way! At the recently-held Arc Cup in Shanghai, China the Institute was asked to become a member of the Arc Cup organising committee and the SAIW readily agreed! “Not only is this a wonderful honour for the Institute but it also makes sense
SAIW Member of the Arc Cup Organising Committee Read More »
08 August 2017 South Africa, through the SAIW, is now part of a powerful international welding alliance – The International Alliance for Skills Development Belt and Road including BRICS (IASDBR) – which aims at incorporating all the countries in this region in a cooperative initiative to provide welding training to the youth. “The training will
South Africa Now Part of Important International Welding Alliance Read More »
03 April 2017 IIW: International Welding Inspection Personnel (IWIP) Programme SAIW is a founding member of the International Institute of Welding (IIW), which is also focused on welding related training, research, standardisation of welding related activities and governance of the IIW system. Through the IIW network, SAIW has an opportunity to network with over fifty
