10 April 2016 The Young Welder of the Year, the biennial welding industry youth welding competition hosted by the SAIW, will, in future, be known as the SAIW Youth Welding Challenge. It will remain a biennial event. This is a result of an overhauling by WorldSkills South Africa of its welding competition from which the […]

14 December 2015 The recent EN 15085 certification of Transnet Engineering Durban (CL 1 – Critical Components) and VR Laser Services (CL 2 – Non-Critical Components) has set the process of EN 15085 certification firmly on track in South Africa. EN 15085 is the quality standard that relates specifically to the welding of railway vehicles

17 November 2015 The 68th International Institute of Welding (IIW) Annual Assembly and International Conference held from June 28 to July 3, 2015 in Helsinki, Finland was, according to Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) executive director, Sean Blake, not only of a high standard, but it also dealt with vital issues in terms of

29 June 2015 Jacobus van Deventer, the 2015 winner of the Young Welder of the Year is on track in his preparations for the WorldSkills competition to be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 11-16 August 2015, where he will represent South Africa. “Jaco is only 20, but the quality of his work is beyond

31 March 2015 WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? Welding, the process that’s used to join materials together, is one of the coolest ways to earn a living – just look at those spectacular sparks! If you’ve ever wondered about how to get into a career like welding, if you’re already working in the industry and want

30 January 2015 With 20 participants, the Young Welder of the Year (YWOY) 2015 was the largest in the history of the competition. It was, therefore, an even more special victory for the ultimate winner, Jaco van Deventer, who will now represent South Africa at the WorldSkills competition to be held in Sao Paolo, Brazil

01 August 2014 SAIW GM Operations, Sean Blake, says he is delighted with the enthusiasm of the entire industry including both TVET Colleges like College of Cape Town and a company artisan training school – Steinmuller. “The increased involvement of those who are teaching the youth welding skills is most encouraging and with their support

06 May 2014 “The problem is that many fabricators feel that because they are ISO 3834 certified and that there are many similarities between it and EN 15085, there is no need for specific EN 15085 certification. This is not the case and our fabricators, if they want to make the most out of this

01 May 2014 First formulated in 2002, the AFNDT, an informal, voluntary association representing countries involved in AFRA/IAEA group NDT projects was formalised by organisations from eight countries at a meeting held in Johannesburg in early April 2014. The eight countries forming the AFNDT signed a constitution document which will be used to develop the

Haley Naldrett from Cape Town was sent on a basic welding course at the age of 36 by her employer and found that she enjoyed every minute, so much so that she changed from the workplace to join John Thompson, a leader in the field of boiler technology, just to be able to continue with