03 April 2017 We are very pleased to have entered into an important partnership with ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) Science Centre in Welding to train six Grade 12 students. Part of the partnership agreement is that ArcelorMittal will provide material for training, funding and experiential training following the International Welder training at SAIW. The six […]

03 April 2017 In our series of profiles of people who have made a difference to the Welding/NDT Industry and the SAIW, we talk to Paul Bruwer, SAQCC CP-PV (Competent Person Pressure Vessels) and and IPE (Inspector of Pressurised Equipment), a Member of SAQCC CP/IPE Committee, Certification Board and on the SAIW Board of Directors.

03 April 2017 We have said numerous times in Fusion how important ISO 3834 certification is for any fabrication company. It is the “stamp of quality” and gives all end-users the assurance that they are dealing with a professional fabricator whose work is approved by the highest authority in the land. Herman Potgieter, CEO of

03 April 2017 The Certification Dinner held on February 17th was, once again a magnificent affair. The efforts of the SAIW learners were appropriately rewarded and the atmosphere was jubilant. It was so pleasing to see such a cross-section of South African youth doing something so positive with their lives. As Madiba famously said: “Education

19 December 2016 The new-look SAIW Welding Challenge, which comprises the Youth and Senior competitions, took place from 21-25  November at the SAIW head office in Johannesburg  and was a whopping success attracting more than 40 competitors from all around the country. The winner  of the SAIW Youth Challenge  was Philippus  Terblanche  while  the Senior

15 Nov 2016 The SAIW’s testing laboratory has been ISO 17025 accredited by the South African National Accreditation System(SANAS) and according to SAIW executive director, Sean Blake, this is a significant step in the expansion of the services provided by the lab. “This is the single most important standard for calibration and testing laboratories in

30 September 2016 In 2007, Sasol Synfuels in Secunda embarked on a dedicated Pressure Equipment Inspector training programme in conjunction with the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) to address the threat posed by the chronic shortage of certified inspectors throughout industry. Some three years later, the first of 18 students have been awarded Inspector

26 August 2017 Nonhlanhla Angel Mthebula says she’s “in heaven”with her internship with leading dome-structures manufacturer In2Structures. “I have been working hard at the SAIW to progress in my International Welder programme and I will now have the chance to implement what I have learnt in the “real world”,” she says. The internship materialised after