26 August 2017 …lessons for the welding industry from France Introduction Following a visit by a French delegation to the SAIW facility in February 2016, an invitation was extended by Areva for me to visit their Heavy Equipment Manufacturing facility in Chalon/Saint-Marcel, France.This facility, which opened in 1976, and primarily manufactures the Steam Generators for […]

01 August 2016 State-owned power utility Eskom corporate specialist Morris Maroga has been elected to serve for a second term as president and chairperson of the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW). He has held various positions that involve management and leadership roles at Eskom and has been primarily involved in the boiler plant and

15 July 2016 The harmonisation of second and third part assessment certification schemes employed in the South African non-destructive testing (NDT) industry could result in continuous skills development and enhanced personnel competence, with companies and employees also retaining a stronger development position in the international NDT community. Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) systems and

10 June 2016 Welding industry association Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) is working with government organisations, such as the South African Qualifications Authority and the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations, to further develop its courses so that they are aligned with local requirements and international standards. “We aim to be a dynamic institute

10 June 2016 Engineering, manufacturing, construction and maintenance services provider Steinmuller Africa has registered its Technical Training Academy as a decentralised trade test centre, enabling the company to perform trade tests in the field of welding. Steinmuller welding technical training and workshop manager Leon Pieterse opened the company’s Technical Training Academy in 2013, which offers

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