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

Generally, the future direction being targeted is that; the content of the first level course is being adapted in recognition that many of the students do not have a general engineering background, the courses are being modified to include a greater practical component, the supporting examinations are also being revised to include a more comprehensive

Part of the reason is that most developments focus on technical improvements which contribute to increased productivity and quality in the manufacture of welded products. There are increasing moves towards de-skilling, manipulation and automating the welding process as well as having greater control of the welding arc. The technical focus of welding is already at

The new metallurgical testing laboratory is based at the SAIW head office in Johannesburg and is open for research and development and material testing services such as mechanical testing and failure analysis. Services will also include welding consumable evaluation, weld procedure qualification, welder qualification, post-weld heat treatment and positive material identification. Equipment is state of