F: Tell us about your life in the steel industry PT: I have been involved in the steel industry for almost 31 years. Starting off in 1988 as a young Dorbyl structural engineering bursary student, I completed my BSc in civil engineering at WITS in 1990 and then in 1993 I did a Masters under […]
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We have said numerous times in Fusion how important ISO 3834 accreditation 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, MD of SAIW Certification, which
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We’re well over a month passed the winter solstice, how time flies when you’re having fun! Yes, we are having some fun at the Institute and in the welding industry in general, but, if we’re honest with ourselves, it’s not all fun! We’re currently experiencing challenging times in the welding industry in South Africa and
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13 August 2019 Shelton Zichawo, SAIW training services manager, says that there has been a very encouraging response to the revamped Welding Inspectors Programme recently launched by the SAIW. “After deep analysis and research, and taking into account the needs and desires of the local industry, we launched a new, improved Inspectors programme, which incorporates
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The group of Arcelor Mittal South Africa (AMSA) welders who are currently busy with the QCTO approved Registered Occupational Qualification (Welding) are going full steam ahead. While the SAIW Foundation is financing the programme, AMSA are supplying all the materials required for the course. AMSA, SAIW and the SAIW Foundation is in a three-way partnership
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The ISO 3834 certification of fabricators in South Africa has become one of the most successful initiatives of the SAIW, SAIW Certification and welding industry as a whole in South Africa. We are taking this opportunity to remind fabricators and construction companies what this is all about. SAIW Certification, the certification division of SAIW, is
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F: Tell us how your career began LC: Engineering captured my interest in high school and I went to Wits University to study Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. In 1991, after a year in Germany with my husband, on a bursary from Iscor Ltd (now Arcelor Mittal), my career as a metallurgical engineer started at
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The previous article (127) explained the basic principles of ultrasonic examination. As to determine accurately the size and position of a feature it is necessary, with any measuring equipment, to calibrate the ultrasonic examination system. The type of calibration blocks (there are varying shapes and sizes to be used), depend on the application and the
Weldability – Metallic Materials – General Principles For many people in the welding industry, the term or concept of weldability has got different meanings. The volume of source material covering the topic, in various degrees of complexity, is also vast and is continuously expanding due to the amount of research being conducted covering welding technology, materials
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Introduction Phased array (PAUT), an advanced method of ultrasonic testing (UT), is widely used for non-destructive testing (NDT) in several industrial sectors, such as construction, pipelines, and power generation. This method is an advanced NDT method that is used to detect discontinuities i.e. cracks or flaws and thereby determine component quality. A Brief History of
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