Suitable for
Personnel without previous welding experience, including maintenance staff tasked with installing and repairing plastic fabrications, welding engineers unfamiliar with these processes, and engineering apprentices.
Course content
- An introduction to the thermoplastic materials used in fabrication
- Common processing techniques
- Weld symbols
- Joint preparation (including hand tools)
- Defects and how to avoid them
- Process control
- Inspection and testing
- Health and safety
- An introduction to the CSWIP certification scheme.
Hot gas appreciation (two days)
This training course is suitable for those with little or no experience of hot gas welding who wish to understand the basics of the process, and safe operation of the equipment. This course is predominantly practical based.
Hot gas welding advanced (three days)
This training and/or certification course is suitable for those wishing to carry out hot gas welding on a regular basis, as it includes both practical and theoretical segments.
Extrusion welding (two days)
This training and/or certification course is suitable for individuals who wish to develop their skills in the process of extrusion welding. The course includes both practical and theoretical segments. The practical sessions involve extrusion welding of PE and/or PP sheet.
Injection welding (one day)
This training course is for any individuals that are currently using, or are considering using, the Injectiweld system and wish to learn how to operate it effectively and efficiently. The course is predominantly practical based.
Tailored training courses
TWI offers welder training and/or certification courses tailored to your company needs, i.e. using specific welding techniques, materials or equipment, or relating to a particular type of fabrication or manufacturing process. Please get in touch at Enquiries@twime.com to discuss your requirements .
Benefits
- Courses tailored to client’s needs
- Demonstration of quality to recognised European Standards
- Motivates workforce and enhances competitive tendering for contracts
- CSWIP certification is recognised worldwide
- Attendees trained in current best practice
- A confidence in competent and qualified contractors
- Reduced risk of failures, minimising downtime
- Lower maintenance costs
Certification
Standard level
TWI offers CSWIP certification in hot gas and extrusion welding techniques, to EN 13067 (plastic welding personnel qualification testing of welders, thermoplastic welded assemblies) for those with a minimum of 2 years practical experience. Candidates are required to undertake a practical and a multiple-choice exam in their chosen category/categories. More information is available at www.cswip.com.
Categories of certification
Hot gas, round nozzle welding
1.1 – PVC
Hot gas, speed nozzle welding
1.2 - PVC sheet
2.1 - PP sheet
3.1 - PE sheet
4.1 - PVDF sheet
5.1 - ECTFE, FEP or PFA sheet
Continuous extrusion welding
2.2 - PP sheet
3.2 - PE sheet
Venue
All training courses and examinations can be carried out at either TWI’s Plastic Welding Training Centre in the UK, Malaysia (and soon in the Middle East) or at customers’ premises worldwide.