Fri, 06 December, 2024
As an Industrial Member of TWI, you join a network of companies and organisations spanning all industry sectors. All of our Industrial Members share a common goal of maximising the performance of products and assets through the effective application of materials, joining and allied technologies.
Our experts can help you to:
- Effectively apply welding, joining and allied processes
- Demonstrate product integrity and performance
- The establish the causes of and mitigate against the effects of product or asset failures
As an Industrial Member of TWI, you become one of over 600 companies who regularly engage with a variety of TWI engineers and scientists, gaining technical support to achieve long to short-term technical and economic objectives.
Our Experts
We employ hundreds of engineers and scientists, covering a huge range of disciplines related to welding, joining, additive manufacturing, inspection, materials, and surface engineering. This expertise extends to other associate areas including knowledge of technologies and their applications for industry, common problems, and related codes and standards.
We can help you to maximise the performance of welding, joining and allied processes from design right through to implementation, inspection and asset management. Our services cover all Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) from R&D and specifications, to prototyping, commissioning, installation and training, all in line with standards and procedures. At the other end of the spectrum, we offer failure analysis, repair procedure applications, decommissioning, and expert witness and litigation support.
Facilities
As an Industrial Member of TWI, you can see our facilities as an extension of your own, including many millions of pounds’ worth of cutting-edge equipment across over 6000m2 of workshop and laboratory space across our four main UK sites.
This includes state-of-the-art welding, joining, surface engineering, additive and inspection technologies, supported by an array of testing and analysis techniques. Our equipment portfolio includes a number of unique and bespoke assets that are unavailable elsewhere.
Process and Technology Capabilities and Expertise A-Z
These include:
- Additive Manufacturing (including Laser Metal Deposition, Selective Laser Melting, Arc, Electron Beam)
- Adhesive Bonding
- Automation
- Adaptive Control
- Arc Welding and Cladding (MIG/MAG, TIG, MMA, Plasma and Submerged Arc)
- Brazing (Furnace, Induction, Torch, Vacuum, Inert Atmosphere)
- Ceramics and Ceramic Joining
- Coatings and Surface Engineering
- Composites (Polymeric) Joining
- Condition and Structural Health Monitoring (Acoustic Emission, Vibration Analysis, Digital Twin)
- Cutting (Arc, Electron Beam, Laser, Oxyfuel)
- Digital Radiography
- Dissimilar Material Joining
- Diffusion Bonding
- Eddy Current Testing
- Electron Beam (EB) Welding and Processing (Gun Design, Local Vacuum, Out-of-Vacuum)
- Friction Welding (Linear or Rotary)
- Friction Stir / Spot Welding
- Guided Wave Inspection
- Induction Welding
- Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding
- Laser Welding and Cladding
- Mechanical Fastening
- Microjoining
- Microwave Welding
- Phased Array Ultrasonic NDT
- Plastics Welding (Mechanical, Heated, Electromagnetic)
- Reduced Pressure Electron Beam Welding
- Resistance Welding (Spot, Seam, Projection, Flash, Stud)
- Robotic Welding
- Soldering (Hot Bar, Thermode, Laser, Hot Gas, Ultrasonic)
- Time of Flight Diffraction NDT
- Ultrasonic Inspection
- Ultrasonic Welding
Example Queries and Support
We can assist with a wide range of queries, including those related to specific technologies. We can submit technical proposals on request for contract research and development or consultancy project support.
While we offer dedicated and confidential support for individual Industrial Members, you can also access the outcomes of our Core Research Projects, which are designed to meet the needs of our wider membership, or join a collaborative or Join Industry Project (JIP) where your contribution will be pooled with that of other interested Member companies to provide you with outcomes beyond your investment.
Example queries that we can assist with include those who are:
- Looking to accelerate and de-risk introduction of materials joining and inspection technology for new or existing products
- Needing to demonstrate fitness for service and performance of materials or products, in specific operating conditions / environments
- Frustrated with rework and scrap costs associated with current processes and procedures
- Under severe pressure from customers to rapidly identify root cause and rectify failures (during fabrication or in-service)
- Looking to grow their business by attracting and engaging with new customers, increasing sales and exploring external funding opportunities
- Struggling to understand, adopt and comply with codes and standards imposed upon them by customers or government legislation
- Wishing to maintain or grow their staff’s competence through relevant, tailored and effective training
- Facing liability exposure and in need of world-class expertise to support litigation processes
We can also answer queries relating to welding, joining or inspection technologies, codes and standards, materials, the causes of failure, or more.
- To find out more about Industrial Membership, or to submit a question or enquiry, please email contactus@twi.co.uk.