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• Diffusion Bonding: Fundamentals and Applications

  • When
    27 Sep 2023
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Online (Zoom)

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  Eastern Counties Branch Technical Talk

  This free event is organised by our Eastern Counties Branch for our members. Other members and non-members are very welcome to join us.

  Overview:-  This presentation about diffusion bonding should be of interest to academics and particularly the research engineers who are looking for new value-added manufacturing processes. Diffusion bonding is normally used to bond the alloys, composites and ceramics which cannot be joined using conventional welding processes such as arc or laser welding. Fundamentals of solid-state diffusion bonding of similar or dissimilar alloys and latest developments in the field will be outlined. Exemplary applications will include fabrication of key components for vaccine sterilisers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  Speakers:-  Dr Amir Shirzadi (Senior Lecturer in Materials Engineering, The Open University)

  Speaker Biography:-  Dr Amir A. Shirzadi is a Senior Lecturer in Materials Engineering at The Open University (UK) and the Director of Cambridge Joining Technology Limited (www.cjt-limited.com). Dr Shirzadi received his PhD on Diffusion Bonding from the University of Cambridge in 1998. He has more than 40 publications and been granted several USA, UK and European Patents, all related to his inventions on joining methods. Dr Shirzadi is a Charter Engineer, Fellow of The Welding Institute (TWI) and Fellow of Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

  Poster for the event can be downloaded here

  Additional Information:

  ·         Registration for this event will close 24 hours before the start.

  ·         Live event only

  ·         Registration details maybe shared with our volunteers to facilitate this event.

  Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Attending this event supports your professional development.  You can claim 2 CPD points per hour for this event.  As a member of the Welding Institute you can record your CPD activity online from your membership portal.

  
  

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• Eastern Counties Branch Annual Dinner

  • When
    7 Oct 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Madingley Hall, Cambridge

  Eastern Counties Branch 

  The Eastern Counties Branch annual dinner, is celebrating 100 years of The Welding Institute, at Madingley Hall on Saturday 7th October.

  The speaker will be Dr Richard Dolby, OBE FREng who will reflect on the Institute's centenary from the perspective of his involvement with the Institute over many years and will also be talking about his investigations into local history, specifically the Viking invasions of East Anglia.

  Richard is the former Research Director at TWI and President of The Institute for Materials, Minerals and Mining.
  

  For full details please see the attached poster here

  Tickets (£40 per head) must be purchased in advance from Branch Secretary, Peter Mudge (pjmc18@btinternet.com)

  We look forward to seeing you there!

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• Leaking Pipes & Cylinders:Common Themes between Industry and Airing Cupboard

  • When
    11 Oct 2023
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Lancaster Hall Hotel, 35 Craven Terrace, London W2 3AL

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  London Branch Technical Talk

  This is a London and Kent Branch event organised and run by our London  Branch for  our members. Other members and non-members are welcome to join us.

  Overview:- We rely on our infrastructure to provide us with hot water, gas and oil. Often we are only aware of how important these services are to us when we notice a problem or a leak. This can be just as difficult for a homeowner dealing with water streaming through their kitchen ceiling, or a refinery finding steam piping leaks. When the leak involves flammable hydrocarbons; gas or oil leaking from either domestic or industrial pipework, the risk of fire and explosion makes the potential for damage and casualties so much worse. In this talk, Dr Philippa Moore will reflect on some of the common themes that can lead to leaks and failures, from high integrity industrial sites to the pipework in your home airing cupboard.

  Speaker:- Dr Philippa Moore (Hawkins)  

  Speaker Biography:- Dr Philippa Moore studied materials science and metallurgy at the University of Cambridge. She then worked at TWI for 18 years on consultancy and research related to welded steel structures and their failure modes, in particular brittle fracture. She has been a member of the Welding Institute for her whole career, and in the past has chaired the Younger Member Committee, and The Tipper Group. She has been a lecturer for the IIW welding diploma, and given guest lectures for graduate courses at Cambridge University and Cranfield University. Since 2022 she has worked as a forensic investigator at Hawkins and Associates in Cambridge, where her cases can cover issues as diverse as escape of water claims, cracks in glass, product and engineering failures.

  Event poster can be downloaded here

  The is a hybrid event. Please indicate whether you will be attending in person on the registration form to assist with catering. There will be tea and coffee  available before the event and a sandwich buffet afterwards for those attending in person.

  Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Attending this event supports your professional development.  You can claim 2 CPD points per hour for this event.  As a member of the Welding Institute you can record your CPD activity online from your membership portal.

  
  

  Additional Information:

  • In person and online attendance options
  • Registration for this event will close 24 hours before the start.
  • Registration details maybe shared with our Branch volunteers to help facilitate this event.

  
  

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• Where Welding Goes Wrong

  • When
    12 Oct 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Online (Zoom)

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  Southern Counties Branch Event

  This is a Southern Counties Branch event organised and run by our Southern Counties  Branch for  members of the Branch. Other members and non-members are welcome to join us.

  Overview:-  Looking at different examples of where things have gone wrong!

  Speaker:- David Howse (TWI)

  Speaker Biography: David joined TWI in 1994 after working in the construction, offshore and general steel fabrication industries for some years. His role with TWI involves providing support to a wide range of industry sectors.

  Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Attending this event supports your professional development.  You can claim 2 CPD points per hour for this event.  As a member of the Welding Institute you can record your CPD activity online from your membership portal.

  Additional Information:

  • Registration for this event will close 24 hours before the start.
  • Live event only
  • Registration details maybe shared with our Branch volunteers to help facilitate this event.

  
  

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• Review of AS/NZS 1554

  • When
    18 Oct 2023
  •  
    8:00 PM (AEDT)
  • Location
    Online (Zoom)

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  Australian Branch – Technical Talk

  This is an Australian Members event organised by the Australian Members Working Group on behalf of Professional members in Australia. All members based in Australia are invited to join our meeting and technical talk. 

  Overview: In this presentation, Andrew will give a  review of the prequalification of welding consumables to AS/NZS 1554.1, the different methods of classifications and an understanding of weathering steel consumables.

  Speaker: Andrew Devlin (Fabrication and Welding Lecturer, Regency TAFE SA)

  Speaker Biography: Andrew is a new lecturer at TAFE SA with over 20 years' industry experience across the commercial, infrastructure, oil & gas and mining sectors. Starting and early career as a pipefitter welder and progressing through welding inspection, welding supervision and project quality role on large fabrication and construction projects.

  Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Attending this event supports your professional development.  You can claim 2 CPD points per hour for this event.  As a member of the Welding Institute you can record your CPD activity online from your membership portal.
  

  Additional Information:

  • Registration will close 48 hours before the event starts.
  • Live event only
  • Registration details will be shared with our Branch volunteers to help facilitate the event.

  Please note this event is for Australian members only.

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• Centenary Celebration: Forward into the future

  • When
    20 Oct 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    TWI, Granta Centre, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6AL
  • Spaces left
    9

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  Global Celebration Event

  
  

  All members are invited to join us and our President, Julia King, The Baroness Brown of Cambridge DBE FREng FRS FMed Sci, for this event, celebrating our diverse and inspirational members.

  Marking one hundred years of The Welding Institute, this event will include the presentation of awards to our Annual Award winners and the signing of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Charter.  Our Members’ Charter aims to ensure The Welding Institute;

  1. Serves all its members in a fair and professional manner
  2. Creates an open and accessible Institute to all potential and existing members across the globe
  3. Aspires to be the best it can be in the interests of all its members, stakeholders and the wider community.

  Our Charter lists key actions that The Welding Institute will take to bring our vision to reality and to demonstrate our commitment to the values we hold.
  

  The Charter can be found here

  All members are invited to join us on this journey. A more detailed programme for this event can be found here

  Additional Information:

  • Registration for this in person event will close on the 16th October 2023.
  • We intend to record the event and to make the recording available after the event for those unable to attend in person
  • Please note, some details maybe subject to change   

       

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• Building a running replica of a WW1 Tank “Musical Box”

  • When
    23 Oct 2023
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE (Microsoft Teams)

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  Teesside Branch Technical Talk   

  This is a Teesside Branch event organised and run by the Teesside Branch Committee on behalf of Branch members. Other members and non-members are very welcome to register for this talk. .

  Overview: The introduction of tanks during the final stages of the Battle of the Somme in September 1916 was a turning point in the Great War. Trench warfare was no longer the static stalemate it had been for two years and a return to mobile warfare was coming. Later in the war the early “Heavy” tanks would be supplemented with addition lighter faster tanks - “Whippets” which could exploit trench breakthroughs and become the first armored cavalry units. This is the story of one such tank called “Musical Box”, it’s exploits in 1918 behind German lines and why we wanted to build a fully working replica. Ironically, these tanks originally had no welded parts, not the case for our replica!

  Speaker: Dr Tony Cooke

  Speaker Biography: Tony has a PhD in Biology and Biochemistry and is a  part time WW1 Historian and self-taught welder, thanks to You Tube! Tony has spent 13 years building and maintaining replica WW1 tanks. Originally self-taught welder but helped significantly by Dave Godfrey of TWI 

  Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Attending this event supports your professional development.  You can claim 2 CPD points per hour for this event.  As a member of the Welding Institute you can record your CPD activity online from your membership portal.

  Additional Information:

  • Registration for this event will close 24 hours before the start.
  • Live event only
  • Registration details will be shared with our Branch volunteers in order to facilitate the running of the event.

  
  

  
  

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• Challenges to Joining Non-metallics in the Oil and Gas Industry

  • When
    26 Oct 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Online (Zoom)
  • Spaces left
    490

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  Technical Group Webinar

  JOIN OUR POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES TECHNICAL GROUP (TG7) WEBINAR

  This webinar is aimed at those who work with composite pipes and are concerned about the reliability of joints.

  Attendees will learn about the challenges faced by the oil and gas industry in joining non-metallic pipes, and some of the innovations currently being developed to address them.

  The content will cover both thermoplastic and thermoset composites, as well as looking into unreinforced non-metallic pipes.

  

  Experts from industry and TWI will be presenting on a range of topics:

  • Challenges in the design and development of joints for TCP pipelines

  • Chris Worrall, Consultant, TWI Ltd on Overview of joining polymers and composites

  • Regulatory challenges in joining for the oil and gas industry

  • Matt Hewstone, Engineering Director, NOV Completion and Production Solutions on Current and future challenges in joining thermoset composite pipes

  • The challenges of inspection and integrity monitoring of joints in non-metallic pipes
    

  
  

  FEES
  

  • Professional Members of The Welding Institute: £25 + VAT (£30)
  • Industrial Members of TWI: £25 + VAT (£30)
  • Non-members: £95 + VAT (£114)
  • Retired Members: £25 + VAT (£30)
  • Students: £25 + VAT (£30)
  • TWI Training Customers: £75 + VAT (£90)
  • TWI Training School Customers with professional membership: Free. Please contact us with your Training Customer ID Number  

  
  

  TWI Staff - please contact Hafiza Rahman if you wish to register.

  Please note that payment must be made before the event in order to receive the joining instructions for the event.

  
  

  CAN'T MAKE IT ON THE DAY?

  If you can't join us on the day, you can still access the recording of the webinar and the presentations by registering ahead of the event.*

  *presentation dissemination is dependent on presenter consent.

  
  

  ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP (AWeldI) OF THE WELDING INSTITUTE

  Registering on this Technical Group webinar as a non-member or a TWI Training Customer without Professional Membership gives you full Associate Membership (AWeldI) for one year. To activate your membership, just complete the highlighted fields on the event registration form.

  You will also benefit from:

  • Discounted registration fees for Technical Group events (£25 + VAT)
  • Free attendance at Branch events
  • Access to our knowledge database including our library and information services 

  
  BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS WEBINAR
  

  • Information transfer from experts
  • Discussion, questions and answers on the specific topics
  • A broader understanding of the extent of standards in the industry
  • Attendance of this event qualifies for CPD 

  
  CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)
  

  The Welding Institute awards points towards CPD for delegates attending this webinar. Every hour attendance of an event will earn 2 points towards your continuing professional development.

  Please contact hafiza.rahman@twi.co.uk if you require a certificate of attendance towards your continuing professional development.

  
  

  MEET OUR EXPERTS

  CHRIS WORRALL

  Presentation title: Overview of joining polymers and composites

  Chris is an expert in composite materials and a Consultant at TWI. His 35 year career covers: joining, mechanical behaviour, fire testing, finite element analysis, electromagnetic surface waves and metamaterials. Chris started his career in the oil and gas industry participating in the Marinetech North West project, and also spent 10 years working in Japan in the automotive, aerospace and energy sectors. He has presented guest lectures at Cambridge, Liverpool and Surrey University, and holds the position of ‘Engineer in Residence’ at Liverpool university. Recently, Chris has been supporting the Non-metallic Innovation Centre (NIC) in providing non-metallic solutions for the oil and gas industry.

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• Diffusion Bonding

  • When
    26 Oct 2023
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Online (Zoom)

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  North Scottish Branch Technical Talk

  This is event is organised by our North Scottish Branch for members of the Branch. Non-members are very welcome to join us.

  Overview:- Diffusion bonding is normally used to bond the alloys, composites and ceramics which cannot be joined using conventional welding processes such as arc or laser welding.  Fundamentals of solid-state diffusion bonding of similar or dissimilar alloys and latest developments in the field will be outlined.  Exemplary applications will include fabrication of key components for vaccine sterilisers during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The presentation should be of interest to academics and particularly the research engineers who are looking for new value-added manufacturing processes. 

  Speakers:-  Amir Shirzadi - Director of Cambridge Joining Technology & Senior Lecturer in Materials Engineering, The Open University

  Speaker Biography:- Dr Amir A. Shirzadi is a Senior Lecturer in Materials Engineering at The Open University (UK) and the Director of Cambridge Joining Technology Limited (www.cjt-limited.com). Dr Shirzadi received his PhD on Diffusion Bonding from the University of Cambridge in 1998. He has more than 40 publications and been granted several USA, UK and European Patents, all related to his inventions on joining methods. Dr Shirzadi is a Charter Engineer, Fellow of The Welding Institute (TWI) and Fellow of Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

  Additional Information:

  ·         Registration for this event will close 24 hours before the start.

  ·       Live event only

  ·       Registration details maybe shared with our volunteers to help facilitate this event.

  Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Attending this event supports your professional development.  You can claim 2 CPD points per hour for this event.  As a member of the Welding Institute you can record your CPD activity online from your membership portal.

  
  

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