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The Welding Institute are pleased to announce that three TWI experts will be

 speaking at upcoming Branch events this November.

Branch events are an excellent benefit for Members of The Welding Institute, organised by dedicated volunteers. They offer an insight into industry knowledge through the perspective of experienced individuals. The topics are chosen to be relevant to current and future materials and joining issues and are an excellent opportunity to develop your Cont

The topic of TWI Software will be covered at the North Western Branch by Andy Brightmore, a Software Business Developer at TWI Ltd, discussing information about the latest TWI software.inuous Personal Development (CPD).

Yin Jin Janin, a Senior Project Leader at TWI will be delivering a talk, at our Eastern Counties Branch, on Engineering Critical Assessment and their Use, providing details about critical assessments in the engineering industry along with the uses of this process.

Steven Cater AWeldI, Principal Project Leader at TWI Technology Centre Yorkshire, will be speaking on the topic FSWBot – Friction Stir Welding Crawler for Internal Repair and Refurbishment of Pipelines at our North Scottish Branch.

To enrol please select the relevant event: 

• TWI Software
• Engineering Critical Assessment and their Use
• FSWBot – Friction Stir Welding Crawler for Internal Repair and Refurbishment of Pipelines

Please contact branches@theweldinginstitute.com for further information.

David George Dargie MWeldI has received a Loyal Service Award from The Welding Institute. David was nominated by the Highlands and Islands Branch for his continuous work towards the formation and development of the branch, which is one of the newest Welding Institute branches.

David Dargie joined The Welding Institute on the 10th of April 1990 and was made the Honorary Secretary of the new branch on the 8th September 2011 and has remained the Secretary for the following 7 years. 

David arranged a number of local meetings and events which subsequently, due to his hard work, led to the formation of the Highlands and Islands branch. 

Aside from being the Secretary of the Highlands and Islands branch, David also works as a full time self-employed fabrication inspector for major offshore installation contractors. His ongoing efforts and support have undoubtedly been a significant supporting factor in the continuous growth and success of the branch.

David Dargie (to the right of the image) is pictured celebrating his award with Highlands and Islands Branch Members in Inverness.

Nominations are now being accepted for The Welding Institute’s 2020 awards.

The Continuous Learning and Development Award recognises outstanding individuals who have undertaken significant educational journeys in parallel to their welding career. The award will place focus on individuals who have successfully combined practical workplace skills with traditional learning and academic achievement to the benefit of both themselves and their employer.

The Award is sponsored by Professor Steven Jones, Chief Technical Operating Officer at the Nuclear AMRC, Sheffield and Vice-Chair of the Welding Institute’s Professional Board. Professor Jones recollected his non-traditional route to obtain academic qualifications through external self-financed private study and hopes to inspire others to pursue their own ambitions.

The Continuous Learning and Development Award has been created to commend an individual who has demonstrated their own non-traditional route to achieve success. Any successful welder who has applied passion with a willingness to learn and try new things should apply for this award.

In recognition of the efforts and personal sacrifices made by an individual during the process of acquiring and applying the knowledge that they have gained, the Continuous Learning and Development Award features a £500 cash prize.

The Continuous Learning and Development Award was introduced in 2018 and was won by Mike Skyrme of BAE Systems (Marine), who demonstrated the challenges and demands of balancing a highly responsible job, extensive study and a family life. Last year’s award was taken home by John Whittaker of Lundy Projects, who has undertaken research into laser hybrid welding at Fronius in Austria and given technical lectures on Laser Hybrid Welding, Robotic Welding Cells and Liquid Metal Assisted Cracking.

To be considered for the award, you will need to be able to provide evidence of your learning and how your learning has been applied successfully.

(Last year's winner, John Whittaker pictured to the right)

The Richard Dolby – Rolls-Royce Prize is a prestigious biennially awarded prize sponsored by Rolls-Royce plc with the applications and nominations closing date on November 15th. The award is presented by The Welding Institutes Younger Members Committee to any young person (under 35 years of age) that can demonstrate success in, and enthusiasm for welding, joining and/or materials engineering at the early stage of their career and the award is not restricted to Welding Institute Members exclusively.

A cash prize of £1000 will be awarded to the winner and the top three runners up in the competition will be awarded a £100 Amazon gift voucher in recognition of their commitment to the competition.

The competition will be judged with the main part of the application will be a technical report (of no more than four A4 pages) on a subject related to welding, joining and/or materials engineering. If short-listed for the final, the candidate will then give a 20 minute presentation based on their project in front of a judging panel at TWI, when the winner will be selected.   The winner selected by the panel will be invited to attend an awards presentation where they will receive their prize, and may also be invited to repeat their presentation at a subsequent TWI event.

To apply, please click here.