Independent research and technology organisation, with expertise in applying engineering, materials, and joining technologies across all industry sectors.
TWI was honoured to welcome Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales to our headquarters near Cambridge, UK on 23 June 2022.
We are delighted to be part of a consortium that has secured funding from
@innovateuk
for the PROTECT project.
The project has the
#vision
to manufacture a multi-material
#crashbox
that enables tailored behaviour during low-speed vehicle accidents.
#composites
#innovation
Helping to building confidence outside the comfort zone with all-female
#welding
appreciation course for TWI staff and
@NSIRC
students. Run by TWI's in-house training team, students got hands-on welding experience using MMA, TIG and MAG welding processes
We are proud to announce that, our Project Leader, Hadi Khalili has had his research published in the Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE).
Discover more:
#research
#OilAndGas
#offshore
Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We send our sincere condolences to the Royal Family at this time and our thoughts are with them and the country as a whole.
We are excited to announce
@VTTFinland
Senior Scientist, Dr. Marja Vilkman as a speaker at our upcoming ‘In-line Inspection of Optoelectronics Manufacturing’ webinar on the 30 June 2021.
Full event and registration details:
#H2020
#OLEDSOLAR
TWI's Adrian Addison presenting on 'Approaches to certification and standardisation of large additive manufactured parts' at Advanced Manufacturing Show
#AEUK19
Thank you to all our exhibitors who made today such a tremendous success
#UKWeldingExhibition
- here are just a few images - look out for our full event report coming soon!
We thank our Industrial and Professional Members for their support throughout 2020 and look forward to returning in 2021 to continue providing expertise and services to you all.
#MerryChristmas
#HappyNewYear
#SeasonsGreetings
Day one of our 5th International Symposium on Linear Friction Welding is now underway with almost 80 delegates in attendance.
#linearfrictionwelding
#networking
Ahead of the launch of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in April, incoming Chief Executive Professor Sir Mark Walport
@UKRI_CEO
paid a special visit to TWI's Cambridge headquarters to see the latest advances in engineering and joining technologies.
Meet the TWI team at
#LCV2018
- visit us on stand C1-10 to find out more about joining technologies for batteries, additive layer manufacturing for light-weighting, plastic bonding for improved performance, friction stir welding for joining dissimilar materials, and more.
Congratulations to Gabriela Gallegos, a Research Fellow at London South Bank Innovation Centre based at TWI, on becoming a Member Chartered Engineer (CEng) of The Welding Institute.
#womeninengineering
#robotics
#innovation
An Offshore Energy Event will be taking place at Jurys Inn Aberdeen Airport on the 27th of November 2019, exploring ways in which British based manufacturing companies in the offshore industry can differentiate themselves from international competitors.
We were delighted to host our annual additive manufacturing symposium yesterday with presentations from industry-leading experts
#3Dprinting
#AdditiveManufacturing
Creating a stir at TWI's Cambridge HQ today were
@morganmotor
helping to showcase the LightBlank project: how use of friction stir welding can drastically reduce mass and manufacturing complexity, whilst enhancing vehicle performance
#makeitlighterforless
See friction stir welding of steel in action!
We are pleased to announce Jonathan Martin as a speaker at our in-person event, 'RESURGAM Open Day: Developments in the
#FSW
of
#Steel
' on 11 October.
Book now:
#FrictionStirWelding
#Welding
#Shipbuilding
Just over 2 weeks to TWI's UK Welding and Joining Exhibition on 22/05. Hear from TWI's Andrew Woloszyn on what to expect from the day.The exhibition is free to attend and takes place at TWI's state-of-the-art Cambridge facilities.
TWI News: Congratulations to The Welding Institute Kent Branch who recently celebrated their 70th anniversary with demonstrations and presentations at the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham.
#VolunteersWeek
#Kent
#STEM
#weldingwithchocolate
Porosity in aluminium welds is caused by gas that becomes trapped in the weld pool when the metal freezes before all of the gas in the weld pool has a chance to escape.
Discover more about avoiding
#porosity
when
#welding
#aluminium
in our article:
We are one of 16 companies participating in the
@EU_Commission
-funded OLEDSOLAR project to develop innovative manufacturing processes and in-line monitoring techniques to detect defects in solar panels.
Discover more:
#SolarPower
#innovative
#SolarPanels
Josh Barras will be speaking about the benefits and applications for using Extreme High-speed Laser Application (EHLA) technology. The webinar takes place on Thursday 13 August 2020, 15:00 BST.
Register now:
#additivemanufacturing
#3dprinting
Diffusion Bonding is a solid-state joining process which is applicable to similar and dissimilar materials, primarily metals, although ceramic materials can also be joined using this process.
Discover more:
#aluminium
#engineering
#technology
We have facilities and expertise in TSA coatings technology, spanning disciplines from spraying methods and metallurgy, through to corrosion testing and structural health monitoring.
Discover more:
#OilAndGas
#offshore
#corrosion
#coatings
@TWI_Ltd
Thinking of a career in NDT?
Improve your job opportunities and prospects, while also opening up new career paths, by adding extra levels of expertise through certification in additional methods and techniques.
Find out more:
#eLearning
#training