The Welding Institute


Events

From technical group webinars, global institute webinars to branch activities that include technical talks, visits and social events, there are so many opportunities for you to develop both your professional and social networks.

Forthcoming events:

Upcoming events

    • 11 Jun 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Hybrid: The York Room, Lancaster Hall Hotel, 35 Craven Terrace, London W2 3EL and online
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    London and Kent Branch Event

    Chek Lap Kok international airport in Hong Kong, built in mid 1990s, is a massive building involving ca 20,000 tonne of structural steelwork. The structure is a dia-grid comprising 123 modules each constructed from 4 steel plate girders arranged in a 45° star-shaped pattern connected to a central division plate. During routine NDE this central division plate revealed a deep central crack which Professor Michael Burdekin diagnosed as centre-line segregation cracking (CSC).

    The talk tells us how the CSC was discovered, its frequency of occurrence and how the cracks were tested and repaired (using fracture mechanics as a basis) working in conjunction with the designer. The speaker will also show how CSC is incorporated into HK’s Structural Steelwork Code and how this phenomenon re-occurred again in HK’s High-Speed rail terminus building in West Kowloon

    BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS EVENT
    • Information transfer from experts
    • Discussion, questions and answers on the specific topics
    • A broader understanding of CSC and how it can be tested and repaired
    • Attendance of this event qualifies for CPD 
    CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    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.

    MEET THE SPEAKER: Bill Frankland FREng, CEng, FICE, FHKIE

    Bill Frankland is a Chartered Civil Engineer involved in the design and construction of structural steelwork for bridges, offshore structures, airports and sports venues. For the last 10 years he has been an expert witness involved in disputes concerning offshore structures, solar tower, coal-fired power stations, conference venues and LNG plants across the world. He has been involved in many issues relating to the welded joints of these steel structures and in this talk will all present the occurrence of centre-line segregation found on Hong Kong’s massive new airport building in 1995..
    • 12 Jun 2025
    • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Online (Teams)
    • 472
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    International Members Group Webinar          

    About this webinar

    Manufacturing organizations involved in welding fabrication of industrial products, metal structures, and pressure equipment are required to comply with ISO 3834—a quality standard focused on the fusion welding of metallic materials. As welding is considered a special process, it demands strict process control, since product quality and service reliability cannot be ensured by inspection and testing alone.

    To meet these requirements, manufacturers must implement a dedicated welding quality system that complements the ISO 9000 series. Central to this system are Welding Coordinators, who play a vital role in managing the welding process—from contract review and design, to material selection, welding execution, testing, and final delivery.

    However, there remains considerable uncertainty around the role of Welding Coordinators:

    • What exactly is expected of them?
    • What qualifications should they possess?
    • How can their competency be effectively assessed?

    This webinar aims to explore these key questions by discussing the qualification requirements, competency assessment processes, and primary responsibilities of Welding Coordinators.

    Who should attend? 

    This session is designed for welding engineers, quality managers, fabrication supervisors, and professionals involved in welding coordination, inspection, or compliance within manufacturing and fabrication sectors. It's especially relevant for those seeking to understand or implement ISO 3834 requirements effectively.

    Please note this event will be held on Microsoft Teams. 

    Please ensure to register on the Microsoft Teams Event page prior to the event, the link to the event page can be found in the 'Action Required: Secure your Space' email. 

    Our Speaker

    Parthapratim Brahma

    A postgraduate in Production Science and Technology, with over 40 years of extensive experience in Manufacturing, Quality Control and Assurance, Testing, Inspection, and Certification across a wide range of industrial sectors.

    Began a professional career as a Welding Engineer at a shipyard before joining Lloyd’s Register, taking on various leadership roles over the years. The last position held there was as Technical and Quality Manager for South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Currently engaged as a Consultant with TWI.

    Brings significant expertise in establishing quality systems and inspecting boilers and pressure vessels, and is a qualified ASME Authorized Inspector Supervisor.

    Highly proficient in international codes and standards, including ASME, EU Directives, and Indian Boiler Regulations. Also received specialized training in welding and Non-Destructive Examination (NDE).

    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 rebecca.dingwall@twi.co.uk if you require a certificate of attendance towards your continuing professional development.

    • 14 Jun 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Fort Nelson, Royal Armouries, Portsmouth, PO17 6AN
    Virtual Welding Competition

    Hosted by the Southern Counties Branch of The Welding Institute

    Think you've got what it takes to rise to the top in the world of welding — virtually?

    Whether you're a seasoned pro, an apprentice, a trainee, or even a complete beginner, join us for an exciting Virtual Welding Competition and put your skills to the test in a fun, supportive environment!

    What’s included:
    Prizes awarded for winners in each category:

    • Professional

    • Apprentice

    • Trainee

    • Non-Welder (yes, you too!)

    Free Entry to The Welding Institute for all participants
    Free entry to Fort Nelson, including a buffet lunch for all contestants

    Limited to 30 spaces only!
    Secure your spot by emailing:
    southerncountiesbranch@theweldinginstitute.com

    Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to compete, connect, and celebrate welding excellence.

    • 26 Jun 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Cambridge Museum of Technology, The Old Pumping Station, Cheddars Ln, Cambridge CB5 8LD
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    Eastern Counties Branch joint event

    The Welding Institute Eastern Counties Branch and IMechE's Cambridgeshire Area Branch are pleased to invite members and other interested parties to this exciting event.

    East Anglia is the location for a huge development in future energy technologies – involving low-carbon solar, wind and nuclear projects. Discover how welding technology and welding engineering are delivering essential solutions for energy security and environmental protection. Speak with welding professionals, try your hand at welding, see technology in action, and discuss how careers in welding engineering can make your future a success.

    There will be rolling presentations, tabletop displays, demonstrations and activities as well as a tour of the Cambridge Museum of Technology.

    See poster below for full details of the topics and activities. 

    BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS EVENT

    • Discover the importance of welding technology and welding engineering for future energy security and environmental protection
    • Discussion, questions and answers on the specific topics
    • Networking with other welding professionals
    • Inspiring and education activities
    • Attendance of this event qualifies for CPD 
    CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)

    This event count towards CPD for delegates attending. Every hour attendance will earn 2 points towards your continuing professional development. Don't forget to record your CPD after the event. 

    MEET THE SPEAKERS:

    Andy Heffer-Lamond, HF Bond: Engineered Solutions: Employer Q&A

    Matt Haslett: A career in welding engineering

    Chris Eady: What is a Welder? From Greek God to Guardian of the Galaxy

    Nick Frank: Cambridge and Peterborough LSIP

    Museum of Technology Tour: Jinx St Leger, Heritage Engineer


    This event is sponsored by:


    • 30 Jun 2025
    • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Online (Teams)
    • 410
    Register


    Technical Group Webinar

    JOIN OUR NDT AND CONDITION MONITORING TECHNICAL GROUP (TG8) WEBINAR

    Most standards and specifications relating to NDT are focused on inspection at the time of manufacture. However, all operating plants will gradually degrade during their service life, making in-service inspections necessary to ensure continued efficient and safe operation.

    This webinar will cover an understanding of NDT and in-service inspection of ageing plant. 

    Who should attend? 

    Engineers responsible for the efficient and safe operation of plant and constructions during operation, and for maintenance and inspection planning in the oil and gas production, petrochemical, wind power, pipelines, bridges sectors. 

    What will you learn? 

    This webinar will enable participants to:

    • Identify common degradation mechanisms.
    • Understand how NDT for in-service inspection can be tailored to search for these.
    • Understand the impact of well-designed in-service inspections on plant integrity and operational life.


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

    • Dr Channa Nageswaran, Technology Consultant, TWI Ltd - Ultrasonic Testing for Cracks

    • Dr Chi Lee, Senior Corrosion Engineer, TWI Ltd - Damage Mechanisms Related to Aging Equipment
    • David Bell, NDT Engineer, EDF Energy - NDT and Asset Integrity - A Nuclear Perspective 
    • Tom Pepper, Lead Asset Integrity Engineer, SSE -Inspection/Monitoring methods to enable life extension for Offshore Wind

    More speakers to follow...

      Please note that this event is recorded.

      FEES

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

      Please ensure to register on the Microsoft Teams Event page prior to the event, the link to the event page can be found in the confirmation email. 

      Once completed, this is when you will receive your webinar joining link.

      • Professional Members of The Welding Institute:
        • AWeldI: £25 + VAT (£30)
        • TechWeldI/MWeldI/FWeldI: Free 
      • Industrial Members of TWI Ltd: £25 + VAT (£30)
      • Non-members: £95 + VAT (£114)
      • Retired Members: £25 + VAT (£30)
      • The Welding Institute Member - Student Associate: £25 + VAT (£30)
      • TWI Staff: Free
      • TWI Training Customers: £75 + VAT (£90)
      • TWI Training School Customers with The Welding Institute professional membership: Free: Please contact us with your Training Customer ID Number and membership number

      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:


      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 of 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 THE SPEAKERS:

      Dr Channa Nageswaran

      Ultrasonic Testing for Cracks

      Channa has been working in TWI Ltd for over 22 years developing ultrasonic testing techniques for a wide variety of applications cases. Channa has developed novel techniques for a range of in-service damage mechanisms which includes Type IV creep cracking, high temperature hydrogen attack and stress corrosion cracking.


      Dr Chi Lee

      Damage Mechanisms Related to Aging Equipment

      Dr Chi-Ming Lee is a Senior Corrosion Engineer, working in the material and corrosion section at TWI Ltd, based in Cambridge, UK. His responsibilities include management of consultancy related projects, from a corrosion and asset integrity prospective, for a range of clients from the oil and gas industry and other sectors.

      Dr Chi-Ming Lee received a degree in Metallurgy and Material Science, and PhD from University of Nottingham, UK. He is also a Chartered Engineer and a Member of The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).


      Tom Pepper

      Inspection/Monitoring methods to enable life extension for Offshore Wind

      Tom has over 10 years experience working in asset integrity, formerly in the oil & gas industry dealing with aging assets (beyond design life). In the last year having transitioned to offshore wind, he is now dealing with assets within their design life but evaluating life extension.


      David Bell

      NDT and Asset Integrity - A Nuclear Perspective 

      Since joining EDF Energy in 2023 as an NDT engineer within the Nuclear Services Structural Integrity Function, David has provided technical governance and oversight for inspection activities across the UK's operational nuclear power generation fleet. He also supports various inspection related needs for the new build projects at Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C. Before EDF, he spent 16 years at Altrad Babcock, in various technical and leadership roles spanning automated NDT, inspection qualification, advanced PAUT applications, specialist and manual NDT, and inspection R&D - primarily within the nuclear industry. 


      • 8 Jul 2025
      • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
      • Online (Teams)
      • 227
      Register


      Younger Members' Comittee Webinar

      Delivered by the Younger Members' Committee (YMC)

      This is part of our series of FREE short webinars to be delivered by the YMC.


      The Younger Members’ Committee (YMC) aims to engage younger engineers in a supportive professional network, to encourage and assist their professional and career development. 

      The YMC also provides networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities for Younger Members of The Welding Institute, promote continuing professional development and represent the views and needs of younger members.


      Please note this event will be held on Microsoft Teams. 

      Please ensure to register on the Microsoft Teams Event page prior to the event, the link to the event page can be found in the 'Action Required: Secure your Space' email. 


      About this webinar

      This lecture is on the basic methods of non-destructive testing of welds and their fundamental features, focussing on surface inspection methods (visual, dye penetrant and magnetic particle inspection) and radiography and ultrasonic inspection.


      Who should attend? 

      Anyone wanting to know what the basic NDT techniques are and the science behind how they work.


      What will you learn?

      Learn about the basic NDT techniques including how they are used, the type of defects they can detect and limitations.


      Our speaker

      EUR ING Alan Denney CEng MSc FWeldI, Editor: Welding and Joining Matters

      The Welding Institute Volunteer

      Alan is a metallurgist, welding engineer and corrosion engineer. He worked in building structures, offshore platform construction and design, chemical process systems, and onshore and offshore pipelines over a career of more than 50 years. He has worked for Arup, John Brown (for over 25 years), Wood Group, Saipem (9 years) and IntecSea (Netherlands). Since ‘retiring’ has been working as a consultant performing ‘expert witness’ work for arbitrations and court cases. He is currently the editor of Welding and Joining Matters and is a former President of the London Branch of The Welding Institute.

      He has BSc and MSc degrees, is a Chartered Engineer, a European Engineer and an International Welding Engineer. Alan was one of the team who established the Young Engineers Programme for the Institute of Corrosion.


      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.

      • 16 Jul 2025
      • 5:30 PM
      • Barley Mow, Barley, Burnley, BB12 9JX
      • 30
      North Western Branch – Site Visit

      North Western Branch Committee invite you to join them for an evening of branch programme planning

      Location: Barley Mow, Barley, Burnley, BB12 9JX

      More details to follow



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