TWI Ltd.

About TWI

TWI Ltd, the operating arm of The Welding Institute, is one of the world's foremost independent research and technology organisations. Based at Great Abington near Cambridge since 1946, TWI provides industry with engineering solutions in structures incorporating welding and associated technologies (surfacing, coating, cutting, etc.) through information, advice and technology transfer; consultancy and project support; contract R & D; and training, qualification and personal membership. It is the only single source of expertise in every aspect of joining technology for engineering materials - metals, plastics, ceramics and composites.

TWI is internationally renowned for bringing together multidisciplinary teams to implement established or advanced joining technology or to solve problems arising at any stage - from initial design, materials selection, production and quality assurance, through to service performance and repair.

Over 450 skilled staff are dedicated to helping industry apply all forms of joining technology safely and efficiently. Some 3200 companies and organisations - representing virtually all sectors of manufacturing industry from over 60 countries around the globe - benefit from TWI services.

TWI undertakes contract R & D in confidence for both industry and governments. As a consultant it can offer individual experts or teams able to help solve problems of all kinds related to materials joining. It will send its specialists anywhere in the world at short notice on trouble-shooting missions.

Know-how within TWI covers materials properties and applications (ferrous and non-ferrous metals, polymers, ceramics, advanced composites, structural integrity, fracture, design and NDT), joining and fabrication technology (welding and cutting processes, surface engineering, brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding), and manufacturing (project management, decision support, manufacturing systems, health and safety, quality assurance).

TWI operates to a quality assurance scheme accredited by LRQA to ISO 9001:2000.