Afrox features on African Fusion’s front cover for this November-December issue. The cover story inside highlights the numerous ways that Afrox is striving to create a more socially conscious and sustainable South Africa.
Along with SAIW News and an SAIW Member Profile from Encore Engineering and a technical paper by Sibusiso Mahlalela and Pieter Pistorius from the University of Pretoria, we feature articles from Syspro, Steinmüller Africa, ESAB, Babcock, Air Liquide, voestalpine Böhler Welding, Unique Welding, Dekra Industrial; JTB Industrial Solutions, Sangari Education and Kemppi.
Message from John Tarboton
SAIW executive director, John Tarboton talks about SAIW training courses and opportunities, both in South Africa and in places such as the WTTC in Ethiopia, which has just become an IIW Approved Training Body (ATB) for the delivery of IIW International welder programmes. Read more…
Front cover story: Industry leader delivers lasting 360° social solutions
As an integral part of its commitment to building a stronger, more sustainable and productive South Africa, Afrox takes the long-term view to sustainable social responsibility, training, safety as well as industrial solutions. Read more…
SAIW Course Prospectus 2023: streamlined, demand-driven and career-focused
The SAIW has streamlined its approach to choosing a welding career pathway and modernised the scheduling of the training programmes on offer to flexibly meet national and regional demand. Read more…
Encore Engineering: outstanding dependability
African Fusion profiles SAIW Member, Encore Engineering Services, a petrochemical-focused mechanical and specialist welding service provider. Read more…
SAIW awards NDT and Weld inspection bursaries
During the second and third quarters of 2022, the SAIW conducted competitions and awarded bursaries to four deserving and talented young people. Read more…
An investigation of δ-ferrite content in 9Cr-1Mo weld metal
Sibusiso Mahlalela and Pieter Pistorius from the University of Pretoria outline an SAIW-funded investigation into the welding of 9Cr- 1Mo (P91) steels using different electrodes to determine how to prevent retained δ-ferrite content forming in the weld metal. Click to read in the online magazine…
Dispelling misconceptions about ERP systems
African Fusion presents a short introduction to a Frost & Sullivan Africa and Syspro investigation into the myths and truths about Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Read more…
Local heat exchangers offer reduced costs and faster turnaround
Steinmüller Africa has now introduced three-dimensional (3D) modelling to the heat exchanger and boiler design process. Read more…
ESAB expands South African presence
ESAB South Africa has moved into an upgraded facility in Tunney Ridge near OR Tambo Airport, which will house the South African head office and distribution centre (DC), a showroom and demonstration area; training and conference facilities; a repair centre and a walk-in welding shop. Read more…
Babcock performs under pressure
As part of future planned maintenance, Babcock has been awarded a five-year contract to supply high-pressure boiler tubing to a power station. Read more…
Air Liquide’s simple electrode and wire choices
African Fusion talks to Air Liquide’s product manager, Corrie Olivier, about the company’s house brand welding consumables, namely Gemini and Ultra ArcTM filler materials, developed to offer welding clients a set of simple options that can be used for over 80% of all welding applications. Read more…
Welding solutions for the fabrication of LNG storage tanks and carrier vessels
LNG expert at voestalpine Böhler Welding, Pierre Gérard, introduces some of the innovative welding solutions and consumables developed for the manufacture of modern LNG storage tanks and carrier vessels. Read more…
Unique Welding: the customer-centric welding service provider
African Fusion talks to the new CEO of Weldamax and Unique Welding, Gaetano Perillo, about his company vision for an expanded, integrated, flexible, customer-centric and value adding welding solutions provider. Read more…
Welding and cutting forum: Click to read in the online magazine...
Getting real about virtual reality welder training in SA
Joash David and Peter Hughes of JTB Industrial Solutions argue the benefits that virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) can bring to local welder training. Read more…
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