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Rom a nia – Republic of Serbia IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR WELDING AND MATERIAL TESTING TIMIŞOARA Institute presentation. MAIN ACTIVITIES. Fundamental and applicative research in the field of welding and material testing
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Romania – Republic of SerbiaIPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR WELDING AND MATERIAL TESTING TIMIŞOARA Institute presentation
MAIN ACTIVITIES • Fundamental and applicative research in the field of welding and material testing • Constructive development for specialized welding and material testing equipment • Training/qualification of welding and NDT personnel • Certification of welding and NDT personnel • Certification of quality/environment management systems for welding • Scientific counseling, expertise, prognosis, failure analysis, inspection • Dissemination of scientific and technical information
ACCREDITATIONSAND CERTIFICATIONS • National Research and Development Institute accredited by the Ministry of Education and Research • Quality management system according to ISO 9001/2000 certified by TUV Cert • Material testing laboratory accredited by RENAR and authorized by ISCIR • National Body for Company Certification (EN 729 and ISO 14000) authorised by the European Welding Federation
ACCREDITATIONSAND CERTIFICATIONS • IIW/EWF Training School approved by ASR CERTPERS, the IIW/EWF Authorized National Body. • Welder Qualification Centre, authorized by the Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity and by the Ministry of Education and Research • Notified Personnel Certification Body for NDT, accredited by RENAR acc. EN 473
ACCREDITATIONSAND CERTIFICATIONS • Personnel certification body for welders accredited by RENAR (EN 287-1, EN 1418 17024:2005) • Inspection body accredited by RENAR (EN ISO/CEI 17020:2005) • Representative of Romania at the International Institute of Welding (IIW)
MAIN COMPETENENSES • Research-Developmentin welding and allied processes • Electron beam welding • Laser beam welding • Ultrasonic welding • Plasma welding • Gas-shielded arc welding • Thermal cutting • Thermal spraying (metals and ceramics)
MAIN COMPETENENSES • Research- development material testing • Destructive testing • Non-destructive testing • Metallographic analysis • Thermal fatigue of materials • Technical diagnosis of thermo-mechanically loaded components • Evaluation of residual life of the industrial equipment • Failure analysis
MAIN COMPETENENSES • Design and fabrication • Modernization and automation of welding equipments • Design of new, welding and material testing equipment • Prototype equipments
MAIN COMPETENENSES • Technology transfer • Centre for technological transfer CENTA, authorized by the Ministry of Education and Research • National network of technological transfer in the field of welding • South-East network of technological transfer in the field of welding
MAIN COMPETENENSES • Professionaltraining/qualification • Training and qualification of International/EuropeanWelding Engineers in: • - Romania • - Republic of Moldova • - Serbia • - Turkey • (more than 600 awarded diplomas)
MAIN COMPETENENSES • Professional training/qualification • Training and qualification of International/European Welding Inspectors • Training and qualification of NDT operators acc. to SR EN 473, • Qualification of polyethylene welding operators
MAIN COMPETENENSES • Professional training/qualification • Certification of welding and NDT personnel • Qualification of welders acc. to SR EN 287 and of welding procedures acc. to SR EN ISO 15607 • Certification of NDT personnel acc. to EN 473
MAIN COMPETENENSES • Quality assurance • Certification of quality system in welding acc. to SR EN 729 (certificates awarded in Romania, Republic of Moldova, and Serbia) • Certification of environmental management system acc. to ISO 14000 for welding operations • Cooperation with GSI - SLV Munich (Germany) for certification of welding producers acc DIN 18 800
MAIN COMPETENENSES • Inspection • Inspection to assess the residual life of components in energetic and petrochemical equipment • Risk based inspection on power plants, chemical plants and petrochemical plants
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN ULTRASONIC WELDING • Welding equipment and technologies of similar and dissimilar metallic materials • Welding equipment and technologies of polymeric materials • Conception, accomplishment, and ultrasonic calibration of sonotrodes and thematic ultrasonic specialized systems • Hybride ultrasound – spot welding equipment for metallic materials
Main research activities in 2012 • Friction stir welding of hard materials • Welding and cutting technologies for unconventional procedures (laser, electron beam, ultrasound, water jet cutting) • Thermal spraying of protective coatings • Micro joining of biocompatible and memory shape materials by thermo sonic procedures • Design and fabrication of ultrasound welding equipment • Risk based inspection and maintenance on industrial equipment • Evaluation of rest life on heavy loaded equipment from power generation and petrochemical industry • Joining of composites and micro- nanostructured materials • Evaluation of mechanical characteristics of polymer membranes