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Welding & Cutting News
Institute to introduce new welding safety course
By: Gia Costella 14th September 2012 The Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) plans to introduce a new training course by year-end, which is aimed at improving welding safety in many industries, including the mining sector, says SAIW executive director Jim Guild. Although the course has not yet been named officially, Guild... →
Welding institute highlights importance of ISO 3834 certification
By: Gia Costella 14th September 2012 The Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) continues to highlight the importance and value of International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certification, specifically ISO 3834 certification for organisations in the welding industry. SAIW qualification and certification manager... →
Engineering solutions provider awarded ISO 3834 certification
By: Gia Costella 14th September 2012 The Southern African Institute of Welding’s (SAIW’s) Certification division awarded global engineering solutions provider Kentz Southern Africa’s Chamdor fabrication facility, in Johannesburg, ISO 3834 certification last month. The certification was awarded following the facility’s ISO 3834 Part... →
Institute organises international conference
By: Gia Costella 14th September 2012 The International Institute of Welding (IIW) Regional Congress, organised by the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW), will be held on November 7 and 8 at Emperors Palace, in Johannesburg. The theme of the congress is ‘Advancing science and technology of welding in sub-Saharan Africa’,... →
Gas-mix important for quality welding
14th September 2012 Achieving a high-quality welded joint not only has an impact on the aesthetics of an item, but also on its integrity, durability, strength and safety, says manufacturer, supplier and distributor of industrial and speciality gas products and chemicals Air Products South Africa. The company... →
Youngest-ever winner of SAIW award announced
14th September 2012 Quentin Schoombie, GM of dished ends manufacturing company Tank Ends, last month became the youngest ever winner of the Southern African Institute of Welding’s (SAIW’s) Harvey Shatlock Gold Award for the best technical paper. The 30-year old former boilermaker won the award for his presentation... →
Welding institute notes gap between qualification, competence
14th September 2012 Although there are industry players such as the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) providing training and, as such, career development for welding professionals, the gap between qualifications and competence levels in the industry remains, says SAIW executive director Jim Guild. “This... →
Gas purity, quality critical for laser-cutting applications 
31st August 2012 Cognisant of the impact that impure oxygen can have on the final product produced by laser oxygen cutting, industrial and specialty gas products and chemicals company Air Products South Africa has a specialised plant that produces Lasox. Air Products’ Cryoease division produces and supplies the... →
Key focus on technical competence as competition rises
By: Schalk Burger 31st August 2012 The number of medium- and heavy-steel projects in South Africa and globally should ensure medium growth for industrial holding company VBV Holdings, but the company must remain globally competitive to grow, says VBV Holdings chairperson Gary van den Berg. →
Steel fabricator accelerates welder training programme
By: Schalk Burger 31st August 2012 Local steel fabricator Carbon Steel Fabricators (CSF) has trained 45 welders in its newly opened welding training facility, in Vanderbijlpark, and aims to train welders from all its sister companies under industrial holding company VBV Holdings, says CSF GM Duncan Viljoen. →
SA welding skills stagnant
By: Sashnee Moodley 27th July 2012 South African industry is constrained by the increasing gap between the number of available skilled welders and the demand for skilled welders, asserts Free State-based specialist welder training organisation SIH Training Expertise training manager Styles Hood. →
SA needs to accelerate expert welder training programmes
By: Schalk Burger 22nd June 2012 Expert training programmes to develop internationally accredited welding personnel are needed for South Africa’s manufacturing industry to compete on the international stage and to meet South Africa’s infrastructure development aspirations, says University of Pretoria welding expert and... →
National approach needed to grow SA’s GDP, says institute
By: Gia Costella 15th June 2012 South Africa’s failure to pay sufficient attention to the welding industry has resulted in a higher level of imported products and labour, which negatively impacts on the manufacturing sector, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and employment, says Southern African Institute of Welding... →
Research body says lack of laser technology knowledge a concern
By: Gia Costella 15th June 2012 A lack of knowledge about the advantages and availability of laser cutting and welding technologies is a challenge for the industry, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Laser Materials Processing competence area manager Dr Federico Sciammarella tells Engineering News. →
New machinery to improve quality of butt welds
By: Gia Costella 15th June 2012 The Installation and Fabrication Plastic Pipe Association (Ifpa) and its parent body, the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (Sappma), have made a bend testing machine available to Plastics SA for training and testing purposes. →
Supplier develops new welding technique
By: Gia Costella 15th June 2012 Air-cooled heat exchangers supplier GEA Aircooled Systems has developed and applied for a full patent on a new method for the orbital welding of tubes, welding engineer Angel Krustev tells Engineering News. →
International partnerships offer solutions provider growth opportunities
By: Gia Costella 15th June 2012 Cutting consumables and capital equipment supplier First Cut says partnering with international companies has given it a competitive edge in the cutting industry, enabling it to provide its clients with total solutions. →
Sweden-based company continues to grow in Africa
By: Gia Costella 15th June 2012 International welding equipment and consumables manufacturer ESAB continues to grow its offering to the South African market, welding consumables product manager Kim Brightwell tells Engineering News. →
South Korean product range success
By: Gia Costella 15th June 2012 Welding equipment and consumables supplier Gillingham Welding Systems member Glen Gillingham says its distribution of South Korean equipment manufacturer Daewoo’s welding equipment has been indispensable to the company’s growth and success. →
Manufacturer introduces new power cutter
15th June 2012 Machinery and diamond tools manufacturer Husqvarna has produced a modern, compact and streamlined power cutter that enables users to improve productivity. →
More office-to-apartment conversions planned for Joburg
By: Schalk Burger 1st June 2012 Two more office blocks are being converted into apartments on the corner of End and Bree streets, in Johannesburg, by low-income housing developer Affordable Housing Company (Afhco), which also developed the adjacent park, including building jungle gyms, and sports and action soccer courts, says... →
Company provides heat solution for stainless steel industry
By: Yolandi Booyens 1st June 2012 Technology company 3M reports a growing interest in its abrasive system technology, which assists in reducing the risks associated with heat build-up in the stainless steel industry. →
New welding products use less power
By: Dimakatso Motau 6th April 2012 Large supplier of welding consumables ESAB introduced gas-cutting apparatus and welding electrodes specifically for the South African market, in March, to further meet the growing demands of its customers. →
Steel specialist moves to 22 000 m2 premises 
By: Natalie Greve 6th April 2012 Steel plate processing and fabrication specialists VR Laser Services has recently moved to a new 22 000 m2 manufacturing facility, in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, effectively doubling its factory size and enabling it to meet increased international demand. →
Consumables, capital equipment supplier plans to grow market share
By: Reggie Sikhakhane 2nd March 2012 Cutting consumables and capital equipment supplier First Cut plans to continue increasing its market share and add new products to its existing range, says sales director Gary Willis. →
Manufacturers looking to control supply chain to curtail price rises
By: Schalk Burger 10th February 2012 Concrete-products equipment company PMSA is building a factory for steel component manufacturer TWR Steel Services, who will give preferential supply to PMSA’s equipment manufacturing division, in an effort to control its supply of critical parts, says PMSA sales and marketing manager Quintin... →
Afrox appoints new MD
9th December 2011 Industrial gases, welding and safety products group Afrox has appointed Brett Kimber as MD. Kimber, who is currently the CEO of Linde Korea, would take over as CEO from January 1. →
Swedish range of cutting machines offers more benefits
14th October 2011 Supplier of cutting consumables and capital equipment First Cut has started distributing a new range of cutting machines and consumables from Swiss-based supplier of solutions for the processing of sheet metal and other sheet materials Bystronic. →
Companies need accreditation to be globally competitive – institute
By: Sinette Goosen 9th September 2011 It would be beneficial to South African welding fabrication companies that want to be globally competitive to have ISO 3834 accreditation says the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW). →
NMPP structural steel work contract to be completed mid-December
By: Sinette Goosen 9th September 2011 Kinross-based structural steel construction and specialised welding company Kinross Industrial Supplies Manufacturing Engineering (Kisme) reports that construction work on a structural steel project for State-owned freight logistics group Transnet’s new multiproduct pipeline (NMPP) will be... →
Sophisticated equipment cannot compensate for lack of skills – supplier
9th September 2011 Local supplier of welding consumables and equipment Esab says it has, from a supplier’s viewpoint, observed a tendency in the industry to try to compensate for a lack of skilled welders by acquiring sophisticated welding equipment. →
Manufacturer assists in narrowing welding skills gap
9th September 2011 Industrial gases and products manufacturer and distributor Afrox is contributing towards alleviating the shortage of skilled welders in South Africa by donating equipment and consumables, as well as by providing training for its own staff and customers’ staff. →
Institute invests in materials testing laboratory
9th September 2011 The Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) reports that it has made a significant investment to enhance the offering of its technology centre, by introducing a state-of-the-art material testing laboratory. →
Welding institute invests in strategic technology expansion plan
By: Sinette Goosen 9th September 2011 The Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) reports that it has established a two- to three-year strategic plan to improve on and expand the institute’s welding technology and training courses. →
Engineering company establishes repositioning strategy
9th September 2011 Local diversified engineering company DCD-Dorbyl Heavy Engineering Vereeniging reports that it is exploring new welding methods as part of a three-year repositioning strategy, initiated to ensure the company will be fully prepared to participate in the future manufacture of components for nuclear... →
Seifsa ‘cautiously optimistic’ about wage negotiations
By: Brindaveni Naidoo 11th July 2011 The Steel Engineering Industries Federation of South Africa (Seifsa) remained “cautiously optimistic” that an agreement could be reached to end the nationwide metals and engineering worker’s strike, Seifsa executive director David Carson said on Monday. Seifsa and the National Union of... →
New institute aims to train 500 artisans a year
By: Eleanor Seggie 8th July 2011 A new engineering artisan training facility, which aims to deliver 500 artisans into the South African economy every year, has been launched by private higher education institution Production Management Institute (PMI), in Johannesburg. →
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