generic welding in the world and the future 2011 chris smallbone

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WELDING IN THE WORLD AND THE FUTURE

SMALLBONE, ChrisChief Executive Officer, Welding Technology Institute of Austrli, Sydney, Austrli

!resident, Interntionl Institute of Welding "##$%"##&

IIW Me'(er countries )u*dted +n "#--.

Abstract:Since its establishment 60 years ago, the International

Institute of Welding (IIW) has had numerous successes that havehelped the world.

With world population predicted to top billion in !0"" and #

billion by !0$%, the pressures on manufacturing, infrastructure,

power generation etc. not to mention basic needs such as food,

water, shelter and education, will become enormous commonchallenges.

In !006, the IIW introduced a ma&or pro&ect entitled 'o Improve

the lobal *uality of +ife hrough ptimum -se of Welding

echnology. /any of the initiatives implemented will be of

benefit to many countries and regions, particularly with suchsignificant global growth taing place throughout the world.

It is estimated that during this ne1t decade, many trillions of -S

dollars will be spent on infrastructure pro&ects in the energy and

processing industry, in this truly global world. 2esides the

normal fabrication, construction and maintenance wor withincountries, the additional infrastructure pro&ects will create

challenges for welding technology.

Such challenges include the fabrication, construction,maintenance, inspection and testing of trillions of components

whilst ensuring that they are made efficiently and cost effectively,in an environmentally friendly manner and have high integrity

and reliability in service.

In most industrialised countries, much e3uipment is aging and

plant life is pushed well beyond original design considerations.

/uch plant is now re3uired to operate at e1tremely high levels ofavailability with very limited time available for inspection and

maintenance.

his is a recipe for disaster. It is predicted that in five years4 time

the world will see an increasing number of failures such as these,

possibly resulting in death, in&ury, environmental damage andlost production. he subse3uent economic impact will be

enormous.

his paper gives an overview of the wor of IIW internationally, in

various regions of the world and industry sectors utili5ing welding,

the challenges being faced, opportunities available, and probablere3uirements for the successful introduction and optimum use of

welding technology.

Successful models used in other countries, particularly for

technology diffusion to industry, education and training, improving

the image of welding and the use of appropriate technologies willbe highlighted.

1amples of how the elements of such models could be used will be

given.

he involvement of industry and governments across the world incon&unction with the wor of IIW and its %$ member countries is

critical to the success of such initiatives.

1. THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

WELDING (IIW)

The IIW /s founded in -01& (y the /elding institutes or societiesof -2 countries, /ho felt the need to crete it, to '3e 'ore r*id

scientific nd technicl *rogress *ossi(le on glo(l (sis

Since then, /elding ssocitions in $2 countries '3e u* the

'e'(ers nd 'ore nd 'ore re indicting interest There re no/

-1 'e'(ers in Western Euro*e, -1 in Estern Euro*e, 1 in theA'erics nd "- in Afric4Asi4Oceni

5ro' the (eginning, the IIW set u* interntionl grou*s of

s*ecilists to study collectively the scientific *heno'en ssocited

/ith /elding nd llied *rocesses, their 'ore efficient industril

**liction nd the 'ens of co''unicting infor'tion (outthe'

It hs therefore (eco'e the glo(l (ody in the science nd

**liction of 6oining technology, *roviding net/or3ing nd3no/ledge exchnge s *rt of its 'ission


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Its 'ission is to Act as the world-wide network for knowledge

exchange of joining technologies to improve the global quality

of life

7enry 5ord, the gret A'ericn *hilnthro*ist nd cr '3er sid

87ou can do anything if you have 89-SI:S/. nthusiasm is

the yeast that maes your hopes rise to the stars. nthusiasm is

the sparle in your eyes, the swing in your gait, the grip of your

hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to e1ecute your

ideas. nthusiasts are fighters. hey have fortitude. hey havestaying 3ualities. nthusiasm is at the bottom of all progress.

With it there is accomplishment. Without it there are onlyalibis.

As n enthusistic leder, IIW cn truly '3e glo(lcontri(ution

Welding technology is n en(ling technology used cross /ide

rnge of industries nd **lictions These rnge fro' 'icro%

6oining of 'edicl devices, electronics nd *hotonics )do/n to $

'icrons., to lrger scle **lictions such s (ridges, (uildings,infrstructure, offshore structures, defence e9ui*'ent, 'ining

e9ui*'ent, (oilers nd *ressure vessels, *i*ing, shi*s, ril nd

rod trns*ort, /ter nd gs *i*elines, nucler, nd including

co'*onents over - ' thic3 /elded in one *ss All these

industries nd others exist in ll countries to vrying degrees,thus creting significnt use of /elding technology Weldingnd +oining is used /idely in the 'nufcture of 'ost consu'er

*roducts

Welding:s vlue to ntion:s econo'y is significnt s sho/n (y

recent detiled studies in countries such s the ;SA )AWS "##".

nd


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The Institute, in +uly "##H, finlised its ne/ Business !ln

involving ll d'inistrtive nd /or3ing units to ensure

o/nershi* (y ll *rtici*nts over the "##H%"#-" *eriod

3.& Int#n!ti'n! A$t'is!ti'n B'!d (IAB)

An i'*ortnt innovtion of the IIW /s the for'l est(lish'ent

in -000 of n interntionl *rogr''e for the 9ulifiction of

*ersonnel involved in /elding o*ertions Through the IAB, this

sche'e llo/s the IIW Authorised Ntionl Bodies )ANBs. in

'e'(er countries to deliver, under the control of the IIW,i*lo's of Interntionl Welding Engineers )IWE.,

Technologists )IWT., S*ecilists )IWS., !rctitioners )IW!.,

Ins*ectors )IWI. nd Welders, 'ongst others The i*lo'

holders for IWE, IWT nd IWS re de fcto recognised s (le to

(e es*onsi(le Welding Coordintors ccording to the ISO

Stndrd ISO -1H2- 8Welding coordintionF Ts3s ndres*onsi(ilities

5orty%four IIW 'e'(ers ctively *rtici*te in the IAB ndthrough their ANBs, over H#,###IIW i*lo's hve (een issued

since the *rogr''es strted in "### The Instituto de Solddur

e >ulidde in !ortugl *rovides the Secretrit for the IAB ndits t/o /or3ing grou*s, A Eduction, Trining ? >ulifiction

nd B 8I'*le'enttion ? Authoristion

With the ever%gro/ing glo(l use of the ISO 2&21 8>ulity

re9uire'ents for fusion /elding of 'etllic 'terils nd ISO

-1H2- 8Welding coordintion J Ts3s nd res*onsi(ilitiesstndrds, 'ore nd 'ore countries re using the IIW

Interntionl !rogr''es

Since +nury "##&, IIW through the IAB, hs lso introduced

*rogr''es for the certifiction of *ersonnel nd certifiction ofco'*nies to ISO 2&21 T/enty IIW 'e'(er countries no/ offer

the IIW Mnufcturer Certifiction Sche'e According to ISO

2&21 )IIW MCS ISO 2&21. co'*ny certifiction *rogr''e

3.3 N!ti'n! D##*!ti'ns

!eo*le cn (e **ointed to (e 'e'(ers of their ntionl

delegtion The **oint'ent *rocess vries fro' one country to

nother (ut generlly the 'in criteri re=

to (e 3no/n (y the relevnt ntionl uthority

res*onsi(le for the **oint'ent of the countryKs delegtionF

to (e n ex*ert in su(6ect delt /ith (y n IIW

Co''ission or other Wor3ing or Ad'inistrtive ;nitF to hve the 'otivtion nd energy to *rtici*te in the

co%o*ertive /or3 of the unit /hich 'y 'eet not only t

the Annul Asse'(ly, (ut 'ore fre9uently in order to'intin *rogress )often in !ris in +nury ech yer.F

to hve n interest in /or3ing /ith *eo*le of other

ntionlities /hose (sic ssu'*tions nd h(its of thought

'y /ell (e 9uite unf'ilir

5or those co''itted to co%o*ertion, there re 'ny o**ortunitiesto contri(ute to, nd lern of, /or3 /hich /ill (e vlu(le to the'*rofessionlly nd to their e'*loyers, to '3e the c9uintnce of

fello/ ex*erts fro' other countries, to gin, through *ersonl

contcts nd technicl docu'ents, dvnce 3no/ledge of

i'*ending develo*'ents nd, in so'e cses, to influence the

content of interntionl /elding stndrds

+. SO,E ACHIEVE,ENTS OF IIW

+.1 T#%ni%! ,!n!*#m#nt B'!d

The grou*s of ex*erts in the Technicl Co''issions nd other

units under the Technicl Mnge'ent Bord hve chieved 'ny

out*uts useful to industry, (oth ntionlly nd glo(lly=

a) echnical ;apers

Ech yer (out 1## **ers e'nte fro' the IIW /or3ing units of

/hich (out @# re *u(lished in the IIW 6ournl Welding in the

World The IIW 6ournl hs (een cce*ted (y the Science CittionIndex in "#-#

In ddition, totl of so'e -## (oo3s deling /ith reco''ended

*rctices or the results of interntionl en9uiries hve (een

*u(lished 'inly in t/o or 'ore lnguges

b) erms and IIW


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visitors to the /e(site, nd hrd co*ies c9uired through the IIW

Secretrit

c) IS Support With regrd to the o(6ective of for'ulting interntionl

stndrds, the /or3ing units of the IIW hve su**lied the

technicl (sis of the gret '6ority of /elding stndrds issued

(y the ISO over the *st 2$ yers Me'(ers of these /or3ing

units nd their e'*loyers hve therefore hd '6or influence

over the content of such stndrds Since -0&0 the IIW hs (eenuthorised (y ISO to *re*re the finl texts of interntionl

/elding stndrds s n interntionl stndrdising orgnistionThis /or3 is coordinted (y the stndrdistion stff /ithin the

IIW Secretrit nd n incresing nu'(er of ISO Technicl

e*orts re (eing *roduced

d) ;romotion of 8ational Industry,

IIW hs lso (een successful in *ro'oting the orgnistion of

ntionl /elding ssocitions Such ssocitions hve (een

for'ed /ith vie/ to their (eco'ing 'e'(ers of IIW, thus

en(ling ex*erts fro' their res*ective countries to *rtici*te inIIW ctivities The IIW hs t3en ste*s to increse the *ro'otion

of 'e'(ershi* in develo*ing countries nd econo'ies in

trnsition, /hich could (enefit gretly fro' the collective

3no/ledge of the IIW in 'ny res, in *rticulr /elding

eduction nd trining, **ro*rite /elding science, technologynd *rctice, nd the helth nd sfety of /elding *ersonnelBefore (eco'ing full 'e'(ers, countries cn 6oin s Associte

Me'(ers

Within the s'e country 'ore thn one orgnistion cn grou*

together nor'lly under ntionl council for IIW

IIW hs recently 'ended its 'e'(ershi* rules to '3e it esier

for s'll develo*ing countries to (eco'e 'e'(ers ;* to three

countries /ith co''on geogr*hicl (oundries nd less thn

-' tonnes of steel consu'ed (et/een the' cn grou* together s

one 'e'(er

e) :nnual :ssemblies

IIW Annul Asse'(lies hve (een t3ing *lce since -01& nd

t3e *lce on the invittion of one or other of the 'e'(er

countries nd lst for /ee3 Three dys re nor'lly devoted to

*rllel sessions of the Co''issions nd other /or3ing units In

ddition, t/o dys re nor'lly devoted to n interntionlConference on s*ecified the'e The **ers *resented t this

Conference re nor'lly *u(lished in (ound volu'es nd4or C

for't vil(le for *urchse, nd re offered to IIW 6ournl

8Welding in the World su(scri(ers

ue(ec, Cnd

"##H Welding ? Mterils= Technicl, econo'ic nd

ecologicl s*ects, u(rovni3, Croti

"##& 8Sfety nd eli(ility of Welded Co'*onents in Energynd !rocessing Industry,


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To *ro'ote the holding of IIW su**orted events throughout

the egions of the World

To introduce the IIW WeldCre !rogr''e for t3e%u* (y

evelo*ing Countries nd Econo'ies in Trnsition

To continully *ro'ote nd 'r3et IIW in different egions

of the World

To hr'onise IIW:s efforts /ith other orgnistions: efforts

in ech egion

Over "# detiled strtegies su**ort this urterly We( Exclusive "##@ highlights so'e

i'*ortnt glo(l trends to /tch for )McDinsey, "##@.=

Centres of econo'ic ctivity /ill shift *rofoundly, not 6ust

glo(lly (ut lso regionlly

Shifts /ithin regions /ill (e even 'ore dr'tic

Tody Asi )excluding +*n. ccounts for -2 *ercent of the

/orld:s


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So'e success did rise ho/ever, through the Interntionl

Ato'ic Energy Agency )IAEA. Initited (y SAIW in -00",

since -001 the IAEA hs su**orted *rllel NT trining nd9ulifiction for the /hole of Afric, conducted t the SAIW

Over the *st "# yers, 'ny ex'*les cn (e given of *ro6ects

/here IIW 'e'(er countries hve ssisted (oth 'e'(er nd

non%'e'(er countries to i'*rove their /elding technology nd

hence 9ulity of life

Consider the follo/ing ex'*le 'ongst 'ny others=


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cut costs nd i'*rove *rofits

give clients confidence in the reli(ility of *roducts

give clients confidence tht the orders /ill (e right first

ti'e on ti'e

A 'd$%ti"it8 %$t$#is (out the (ility tht syste' (e it n

individul, de*rt'ent, (usiness or the econo'yP hs, to use

ll the resources t its dis*osl in collective sense to *rovide

*roducts nd services /hich re useful to the end user

!roductivity i'*rove'ent is the i'*rove'ent of tht (ilityA *roductive culture is /here every(ody nd every effort

contri(utes to i'*roving nd (uilding u* the'selves, the

econo'y nd the ntion

Through IIW Co''ission QI REduction nd Trining: s /ell

s the 'e'(er countries in the IIW IAB, ll $1 IIW 'e'(ers reinvolved in eduction, trining, 9ulifiction nd certifiction of

*ersonnel nd 'ny /ith the certifiction of co'*nies J ll

contri(uting to s3ills culture in the /elding industry

This hs en(led IIW to est(lish n interntionl net/or3 of

eductionl4trining su**ort centres into /hich ny non%'e'(ercountry cn dovetil A si'ilr net/or3 could (eco'e greter

relity in ny country or region /ith the ntionl IIW ANB )s.coordinting it Excellent /or3ing ntionl 'odels exist in

countries such s


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the technology The vlue of /elding nd its contri(ution to

dily life re not **recited (y 'ny sectors of society

7o/ could *eo*le survive /ithout services such s trns*ort nd/ter, *roducts such s co'*uters, 'o(ile *hones, rtificil

herts, (ionic er i'*lnts, etc, etc, etc Where do the glo(l nd

individul (enefits end Whether high *ressure gs *i*eline

extending thousnds of 'iles cross Austrli or *i*e su**lying

/ter to villge in Afric, /elding technology '3es huge

*ositive i'*ct on the glo(l 9ulity of life Its vlue to ntion:s econo'y is (oth significnt nd criticl s sho/n (y

studies in countries such s the ;SA nd


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services of vlue to its 'e'(ers, /ith incresing interest (y 'ore

countries in (eco'ing 'e'(ers It hs strong regionl 'e'(ers

/hich, /ith the su**ort of IIW, industry, govern'ents nd id

gencies cn deliver i''ense (enefits to the regions throughoutthe /orld

IIW:s collegues in ll countries cn contri(ute to these

o(6ectives, in the follo/ing /ys, 'ongst others=

i. Actively contri(ute to the IIW *ro6ect RI'*roving theglo(l 9ulity of life through the o*ti'u' use of Welding

Technology:ii. Actively su**ort the IIW inititive to i'*rove the

i'ge of /elding

iii. No'inte 'ore delegtes to *rtici*te in 'eetings ofthe IIW technicl co''issions nd /or3ing units )see

A**endix -., /hich /ould (e to the (enefit of the

individul, their co'*nies nd thus the country s

/hole, s /ell s contri(uting to glo(l /elding technology

develo*'ent

iv. Consider lin3ing into nd ex*nding the IIWtechnology diffusion *ro6ects including the est(lish'ent

of country nd regionl Technology Su**ort Centres

Net/or3s

v. Consider est(lishing country nd regionl Eductionl

Su**ort Centres Net/or3svi. Contri(ute to the continul develo*'ent, *ro'otionnd use of the IIW White !*er % Whi! 8I'*roving >ulity

of Life Through O*ti'u' ;se nd Innovtion of Welding

nd +oining Technologies

IIW loo3s for/rd to /elco'ing *rtici*nts to future Annul

Asse'(lies nd to /or3ing /ith ll *eo*le interested ini'*roving the 9ulity of life in the /orld

We (elieve tht, /ith the three ttri(utes of ENT7;SIASM,

!ESISTENCE nd COO!EATION, /e cn ll /or3 together

in n excellent te' effort to i'*rove the 9ulity of life of *eo*le

glo(lly

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AWS )"##". Welding=>elated 1penditure, Investments, and

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/ining Industries, My

7ic3s )-001. Co''unictions nd 'eeting (et/een IIW nd ;NIO

re*resenttives ul Ti''er'n, Chris S'll(one, +ohn 7ic3s,

ienn, +nury

McDinsey )"##@., *uarterly Web 1clusive

Middeldorf, DF 7erold 7 ? von 7ofe )"##$. Trends in +oining J

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SAIW )-0&&. A >untu' Le* 1# yers nd on @W; Aournal Mrch

-0&& ol "& No 2 ** H%2$

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S'll(one C )"##". The OWeld Technology Su**ort Centres

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A00ENDI@ 1 IIW WORING UNITS

OVERVIEW OF IIW CO,,ISSIONS

C'mmissi'n I

B!in*; S'd#in*; T#m! %$ttin* !nd 9!m#

'%#ss#s

C!im!n!rof eli Du6n, 5inlndS$4C'mmissi'ns !nd W'


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C'mmissi'n VIII

H#!t; S!9#t8 !nd En"i'nm#nt

C!im!n Luc Cost, ItlyT#ms '9 #9##n%#

To regulrly revie/ the generl trends nd the

i'*le'enttion of the ctivities /ithin the

field of sustin(le environ'ent, /ith regrd

to 6oining f(riction

To introduce the relevnt issues concerning the sustin(le

environ'ent in IIWTo encourge ll the IIW Wor3ing ;nits to contri(ute to

sustin(le environ'entTo shre infor'tion on ny ntionl rule

To *roduce docu'ents hel*ing to **ly ISO -1##- stndrd to

/elding, 6oining nd cutting *rocessesT#%ni%! t'i%s %'nsid##d

Welding fu'es

5u'e dt sheets

Effects of Cr nd Mn on helth

Ergono'ics of /elding ctivities

!hysicl sfety of /elders

C'mmissi'n I@

B#!"i'$ '9 m#t!s s$45#%t#d t' -#din*

C!im!n Tho's Boellinghus, ulity nd sfety in /eldingT#%ni%! t'i%s %'nsid##d

ecent dvnces in TI< /elding *rocesses

Modelling of rc nd /eld *ool (ehviour

Metl trnsfer 'odes in tnde' MI< /elding

;nder/ter hy*er(ric /elding

Sensors for control nd 'onitoring /eld 9ulityClssifiction of 'etl trnsfer 'odes in MI< /elding

C'mmissi'n @III

F!ti*$# '9 -#d#d %'m'n#nts !nd

st$%t$#s

C!im!n !rof


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T#%ni%! t'i%s %'nsid##d

5tigue of /elded 6oints nd structures 5tigue life i'*rove'ent

'ethods

5tigue design nd ssess'ent esidul stressStructurl nd notch stress nlysis Weld 9ulity nd ftigue

5tigue sensors 5tigue testing nd sttisticl evlution of

ftigue dtC'mmissi'n @IV

Ed$%!ti'n !nd T!inin*

C!im!n Chris S'll(one, Austrli

T#m '9 R#9##n%#

To *ro'ote ho/ to (etter tech /elding t ll levels The /or3 of

Co''ission QI dovetils in /ith tht of the IIW Interntionl

Authoristion Bord )IAB. Co''ission QI *rovides the lin3

(et/een ll the other IIW Wor3ing ;nits )Co''issions, Study

ulity Level

ccording to EN ISO $&-H

evie/ of W!S nd W!>

Achieving service life of /elded *roducts

>uestionnire 8Overvie/ of glo(l used >M Syste's in /elding

Mini'u' re9uire'ents for *ersons /ho ex'ine /elding9ulifiction tests

SC Si4$idin*

C!im!nT#%ni%! t'i%s %'nsid##d

The /or3 *rogr''e hs (een divided intothree 'in su(6ects, /ith centrl gol (eing

the relistion of o*ertionl *roductivity=

Advnced /elding technology nd

engineeringF Mnge'ent nd *roduction

orgnistionF nd, 7u'n resources


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OVERVIEW OF IIW STUD GROU0S

SG &1&

T# 8si%s '9 -#din*

C!im!n Voshinori 7irt, +*nT#%ni%! t'i%s %'nsid##d

Modelling of rc *ls' of TI< rc

Clssifiction of 'etl trnsfer 'ode

S*tter reduction nd 'echnis' of 'etl

trnsfer in controlled (ridge trnsfer uintino, !ortugl

WG R#*i'n! A%ti"iti#s !nd Li!is'n

-it D#"#'in* C'$nti#s

C!im!n Chris S'll(one,

AustrliG'!!ro'ote IIW nd its Me'(er

Societies in vrious regions of the/orld to the 'utul (enefit of ll

O45#%ti"# A !ro'ote the holding of IIW su**orted eventsthroughout the regions of the /orld O45#%ti"# B Introduce the

IIW WeldCre *rogr''e for t3e u* (y develo*ing countriesO45#%ti"# C !ro'ote nd 'r3et IIW in different regions of the

/orld O45#%ti"# D 7r'onise IIW efforts /ith other

orgnistions: efforts in ech region

WG C'mm$ni%!ti'ns

!nd ,!

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