News
2019-02-01
LASIMM project goes live
One of the world’s largest hybrid manufacturing machines, which features unique metal additive and subtractive capabilities, is now ready to build, and will be capable of 3D printing large pieces of metal and large parts and structures for construction. The machine is the first of its kind and ...
2019-01-23
EWF and Renishaw discuss areas of cooperation
On the past 10th January the EWF Deputy Director, Eurico Assunção, had a meeting with Renishaw, a global company with core skills in measurement, motion control, healthcare, spectroscopy, and manufacturing. The meeting served the purpose of identifying areas of future cooperation between the two ...
2018-11-30
EWF recognition award for the Best European Welding Coordinator
The EWF Award for the Best European Welding Coordinator distinguishes every year the outstanding contribution to the quality of welded production. The award is given to a European Welding Engineer that has excelled on the responsibilities of a welding coordinator in accordance with ISO 14731 and ...
2018-11-29
International Congress on Welding, Additive Manufacturing and associated Non-Destructive Testing
Between 5th and 7th 2019 June will take place in Metz, France, the 2nd edition of the International Congress on Welding, Additive Manufacturing and associated Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).The three main topics of the congress will be addressed on both metal and composite materials, to foster ...
2018-10-30
Metal AM master’s degree - Capacity Building from Industry to Academia
Together with universities, companies and students are involved in the ADMIRE project which aims to design a Metal AM Master degree (MSc) according to level 7 of the European Qualification Framework. In the design of the Metal AM master’s degree, a set of innovative features are used: a ...
2018-10-30
Last peek through the keyhole at RADICLE’s final meeting
After four years of ongoing collaboration and research RADICLE is coming to an end, as the final meeting between members came to an end. In Coventry (UK), from the 15th to the 18th of October, all members from the project’s consortium (MTC, GE, CRF, Rolls-Royce, GKN Aerospace, LOE, Permanova, VTT, ...
2018-09-12
Hungary
EWF's unique harmonised qualification system for European Welding Practitioner has been recognised as equivalent to Hungary's national qualifications framework level 4, paving the way for Hungarian welding practitioners to see their competences recognised throughout the countries that use EWF's ...
2018-09-12
Empowering non-destructive testing with advanced VET qualifications
As part of a broader agreement between both organisations, EWF and EFNDT have agreed to consider the feasibility of developing VET modules for non-destructive testing engineer and a European NDT Engineer qualification. According to Chris Eady, EWF President “I am very much looking forward to our ...
2018-08-03
FineSol solution test results and further steps discussed in Sweden
Solder paste is one of the most critical ingredients in the manufacturing of PCB’s nowadays. The ability to produce a solder paste with a smaller particle size allows the fabrication of smaller PCB’s. Thus, every component that relies on this type of electrical circuit boards (every electronic ...
2018-07-12
FSW-Tech Working Session for the Guideline Development of FSW Personnel
On June 4th and 5th, EWF hosted the FSW-Tech consortium for the working session for the guideline development of the friction stir welding personnel, organised in the framework of the Erasmus+ project, FSW-Tech. The project addresses the development of three professional profiles of ...
