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Seminar: “High productivity welding processes for thick section steels”

When: 
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
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Where: 
OCAS, Zwijnaarde
Language: 
English
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Registration before October 18th was required.

OCAS and the Belgian Welding Institute are pleased to announce the seminar on “High productivity welding processes for thick section steels”. 

This international seminar highlights some welding options available for increasing productivity when welding thick section steels. These include both traditional and more modern arc welding techniques, as well as other options, such as beam and friction welding. Aim of the seminar is to provide a non-commercial introduction to some of these lesser used techniques, with a focus on (near) industry-readiness. In addition to the lectures from international speakers, there is a short tour of the welding facilities and a visit to the large-scale testing laboratory. The target audience includes welding engineers and co-ordinators, production and operations managers and R&D personnel.

We welcome you on Wednesday October 23rd from 09:30 to 16:30, including lunch and coffee break in Zwijnaarde (Belgium).
 

Program:

Part 1 – Chaired by Christoph Gerritsen, ArcelorMittal Global R&D Gent/OCAS

“Friction-based welding processes for thick section steels”, by Koen Faes, Belgian Welding Institute 
“Welding of high thickness plates using different methods – laser submerged arc hybrid welding and laser beam welding under vacuum”, by Simon Olschok, Welding and Joining Institute ISF of Aachen University
“Advances in high productivity electron beam welding processes for power generation and related industry sectors”, byChris Punshon, TWI Ltd.
“Old technologies facing new requirements – (Re-)Introduction of electrogas-arc- and electroslag-welding in shipbuilding”, by Andreas Gericke, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Large Structures in Production Engineering

Part 2 – Chaired by Fleur Maas,  Belgian Welding Institute 

“High productivity welding processes for thick section steels – Narrow Gap welding”, by Alexis Ferrari, Institut de Soudure
“Productivity improvement methods for submerged arc welding of thick section steels”, by Christoph Gerritsen, ArcelorMittal Global R&D Gent/OCAS NV (Belgium)

 

​Registration

Participation fee 100,00 EUR (VAT included).