Next to applied research, the Belgian Welding Institute (BWI) provides a vast scope of services. Our experts offer advice in a wide variety of welding issues, execute failure analyses and perform materials characterisation tests.
Fast and flexible
The Belgian Welding Institute (BWI) is a lean organisation, ensuring direct contact with qualified experts. This guarantees a fast and precise answer to each question. In case of urgency, one of our experts can visit your site within forty-eight hours.
Expertise
Under the motto 'Joining your future.', applied welding research at the Belgian Welding Institute (BWI) focusses on welding technologies and the weldability of materials for specific industrial use. We strongly believe in cooperation and therefore also count on your voice to fill the needs of the market in an efficient manner.
A leak, a breakage, corrosion or another problem with one of your welded structures? A specialised team is ready to investigate your problem, onsite if needed. Our objectivity and multidisciplinary expertise ensure the identification of the problem’s true root cause.
Within the welding processes, the most important emphasis of the European standards EN or EN ISO lies on quality, qualification of welders and approval of welding procedures. The BWI welding coordinators help you to correctly implement and use these European standards, or guide you through the entire audit or certification process.
In need of advice on design of welded constructions or the preparation of welding procedures? Looking for guidance in the choice of material and manufacturing process to implement? Not sure how to join dissimilar materials? Questioning the environmental, health and safety issues regarding a certain joining technology? Ask our experts!
As specialized knowledge centre, the Belgian Welding Institute (BWI) has a thorough understanding of ferrous and non-ferrous metals used in the manufacturing industry. From traditional characterisation to specialised testing, BWI has access to a vast array of materials testing equipment.
The Belgian Welding Institute (BWI) offers you, through congresses, workshops or seminars, to keep abreast of the evolution in the field of welding and joining technologies. It provides internationally recognised training courses or will tailor a trainingprogram upon your request.
