Weld Australia (formerly known as the WTIA) hosts and administers Industry Groups, providing a forum for technology transfer and R&D, linking members with industry and research organisations. Industry Groups:
Weld Australia is able to provide support and advice associated with defence projects and procurement, and works closely with industry to identify opportunities matching the capabilities of Industry Group members. Weld Australia works with Industry Group members to ensure they remain diverse and resilient in ever-changing and increasingly challenging domestic and global markets.
We are committed to ensuring that Australian industry is internationally competitive across all sectors. We actively raise the industry’s profile, and advocate industry issues, by liaising with key decision makers and lobbying federal government departments. Our lobbying activity is committed to actively improving the competitiveness of Australian manufacturing. Weld Australia Industry Group membership is open to Asset Owners and Managers involved with welding or related activities, to create tailored Industry Groups that share resources for engineering innovative solutions to enhance safety, manage risk, reduce cost, and optimise operating efficiency, by:
Industry Group Members receive:
Single Site $18,150 (including Premium Corporate Membership and GST)
Multi-Site $30,250 (including Premium Corporate Membership and GST)
For further information on becoming an Industry Group member please contact our office via email (membership@weldaustralia.com.au) or phone 02 8748 0100
Weld Australia Industry Groups identify and meet the critical welding needs of Australian key markets:
• Technical assistance in unit revamps
• Tailored training needs
• Industry Technical Notes and Best Practice Guidelines
• QA/QC compliance
• Health and Safety guidance
• Implementation of a National Pressure Industry Plan
• Guidance on existing equipment life extension
• Innovative IT solutions to increase plant operation reliability
• QA/QC compliance
• Health and Safety guidance
• Quality assurance, conformity & control of imported steel and structures
• Compliance with local Standards and Regulations
• Guidance on welding for reinforcement cages
• Health and Safety guidance
• Promoting the Technology Transfer to increase welding operations efficiency
• Liaising with Governmental institutions to support National manufacturing
• Providing guidance on Standards, repair techniques and compliance with Local regulations
• Health and Safety guidance
• Global industry recognition of Australian qualifications for welding personnel
• Assistance to the EPC contractors during commissioning phase
• QA/QC compliance
• Fit for service / Fit for purpose assessment
• Reverse Engineering
• Implementation of a National Standard for Steel structures
• Quality of imported steel and structures
• QA/QC compliance
• Fit for service / Fit for purpose assessment
• Reverse Engineering
Grouping different companies of the same market niche, the Industry Groups share resources for engineering innovative solutions and ideas in order to reduce cost, enhance safety and optimize operating efficiency.
To provide significant benefits to Industry by adopting a collective and cooperative approach to the application of innovative welding technology. Industry Groups:
The scope of the project is to develop a centralised database (the National Piping Database or NPD) containing data on high energy piping collected from power stations, for the purposes of evaluating risk and correlating inspection results. The purpose of the database is to provide a critical view supported by the collected data regarding the expected residual life of the power piping installed in a power station.
Replicas are one of the most widely used, semi-destructive methods available to evaluate components ageing, by analysing their metallurgical microstructure modification. The scope of the project is to develop a scheme to certify Metallographic Replica Personnel and companies, while giving to the Members a thorough knowledge of the technology, including the understanding of the areas, parts and components mainly subject to ageing and creep phenomena.
The scope of the project is to create a shared database of welding procedure qualification records (WPQR’s) to be used by the Project Members, so that a large pool of qualified welding procedure specifications (WPSs) is immediately available to the Members.
The scope of the project is to create a National database of welders, keeping record of their qualifications, skills and expertise, with the aim of assisting the Power Plants in finding the correct pool of professionals during the maintenance activities.
Purpose of the project is to provide a thorough guideline for Boiler failure mechanisms, inspection and maintenance methodology. The end result will enable industry to perform better inspection and improve availability, life and economy of operations.
Part of the project is to compare the replacement with the refurbishment cost, considering also the loss of profit due to component unavailability, inspection and stocking costs etc. This project is a continuation of a very successful previous project that resulted in the in-situ laser cladding of LP turbine blades and it attempted to identify more components, thereby saving dismantling time and costs.
There are many advantages in using risk-based inspection, and if risk is expressed in monetary terms it can be used as a very powerful decision making tool. This Technical Guidance Note is intended to supplement AS/NZS 3788 to provide additional guidance to users involved in the process of life assessment of plant and equipment subjected to high temperature and/or high stresses. It expands the subjects of creep and fatigue life calculations, non-destructive testing techniques, sampling techniques, accelerated creep life testing and interpretation of results. Guidance is given on both qualitative and quantitative risk assessment.
Use of the procedures developed should enable economic savings to be made through the implementation of proven temper bead welding procedures, validated through extensive testing, proving long term suitability and long service life applying the correct techniques.
Existing costing databases of boiler and power station components will be expanded to include development of a costing model for start-ups and shut-downs of CCGT and HRSG gas turbine plants. Expansion of the existing range of components to cover complex heaters, tees and other components will enable power stations to accurately assess the damage mechanisms and cost of start-ups and shut downs on these components.
With AE monitoring, the wave guides and sensors can be mounted during operation of the unit or during a short outage without the need for insulation removal. Instrumentation is connected and monitoring is performed during start-up or during load changes. Activity is recorded and analysed and locations where event signals resulting from crack propagation and creep are recorded. The AE monitoring can be done on a continuous or periodic basis and for all high energy piping, particularly longitudinally seam welded hot reheat piping with a higher risk of failure, AE has significant advantages over conventional inspection methods.
For further information on becoming an Industry Group member please contact our office via email (membership@weldaustralia.com.au) or phone 02 8748 0100