TWI (The Welding Institute)

TWI Ltd (The Welding Institute) is an independent UK research and technology organisation specialising in welding, joining, materials engineering and structural integrity. Headquartered at Granta Park near Cambridge, it provides contract R&D, consultancy, training and qualification services to member companies across industry worldwide.

Website: twi-global.com

Relationship

NQM developed CraneScan with TWI (acoustic emission / long-range ultrasonics expertise), RamCTRL with TWI on additive-manufacturing consultancy, and Ultramat with TWI on power-ultrasound materials processing. Through the Joining 4.0 Innovation Centre (J4IC), a strategic alliance between Lancaster University and TWI, TWI originated and led the iAM-3DPO AI-enabled additive-manufacturing programme that NQM developed technology for.

Case studies

• Offshore crane failure prevention for industry using AI structural health monitoring
• Remote additive manufacturing control for industrial 3D printing using a secure central control platform
• Advanced materials processing optimisation for manufacturing using data analytics
• Zero-defect metal additive manufacturing for aerospace and industrial supply chains using AI closed-loop process optimisation