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Welding & Material Testing Institute - Research & Development Expertise

The National Research and Development Institute in Timișoara specializes in welding and material testing research, offering training, certification, and technical expertise. Accredited and certified, they cover various welding processes and material testing techniques. With a focus on technology transfer, professional training, and quality assurance, they provide services to industries in Romania, Serbia, and beyond. Their Center of Excellence in Ultrasonic Welding focuses on innovative techniques and equipment for various materials. In 2012, their research activities included friction stir welding, unconventional cutting technologies, protective coatings, micro-joining, ultrasound welding, and equipment design. Engage with experts for industry-specific solutions and inspections of energetic and petrochemical equipment for quality assurance and risk-based assessments.

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Welding & Material Testing Institute - Research & Development Expertise

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  1. Romania – Republic of SerbiaIPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR WELDING AND MATERIAL TESTING TIMIŞOARA Institute presentation

  2. MAIN ACTIVITIES • Fundamental and applicative research in the field of welding and material testing • Constructive development for specialized welding and material testing equipment • Training/qualification of welding and NDT personnel • Certification of welding and NDT personnel • Certification of quality/environment management systems for welding • Scientific counseling, expertise, prognosis, failure analysis, inspection • Dissemination of scientific and technical information

  3. ACCREDITATIONSAND CERTIFICATIONS • National Research and Development Institute accredited by the Ministry of Education and Research • Quality management system according to ISO 9001/2000 certified by TUV Cert • Material testing laboratory accredited by RENAR and authorized by ISCIR • National Body for Company Certification (EN 729 and ISO 14000) authorised by the European Welding Federation

  4. ACCREDITATIONSAND CERTIFICATIONS • IIW/EWF Training School approved by ASR CERTPERS, the IIW/EWF Authorized National Body. • Welder Qualification Centre, authorized by the Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity and by the Ministry of Education and Research • Notified Personnel Certification Body for NDT, accredited by RENAR acc. EN 473

  5. ACCREDITATIONSAND CERTIFICATIONS • Personnel certification body for welders accredited by RENAR (EN 287-1, EN 1418 17024:2005) • Inspection body accredited by RENAR (EN ISO/CEI 17020:2005) • Representative of Romania at the International Institute of Welding (IIW)

  6. MAIN COMPETENENSES • Research-Developmentin welding and allied processes • Electron beam welding • Laser beam welding • Ultrasonic welding • Plasma welding • Gas-shielded arc welding • Thermal cutting • Thermal spraying (metals and ceramics)

  7. MAIN COMPETENENSES • Research- development material testing • Destructive testing • Non-destructive testing • Metallographic analysis • Thermal fatigue of materials • Technical diagnosis of thermo-mechanically loaded components • Evaluation of residual life of the industrial equipment • Failure analysis

  8. MAIN COMPETENENSES • Design and fabrication • Modernization and automation of welding equipments • Design of new, welding and material testing equipment • Prototype equipments

  9. MAIN COMPETENENSES • Technology transfer • Centre for technological transfer CENTA, authorized by the Ministry of Education and Research • National network of technological transfer in the field of welding • South-East network of technological transfer in the field of welding

  10. MAIN COMPETENENSES • Professionaltraining/qualification • Training and qualification of International/EuropeanWelding Engineers in: • - Romania • - Republic of Moldova • - Serbia • - Turkey • (more than 600 awarded diplomas)

  11. MAIN COMPETENENSES • Professional training/qualification • Training and qualification of International/European Welding Inspectors • Training and qualification of NDT operators acc. to SR EN 473, • Qualification of polyethylene welding operators

  12. MAIN COMPETENENSES • Professional training/qualification • Certification of welding and NDT personnel • Qualification of welders acc. to SR EN 287 and of welding procedures acc. to SR EN ISO 15607 • Certification of NDT personnel acc. to EN 473

  13. MAIN COMPETENENSES • Quality assurance • Certification of quality system in welding acc. to SR EN 729 (certificates awarded in Romania, Republic of Moldova, and Serbia) • Certification of environmental management system acc. to ISO 14000 for welding operations • Cooperation with GSI - SLV Munich (Germany) for certification of welding producers acc DIN 18 800

  14. MAIN COMPETENENSES • Inspection • Inspection to assess the residual life of components in energetic and petrochemical equipment • Risk based inspection on power plants, chemical plants and petrochemical plants

  15. CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN ULTRASONIC WELDING • Welding equipment and technologies of similar and dissimilar metallic materials • Welding equipment and technologies of polymeric materials • Conception, accomplishment, and ultrasonic calibration of sonotrodes and thematic ultrasonic specialized systems • Hybride ultrasound – spot welding equipment for metallic materials

  16. Main research activities in 2012 • Friction stir welding of hard materials • Welding and cutting technologies for unconventional procedures (laser, electron beam, ultrasound, water jet cutting) • Thermal spraying of protective coatings • Micro joining of biocompatible and memory shape materials by thermo sonic procedures • Design and fabrication of ultrasound welding equipment • Risk based inspection and maintenance on industrial equipment • Evaluation of rest life on heavy loaded equipment from power generation and petrochemical industry • Joining of composites and micro- nanostructured materials • Evaluation of mechanical characteristics of polymer membranes

  17. Thank you for you attention

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