News: Engineers of the future visit TWI's Technology Centre
A visit to The Welding Institute's (TWI's) Technology Centre in Rotherham has shown 50 enthusiastic students and staff at the JCB Academy a glimpse into the future of engineering and manufacturing technology.
TWI is one of the world's foremost independent research and technology organisations, with expertise in solving problems in all aspects of manufacturing, fabrication and whole-life integrity management technologies.
The Cambridge organisation has a Technology Centre on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham where experts provide technical support in joining and technologies such as material science, structural integrity, NDT, surfacing, electronic packaging and cutting.
As part of the University Technical College programme, the JCB Academy in Staffordshire specialises in engineering. The visitors came away from the day-long tour of TWI and the nearby Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with talk of new technologies they had seen and the growing number of applications in which they can be used. The students were particularly impressed with novel manufacturing processes such as friction stir welding and laser metal deposition, which they saw demonstrated at TWI.
Paula Gwinnett, team leader in engineering at the JCB Academy said: "At the JCB Academy, our mission is "developing engineers and business leaders for the future." Fulfilling this mission is in no small part down to the inspiration that organisations like TWI provide. Sowing the seed of curiosity, and establishing the notion that everything and anything is possible is key to developing tomorrow's technologists. This visit was successful in both senses."
TWI website
Images: TWI
TWI is one of the world's foremost independent research and technology organisations, with expertise in solving problems in all aspects of manufacturing, fabrication and whole-life integrity management technologies.
The Cambridge organisation has a Technology Centre on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham where experts provide technical support in joining and technologies such as material science, structural integrity, NDT, surfacing, electronic packaging and cutting.
As part of the University Technical College programme, the JCB Academy in Staffordshire specialises in engineering. The visitors came away from the day-long tour of TWI and the nearby Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with talk of new technologies they had seen and the growing number of applications in which they can be used. The students were particularly impressed with novel manufacturing processes such as friction stir welding and laser metal deposition, which they saw demonstrated at TWI.
Paula Gwinnett, team leader in engineering at the JCB Academy said: "At the JCB Academy, our mission is "developing engineers and business leaders for the future." Fulfilling this mission is in no small part down to the inspiration that organisations like TWI provide. Sowing the seed of curiosity, and establishing the notion that everything and anything is possible is key to developing tomorrow's technologists. This visit was successful in both senses."
TWI website
Images: TWI
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