CONTENTS


INDEX Anopol Group.


12 Product Reviews Your guide to the latest welding technologies on


the market


14 SpatterMatter AWD member news from across the welding world


18 TWI Job Knowledge Weldability of titanium and titanium alloys


22 MACH in View A preview of the forthcoming MACH exhibition


25 Technology in View Welding World speaks to Gary Hills, UK managing


director and head of welding at Fronius UK


28 Ask the Expert Air Products – get the expert view


30 SifTips What is cored wire?


Industry News Product Reviews Membership News Features £8.95 (when sold)


06 Industry News Keeping you informed


10 TheWeld of Parliament Political and business observations


11 Industry Insight A series of views from John Swain, Chairman of the


EXHIBITION CALENDAR 2014


12 – 13 February 2014 SOUTHERN MANUFACTURING 2014 Farnborough, UK www.industrysouth.co.uk


7 – 11 April 2014 MACH 2014 NEC, Birmingham www.machexhibition.com


10 – 12 April 2014 WELD INDIA 2014 New Delhi, India www.weldindia.com


10 – 13 June 2014 BEIJING ESSEN WELDING AND CUTTING Beijing, China www.beijing-essenwelding-cutting.com


21 – 25 October 2014 EUROBLECH 2014 Hannover, Germany www.euroblech.com


11 – 13 November 2014 FABTECH 2014 Atlanta, USA www.fabtechexpo.com


GREEN SHOOTS OF GROWTH Editorial Comment


THE SECOND UK ESTIMATE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) estimated that the UK economy grew by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2013. The expansion in Q3 was broad-based, with growth in both consumption and investment strengthening. GDP has now risen by 1.8% during the latest three quarters. A survey of 446 SME manufacturers to assess awareness levels of funding options available to them confirm the widely accepted view that SMEs in the UK are not aware of some of the schemes that are run by the UK Government. The survey focused on 18 key manufacturing support schemes introduced to help businesses to grow. Are you aware of some of the UK government funding options available for your business? See www.gambica.org.uk/ManufacturingSupport for manufacturing support scheme information. AWD would like to pay tribute to Jim Gaffney, the founder of Gaffney Gases (a BOC company) and a past AWD Chairman, who sadly passed away recently. His passing is a great loss to the welding industry.


Sara Waddington Editor, Welding World editor@awd.org.uk


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