CONTENTS


INDEX on the market


16 SpatterMatter AWD member news from across the


welding world


20 TWI Job Knowledge Limiting distortion in arc-welded structures


22 MACH in View A review of the recent MACH exhibition


26 Ask the Expert Air Products – get the expert view


28 Harvey’s WeldWeb Business and technology tips from


David Harvey


30 SifTips Dye penetration


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


06 Industry News Keeping you informed


11 TheWeld of Parliament Political and business observations


12 Industry Insight A series of views from John Swain,


Chairman of the Anopol Group


14 Product Reviews Your guide to the latest welding technologies


EXHIBITION CALENDAR 2014


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


11 June 2014 WELDING INSTITUTE ANNUAL CONFERENCE Aberdeen, Scotland www.theweldinginstitute.com


14-16 October 2014 EXPOWELDING – INTERNATIONAL WELDING FAIR Sosnowiec – Upper Silesia, Poland www.exposilesia.pl/expowelding/0/0/uk/


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


28-30 October 2014 INDIA ESSEN WELDING AND CUTTING Mumbai, India www.india-essen-welding- cutting.com/en/schweissen_indien/


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


EDITORIAL COMMENT UK GDP to grow by over three per cent in 2014


THE UK ECONOMY looks set to expand by over three per cent this year, according to the latest projections from leading economic forecasters, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). Its latest forecasts show UK economic growth in 2014 and 2015 of 3.1 per cent and 2.2 per cent respectively, up from forecasts of 2.8 per cent and 2.0 per cent released at the start of the year. The upward revisions reflect a continued improvement in forward-looking indicators for the UK economy. Overall, Cebr expects real household disposable incomes to grow by 1.5 per cent this year, after declining by 0.6 per cent in 2013. Following concerns about the unbalanced nature of the economic recovery – consumer spending accounted for over 80 per cent of the growth seen last year – growth should become more evenly spread as business investment grows strongly (by 10.1 per cent in real terms this year) and the construction sector is supported by a robust pick-up in housebuilding, especially in London.While household consumption accounted for 81 per cent of the economic growth seen in 2013, this is expected to decline to 46 per cent this year as the economic recovery becomes more balanced. Beyond the short term, however, challenges remain. Economic growth is likely to peak


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