President
Mr. R. Ravi
Past-Presidents
Mr. C. C. Girotra, Mr. A. K. Mukherjee
Vice-Presidents
Mr. R. Srinivasan, Mr. P. K. Das,
Mr. Debashis Thakur, Dr. A. K. Bhaduri
Hony. Secretary General
Mr. Parimal Biswas
Hony. Treasurer
Mr. A. K. Datta
Members Representing Fellows / Members /
Associate Members / Associate Professional Members
Dr. Hasan Shaikh, Mr. A. A. Deshpande, Mr. Hiren Patel,
Mr. A. K. Joseph, Mr. K. K. Kashyap,
Mr. B. K. Mishra, Mr. M.Saibabu
Members Representing Industrial Corporate Members
M/s. ESAB India Ltd., Chennai
M/s. I.G.C.A.R. – Kalpakkam, Chennai – Mr. Utpal Borah
M/s. GEE Ltd., Mumbai – Mr. M. P. Dhanuka
M/s. Mailam India Ltd., Pondicherry – Mr. R. D. Pennathur
M/s. Larsen & Toubro Ltd. – Mr. D. V. Kulkarni
M/s. Sur Iron & Steel Co. (P) Ltd., Kolkata – Mr. Aniruddha Ghosh
M/s. ADOR Welding Ltd., Mumbai – Mr. S. M. Bhatt
Representatives of Branches
Bangalore : Mr. N. Ramesh Rao
Baroda : Mr. Ashit Shah, Prof. S. K. Agarwal
Bhilai : Mr. Ajay Bedi
Chennai : Mr. T. V. Prabhu
Cochin : Mr. Jose P. Philip
Delhi : Mr. Som Ashutosh
Jamshedpur : Mr. Y. P. Gambhir
Kolkata : Prof. Santanu Das, Mr. Malay Choudhuri
Mumbai : Mr. G. A. Soman, Dr. Manish Samant
Tiruchirapalli : Dr. N. Raju
Visakhapatnam : Dr. G. L. Datta, Mr. Aloke Kumar Bose
Chairman, International Committee
Mr. R. Ravi
Chairman, Technical Committee
Dr. S. K. Albert
Chairman, G. P. Committee
Mr. S. K. De
Vice Chairman, G. P. Committee
Mr. A. A. Deshpande
Chairman, Membership Sub-Committee
Mr. B. K. Das
Chairman, Meetings & Publications Sub-Committee
Mr. R. Sengupta
Chairman, Information Technology Sub-Committee
Mr. Kamal Shah
Chairman, Finance Committee
Mr. A. K. Datta
Chairman, Welding Education Committee
Mr. Amitava Mukherji
Chairman, IIW-ANB Committee
Mr. B. K. Mishra
Chairman, IIW-ANBCC Committee
Mr. Parimal Biswas
October 2011, Vol. 44 No.4
Chief Editor : P. K. Das
Joint Editor : Rahul Sengupta & Shaju Albert
Editorial Board
A. K. Bhaduri, R. Banerjee, T. K. Pal,
S. K. Agarwal, Mahadev Shome, Som Asutosh,
Santanu Das, R. Ravichandran
and
Andrew Cullison & Jeffery Weber
(Representing American Welding Society)
October 2011
Vol. 44 No. 4
Messages
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Editorial
6
IIW 2011
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IIW News
Reclamation and Fabrication Jobs in Pig
Casting Machine of Blast Furnace Department Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
– A. Pandi
Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and
microchemistry of explosive welded joints of
Ti-5Ta-1.8Nb and 304L SS
– C. Sudha, T. N. Prasanthi, S. Saroja & M. Vijayalakshmi
Parametric Optimisation of Spot Welding of
17-4 Ph Stainless Steels Using the Analytic
Hierarchy Process
– Chinmoy Mondal, Subhajit Bhattacharya & Santanu Das
AWS Section
MESSAGE
It gives me immense pleasure to record my appreciation for successful conduct of the 64th Annual
Assembly, International Conference of the International Institute of Welding and impressive exhibition.
The events have met the expectations of hundreds of delegates from several countries around the globe.
This success is in spite of the fact that we had no alternative but to conduct the various meetings of the
Annual Assembly at two different locations, due to constraints of good infrastructure in Chennai. Needless
to say, the success of the events as well as comprehensive participation of Indian delegates and
organizations in technical commissions, working groups as well as in the international conference and
exhibition has brought welding fraternity in India to the world centre stage. I am confident that these
success and friendships would enable me, as President of International Institute of Welding, to frame
policies and future directions of the Institute in a way that would ensure meeting the objectives a aspiration of global welding fraternity
in a holistic manner. I congratulate the IIW-India Central Council, President R. Ravi, Hon. Secretary General, Parimal Biswas,
Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai branches for making the unique events a resounding success and thus making every welding
professional in India truly delighted.
Though we have reasons to be satisfied with our performance, we must realize that these success provide us with a window of
opportunities for all of us to come in direct contact with the best in welding science and technology. It is important for us to capitalize on
the opportunities so that we join the rest of the world in meeting challenges in welding science and technology. We should learn from
the strong industry-academia-research interactions that exist amongst best in rest of the world, especially in developed countries, to
develop technologies and products that are required for our industries and which would eventually replace existing products and
equipment that are in current use. Traditionally, Indian welding research concentrates more on property evaluations of the weld joints
and building capacity to produce state of art consumables, products and though this is relevant and important, it is equally important to
concentrate on product development. With less and less people available for building strong infrastructure in energy, water, health
care, agriculture etc. and realizing welding as a backbone profession, there is a strong case for welding automation and an important
and urgent need to shift from manual welding to automatic and robotic welding. These approaches would involve development of
automation systems or robotics, specified power sources, consumables and control systems. With India fast becoming a hub for heavy
engineering fabrication, India should be in a position to offer these products from within rather than importing from outside.
It is also important for India to move forward from conventional welding processes to advanced joining technologies which include
even, joining of micro and nano sized components and materials. This is an area which researchers and academicians should put their
head together and take the lead. Instead of just making joints using imported equipment and studying the properties, they should try to
develop, innovate and invent methods for joining these materials or components and thus make the technology available to the
industries. Safety and environment, assessment of integrity of welded structures and components in high performance environments,
modeling and simulation with virtual reality platforms, education to create future leaders, etc. are some of the key challenges in our
current era.
India with indigenous rhythm should vibe with the rest of the world to find robust solutions. I am posing these challenges to inspire you
to progress and take a leadership position in welding. We certainly have to learn from the best people in the respective areas of
expertise and cohesive implementation strategy, our continued participation in the Annual Assemblies and other events of IIW is thus
highly important and relevant. IIW-India should use the Annual Assemblies of IIW to expose the best brains working in area of welding
to latest trends in the science and technology of welding so that they make a wave front to take our country to the leadership position.
This would certainly require a paradigm shift in the way we have been thinking and working. You would realize that this paradigm shift
is essential. I request the Council of IIW-India to rise for meeting the challenges, have a clear vision, prepare a road map to realize
dream of India becoming one of the leading nations in welding science and technology and meet the aspirations of Indian and world
citizen.
Baldev Raj
President, International Institute of Welding
MESSAGE
From Hony. Secretary General’s Desk
Dear Fellow Members,
Yes…We Can
I am very happy to write this message to you
and share with you the immense satisfaction
of having concluded a great event AA 2011,
IC 2011 and WELD INDIA 2011. Thanks to
the unstinted efforts of our steering,
organizing committees, event managers and
the moral, financial support of many, we
were able to put up a grand show which attracted a record number of
participants and visitors from India and abroad. Many delegates who
attended this event were full of praise for the hospitality shown,
thoughtful arrangements made, attention given to intricate details, the
variety, quality and taste of food served, the deep involvement of IIWIndia members in helping the visitors, the high quality of technical
papers presented by the Indian authors, etc. I can certainly say that all
these efforts have gone to put IIW-India firmly on the international
welding arena and have entirely changed the way international
welding community will look at India and IIW-India in future.
Such a grand show, which will be remembered for some more years to
come, was made possible through the sincere efforts, meticulous
planning by many, spread over many months coupled with the
blessings of the almighty. It is worth mentioning that we were hosting
this mega event for the first time and many were skeptical of our
country’s as well as IIW-India’s capabilities in organizing such a mega
event. In fact these expressed doubts encouraged us to be more
vigilant and double check each and every aspect to ensure best results.
It is a great experience for all of us and we welded ourselves at the right
time to put up a great show and to keep the IIW-India flag flying high.
Yes…We Can. I sincerely thank all those who helped in making this
possible.
Another important learning from this event was the realization of the
fact that we have in our own country itself a treasure trove of welding
expertise and knowledge. This was evident from the response and
discussions generated when many of our experts presented their
papers in the assembly and the conference. IIW-India is proud of all of
them for presenting a glimpse of our contribution to this great field.
With our Distinguished Scientist Dr. Baldev Raj assuming the office
of the President of IIW during this event, I am sure Indian welding
fraternity will have many opportunities to show case themselves in the
international forums. Yes…We Can
Having done such a wonderful event, we have now with us a major
responsibility and that is to maintain this tempo and take IIW-India
further on its growth path. This is a huge responsibility, again
requiring a carefully planned strategy for the coming years. I am sure
all of us will put our minds and chalk out this program. Our collective
efforts have helped us to achieve the glories of today and I am sure that
we will all ensure a glorious future too!
Dear Members,
At the outset, I am very pleased to report that
the 64th IIW Annual Assembly was a grand
success along with International Conference
and the 6th International Welding Exhibition
“WELD INDIA 2011”. The officials and
delegates of the International Institute of
Welding and member countries were
extremely appreciative of the arrangements
and the efficiency with which all the events were organized.
Each and everyone congratulated IIW-India on our very successful
holding of this MEGA Event and thanked us profusely for the excellent
hospitality. Truly, it is a great feather in the cap of IIW-India.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of the
International Advisory Committee, National Advisory Committee, all
members of the Organizing Committee and Steering Committee, our
event manager viz. M/s. K. W. Conferences and M/s. Uni Tech Expo,
our Sponsors, our advertisers and exhibitors and all other directly and
indirectly associated for their support and their untiring and dedicated
efforts towards making the Assembly and associated events such a grand
success.
During the Assembly, Dr. Baldev Raj, Past President, IIW-India was
officially announced as the President of the International Institute of
Welding and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Dilthey, outgoing President, IIW handed
over the charge to him in the Gala Banquet programme, on 20th July,
2011.
Members would be pleased to know that IIW-India Council had
approved formation of the ANBCC to operate IIW-India’s
Manufacturer Certification Scheme for certifying conformance to ISO
3834 in India. In this context, during the last IAB Meeting held during
the 64th Annual Assembly at Chennai, our IIW-India had been granted
Applicant ANBCC status by the International Authorization Board of
IIW.
Following the annual assembly, the 45th Annual General Meeting of
the Institute was held on Saturday, the 24th September, 2011 at Hotel
Golden Park, Kolkata. Before this meeting IIW-India had organized a
Workshop “VISION-2012-17 a developed plan for next five years
followed by first Governing Council Meeting of just formed ANBCC
on 23rd September, 2011. On the 24th morning, a workshop on
Welding Training and Certification was also organized.
This year National Welding Seminar-2011(NWS’11) will be held at
Bhilai Niwas, Bhilai, Chhatishgarh from 15-17 December, 2011
organized by our Bhilai Branch. The NWS’11 Brochure has already
been uploaded in the Website : www.iiwindia.com. Members are
requested to participate to make this events a grand success.
Best Regards,
Yes…We Can
With Regards
R. RAVI
PARIMAL BISWAS
E-mail : parimalbiswas.iiw@gmail.com
91 98310 52652
Editorial
THE EVENT THAT WAS
The 64th Annual Assembly & the International Conference of the
International Institute of Welding (IIW 2011) was recently held from 17th
to 23rd July 2011 at Chennai, in the Southern State of Tamil Nadu, India
and was organized by the Indian Institute of Welding.
While the Venues for the assembly were Hotel Hilton & Hotel Le Royal
Meriden, the International Conference was held in the Auditorium & Meeting Hall of Chennai Trade
Centre. Simultaneously, "Weld India", the 67th International Welding Technology Exhibition was held
in the Exhibition Halls of the Chennai Trade Centre, between 21-23 July 2011.
As expected, the Annual Assembly & the International Conference- being the most significant events of the
International Institute of Welding, attracted eminent scientists, engineers & practitioners in the field of
Welding Technology from all over the world, but the tremendous historical & socio-cultural appeal of India
as a destination also helped to draw a large number of delegates from 48 nations of the World. Altogether
923 persons attended the Assembly & Conference, which is perhaps the highest ever, the previous highest
was in IIW 2010 held in Istanbul where, as reported by the organizers, there were almost 900
participants.
IIW 2011 was truly a superlative event, not in terms of numbers alone but also with respect to the meeting
arrangements, official functions, social networking meets, cultural programmes, food, transportation and
other services, social and technical tours, etc. But what distinctively won the hearts of all was the warm
hospitality and personal attention provided by the organizers - true to Indian traditions.
The exhibition was an astounding success. 6000 business visitors, 2000 student visitors and nearly
30 crores of business transactions with a number of enquiries from prospective customers speak of the success
of the exhibition. The exhibitors were very happy with WELD INDIA 2011 and promised to be back for
our next show.
On behalf of the Indian Welding Journal, I congratulate Dr. Baldev Raj for assuming the office of the
President of the International Institute of Welding and also take the opportunity to thank him for his very
able guidance, which went a long way to make the event a great success.
A detailed Report follows.
Pabitra Kumar Das
Chief Editor
E-mail : pabitrakdas@gmail.com
Le Royal Meridian
Hotel Hilton Photo
IIW 2011
Preparations started more than one year back, but the organizers had a very tough job in hand and had to cross many hurdles
before all the arrangements could be put in place. One of the major challenges was to find suitable venues for all the
commissions, IAB and select group meetings etc., as in Chennai no single venue had the capacity or facility to hold the
assembly fulfilling all the stringent guidelines of the International Institute of Welding. Finally to solve the problem, the venue
for the meetings and functions had to be spread between two nearby hotels, viz. "Le Royal Meridian" and "Hotel Hilton".
For the first time in the history of Annual Assembly organization, complimentary air conditioned sedans and coaches were
arranged for all the registered delegates and accompanied persons for commuting from their hotels to the venue and back, intervenue transfers and also for moving to the venues for social and cultural events and back to the respective hotels of stay, to
facilitate the attendees to be in time for various meetings. Yet another precedence was created by the local organizing committee,
as complimentary lunch was provided on all days of the proceedings.
CTC
Registration Counters
The local organizing
committee had also set
up felicitation counters
in the domestic and
international arrival
lounges of Chennai
Airport and all the
arriving delegates were
cordially received. It was
Delegates arriving at LRMC
also ensured that all of
them could be smoothly
transferred to their respective hotels through courtesy coaches /
vehicles provide by hotels or by the local organizers. This was also a
new initiative, not done ever before in any annual assembly.
To facilitate easy registration, multiple desks were put up in both the
hotels including payment counters and booths for spot registration.
The delegate kits were also quickly distributed during registration
itself. Help desks for travel and transport, social and technical visits and
also for foreign currency conversion were all set up alongside the
registration desks. A specially designed software was developed for the
delegates to make their choices for tables in the Gala Banquet Dinner.
Apart from the in house security arrangements of the hotels,
additional guards were provided by the local organizers for the safety
and security of the guests. The local organizers also took sufficient
insurance coverage for any unforeseen circumstances beyond their
control.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The curtains of this great event IIW 2011 were raised with the holding
of the General Assembly at Hilton Grand Ball Room between 14:00 to
16:00 Hours on Sunday 17th July 2011. Three representatives from 46
nations were represented in the assembly. Peru and Kazakhistan were
the two nations inducted into the IIW family in this Assembly. With
these new additions, IIW membership now stands at 55 countries, as it
continues to spread its "network of knowledge exchange of joining
technologies, to improve the global quality of life". In this assembly,
Dr. Baldev Raj, a distinguished scientist and metallurgist and also a
past President of IIW India was officially declared as the incoming
President of the International Institute of Welding - the first ever
Indian to achieve the distinction.
GA - IIW Board on Dias
THE OPENING CEREMONY AT LE ROYAL MERIDIAN
The Opening Ceremony started in the Grand Madras Ballroom of
Hotel Le Royal Meridian at 6.00 PM. on the same day. The charming
Indian Mistress of Ceremonies for the event, Ms. Maryann Manasseh
launched the proceedings, which started with an invocation song
praying for universal openness and sung by school children. This was
followed by the Indian tradition of lighting the lamps by the dignitaries.
Then, Mr. R. Ravi - President, IIW India and Chairman of the
Organizing Committee extended a warm and hearty welcome to all the
delegates from the 48 Nations as well as to the distinguished guests
assembled on the occasion. Next, Prof. Prof. h. c. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich
Dilthey, President of the International Institute of Welding delivered
his Presidential address. It was then the turn of the Chief Guest of the
occasion, Honorable Dr. V. Krishnamurty, Chairman, National
Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC), New Delhi, to
address the august gathering. On behalf of the National Organizing
Committee of IIW India, Dr. Baldev Raj, President Elect- IIW and
Chairman International Advisory Committee then presented a plaque
conferring "Lifetime Excellence Award" to Dr. Krishnamurthy for his
outstanding contribution to Science & Technology.
2011 IIW Awards
The IIW Award Ceremony then followed. IIW CEO, Dr.-Eng. Cécile
Mayer called out the names and citation of the distinguished winners of
various awards for the year which were then given away by Prof. Prof.
h.c. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Dilthey, President of the International Institute of
Welding. List of award winners is as follows:2011 Henry Granjon Prize
- Prabu Manoharan (France)
Arne Kromm (Germany)
Xiancheng Zhang (China)
2011 Heinz Sossenheimer Award - Carl J. Peters (USA)
2011 Yoshiaka Arata Award
- Masao Toyoda (Japan)
2011 Thomas Medal
- Rainer Zwaitz (Germany)
2011 Arthur Smith Award
- Martin Prager (USA)
2011 Evgeny Paton prize
- Wolfgang Fricke (Germany)
The official programme ended with Vote of Thanks proposed by
Mr. Parimal Biswas, Organizing Secretary - Co-ordination of the
National Organizing Committee and the Hony. Secretary General of
IIW - India.
Ulrich Dilthey addresses the GA
Indian representatives in GA
MC Maryann Manasseh calls the House to order
Welcome Address by R.Ravi
Invocation song by schoolchildren
Dignitaries Lighting the Lamp
Address by Ch.Guest Dr. Krishnamurty
Baldev Raj presents Life Time Excellence Arawd
Section of Audiance in opening ceremony
IIW Award Winners for 2011
THE CULTURAL PROGRAMME
The Awards Ceremony was followed by a riveting showcase
of Indian dance traditions entitled 'India - Yesterday, Today
and Always', featuring seven segments of classical, folk and
contemporary dance performances from different regions
of India. The presentation, which involved a total cast of 16
colourfully clad dancers, was choreographed and narrated
by internationally renowned artist, Ms Anita Ratnam. This was enjoyed by all present as the
spacious Ballroom resonated with the exceptional quality of the music and dances.
Cultural events in progress
At the end of the show, all assembled for the welcome reception and Dinner at the colourfully
decorated main lobby and pool-side of Hotel De Royal Meridian and they were served with a
variety of Indian Cuisine. This is where the welding world once again descended for global
fellowship after a long journey from different corners of the world.
INTERNATIONAL AUTHORISED BODY (IAB) MEETINGS
Meetings were held on July 18-20, 2011. In IAB-A meeting, discussions were made on access
conditions to different courses like IWE, etc. to make it in-line with recommendations of
Washington accord, and after deliberations, the new guidelines proposed were adopted. In
IAB-B meeting, among different discussions, the access conditions for IWE, etc. as proposed
by the new member country, Kazakhistan were accepted. In the IAB-General meeting, SWOT
analysis and discussions on ANB systems were made. The IAB Board meeting was also held at
the end, at Hilton Hotel.
IAB Meeting in progress
The IAB Chair, Mr. Germán Hernández handed over the charge to the new IAB Chair Prof.
Dilthey Ulrich in an IAB meeting.
WORKSHOP ON ISO 3834 IMPLEMENTATION IN INDIA
On the sidelines of the IAB meetings, ANB India organized a workshop on “Implementation
of ISO 3834 “ in India . This was conducted by Dr. Stefano Morra, Technical Manager
IIS. CERT src Italy, and attended by Senior ANB officials and representatives of leading
industries .
WORKING GROUP ON REGIONAL ACTIVITIES
Organizers Meeting in progress
Meeting was held on July 18 2011 and was chaired by Mr. Chris Smallbone to take note of
various activities of different countries related to welding, education and training.
ORGANIZERS MEETING
Meeting was held on July 19 and was chaired by Dr Eng. Cecile Mayer to review the
organizational aspects of IIW 2011 and the next 4 assemblies to be held in USA, Germany,
Korea and Finland respectively. On behalf of IIW India Mr.Pabitra Das made the presentation.
RA Meeting in progress
THE COMMISSION MEETINGS
While the daylong meeting of commission XVIII started on Sunday,
17th July itself, the rest of the 17 commissions, the three working
groups, two select groups and the three select committees, the TMB
Chair and the Welding in the world Editorial Board held their meetings
as per schedule during the next 5 days (18-22, July 2011). In addition,
the IAB group meetings were held as per schedule during these days. It
was indeed heartening that a number of experts from India presented
technical papers in the various commissions. Attendance in all the
meetings were encouraging and a large number of documents were
discussed and directions for further development for commission
activities were also considered.
further development for commission activities also considered. There
were three documents from India in this commission, two form IGCAR
Kalpakkam and one from BHEL Trichy. Two of them are being
considered for publications in 'Welding in the World'.
Meetings were held on 18th, 19th and 20th July 2011,with Dipl.-Ing.
Dietmar Rippegather of Germany in the chair.
Commission VIII :
Health, Safety and Environment
A brief summary is given below :-
Meetings were held on 18th, 19th and 20th July 2011with Dr. Luca
Costa of Italy in the chair. On 20th July it held a joint meeting with
Commission II i.e. Arc Welding and Filler Metals. There was one
document from WRI Trichy in this commission meeting.
Commission I :
Commission IX :
Thermal Cutting and Allied Processes
Behaviour of Metals Subjected to Welding
Meetings were held on 18th and 19th July 2011, with Prof. Veli
Kujanpaa of Finland in the chair.
The commission meetings were held on 18th, 19th and 20th July 2011
with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Boellinghaus of Germany in the chair.
India participated very actively in the meetings of various subcommissions of this important commission. Indian delegates had
submitted six documents to this commission; one each form L&T
Powai, L&T Hazira, Annamalai University, IGCAR Kalpakkam, IIT
Bombay and WRI Trichy. Based on the feedback from the Chairman of
the commission, all the six documents are under consideration for
publication in Welding in the World. It was also decided that the next
intermediate meeting of the commission (jointly with commission II)
will be held in TWI UK, during the first quarter of 2012.
Commission II :
Arc Welding and Filler Metals
Meetings were held on the morning sessions of 18th, 19th and 20th July
2011, with Mr. Vincent van der Mee of The Netherlands in the chair.
The meeting on 20th July was jointly held with Commission VIII (on
Health, Safety and Environment). Four papers from India were
presented in the various sub-commission meetings of this
commissions. These include two from IGCAR Kalpakkam, one from
Ador Welding Products and one from WRI Trichy. Out of these four,
two papers are being considered for publication in Welding in the
World, official Journal of the International Institute of Welding.
Commission III :
Resistance Welding, Solid State Welding and Allied Joining
Processes
Meetings were held in the afternoon sessions of 18th, 19th and 20th July
2011. Dr. Miro Uran of Slovenia in the chair. The meeting on 19th July
was a joint meeting with SC - Auto i.e. Select Committee - Automotive
and Road Transport. This commission had a large number of
documents to be presented and discussed and on 20th July 2011, the
meeting had to extended well beyond 18:00 Hrs. Indian delegates
submitted seven documents to these commissions, three from WRI
Trichy, two from Annamalai University, one from IIT Madras and one
form NFC Trichy. It may be noted that India had not made any
contribution to this commission in the recent past and hence, this
Chennai meeting gave an opportunity for Indian experts to present their
works to this important area of welding. Meetings were held on 18th,
19th and 20th July 2011, with Mr. Ernest D Levert of United States in
the chair. The meeting on 19th July was a joint meeting with
Commission XII i.e. Arc Welding Processes and Production Systems
and SG 212 i.e. Study Group on "The Physics of Welding". Four
documents were presented in this meeting by Indian Delegates, two
from WRI Trichy and two from ARCI Hyderabad. The Chairman of the
commission thanked the volunteers who were assisting the commission
for their excellent support and cooperation throughout its deliberation.
The Chairman also invited the participants to the Power Beam
conference to be held in Germany and also for the next Annual
Assembly in his home country.
Commission X :
Structural Performance of Welded Joints - Fracture Avoidance
Meetings were held on 18th, 19th and 20th July 2011 with Dr. Mustafa
Kocak of Turkey in the chair. The meeting on 19th July 2011 was a joint
meeting with Commission XIII i.e. Fatigue of Welded Components and
Structures and Commission XV i.e. Design, Analysis and Fabrication of
Welded Structures.
One document was submitted from India (IGCAR Kalpakkam) to this
commission.
Commission XI :
Pressure Vessels, Boilers & Pipelines
Meetings were held on 18th, 19th and 20th July 2011 with Ms.Teresa
Melfi of United States in the chair.Attendees from various countries
were present and number of documents were discussed. Directions for
further development for commission activities also considered. There
were two presentations from India (one from L&T Powai and another
from EIL Delhi).
Commission XII :
Arc Welding Processes and Production Systems
Commission V :
Meetings were held on 18th, 19th and 20th July 2011 with Prof. Dr. Eng. Yoshinori Hirata of Japan in the chair. The meeting on 19th July
was a joint meeting with Commission IV i.e. Power Beam Process and
SG - 212 i.e. Study Group - The Physics of Welding . There were four
presentation from India in this commission, two from WRI Trichy, one
from Electronic Devices, Mumbai and one from IIT Delhi. One
interesting part of this commission was that Chairman of the
commission had compiled the available documents of the commissions
in a CD and distributed to the participants.
Quality Control and Quality Assurance of Welded Products
Commission XIII :
Meetings were held on 18th, 19th and 20th July 2011 with Mr. Philippe
Benoist of France in the chair. Attendees from various countries were
present and number of documents were discussed. Directions for
Fatigue of Welded Components and Services
Meetings were held on 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st July 2011, with
Commission meeting in progress
Prof. Gary B Marquis of Finland in the chair. This is the only
commission which meets all the four days of the Annual Assembly and
beginning even before the formal inauguration of the event. The
meeting on 19th July was a joint meeting with Commission-X i.e
Structural Performances of Welded Joints - Fracture Avoidance and
Commission XV i.e. Design, Analysis and Fabrication of Welded
Structures.
Commission XVI :
Education and Training
There were three presentations from India, one form WRI Trichy and
two from Annamalai University Meeting was held on July 20 2011,
with Mr. Chris Smallbone in the Chair. In the commission,
discussions were held on safety and health hazards, need of education
and training to cater industry, virtual welding potentiality, etc. Mr. S.
Chowdhury and Mr. P. K. Ghosh presented the training and education
activities conducted by the Indian Institute of Welding and the
institute's views on some of the issues.
Commission XV :
Design, Analysis and Fabrication of Welded Structures
Meetings were held on 18th and 19th July 2011 with Mr. Robert E.
Shaw of United States in the chair. The meeting on 19th July was a
joint meeting with Commission X i.e. Structural Performances of
Welded Joints - Fracture Avoidance and Commission XIII i.e. Fatigue
of Welded Components and Structures. There were two presentations
from WRI Trichy in this meeting.
R. Banerjee making a point in Comm. IXV
Process and Commission XII i.e. Arc Welding Process and Production
Systems.
SG - RES : Study Group - Welding Research, Strategy and
Collaboration
Meeting was held on 19th July 2011, with Prof. Luisa Coutinho of
Portugal in the chair. This study group had combined this meeting
with a half day work shop on micro joining. In this study group, Head,
WRI made a presentation on Welding Research in India.
lSC-AUTO : Select Committee-Automotive & Road Transport
The Select Committee held a joint meeting with Commission III i.e.
Resistance Welding, Solid State Welding and Allied Joining Processes
on 19th July 2011, with Prof. Dr.-Ing Dipl.-Ing. Michael Rethmeier of
Germany in the chair.
lSC - QUAL : Select Committee - Quality
Management in Welding and Allied Processes
On July 21, 2011, a joint meeting of Select Committee on Quality,
Working Group IV and Commission XIII was held to review outcome
of related meetings and to formulate IIW Guidelines on weld quality
related to fatigue strength.
Chair TMB
Board of Directors meeting was held at Hilton Hotel and the 64th
Annual Assembly of IIW concluded.
Commission XVI :
Polymer Joining and Adhesive Technology
Meetings were held on 18th and 19th July 2011 with Dr.-Ing. Volker
Schoppner of Germany in the chair.
Commission XVII :
Brazing, Soldering and Diffusion Bonding
Meetings were held on 18th and 19th July 2011, with Dr. Warren
Miglietti of the United States in the chair. There were three
presentations from Annamalai University in this meeting .
lSG-212 : Study Group - The Physics of Welding
Meetings were held on 18th and 19th July 2011, with Prof. Dr. -Eng.
Yoshinori Hirata of Japan in the chair. The first half day meeting on
19th July was a joint meeting with Commission IV i.e. Power Beam
INDIA NIGHT
True to the tradition of IIW annual assemblies, "India Night" a
programme to present a glimpse of the local culture was organized on
the evening of 18th July 2011 at the Hilton Grand Ballroom and the
adjacent function area. As the delegates started to assemble in the foyer
area, they were greeted by a live performance by typical Indian palm
readers, parrot readers, artisans, artists, magicians etc. and the whole
area was decorated in keeping with this theme. In the Grand Ball
Room, the delegates were presented with an ensemble of folk dances
with novel themes like "Kitchen Utensils Rhythm", "Traditional stick
fighting", "Folk drums", "Dummy Horse dance", "Kolattam - with
young girls dancing with sticks like a garba" etc. The Cocktail and
Dinner followed and it was truly a memorable evening, particularly for
the first time visitors to India.
INDIA NIGHT
Musical Welcome to Guests
Delegates watching Indian Handicrafts
India Night Dinner
Delegates watching Cultural Show
The Dance Programme
Delegates in Party mood
Board of Director Dinner
The traditional Dinner was hosted by IIW India at Hotel Raddision on 19th July 2011. This was attended by all BOD members, Senior office
bearers of IIW India and some distinguished guests
Distinguished Guests in BOD Dinner
Baldev Raj addressing the Guests
Gala Dinner
Delegates arriving for Gala Banqet
President - IIW India addressing
Ulrich Dilthey addressing
View of Banquet Hall
Baldev Raj addressing delegates
Ulrich Dilthey handing over Organizer Certficate to R.Ravi
Handing over of Presidential Chain
GALA BANQUET
The Gala Banquet was held in the main auditorium of the Chennai Trade
Centre which was beautifully decorated to create the right ambience for the
occasion. After the house was called to order, the official programme started
with the speech by Mr. R. Ravi, followed by speech from Prof. prof.hc Dr.
Handing over the IIW Flag to USA
Ulrich Dilthey who presented the "Organizers" Certificate to Mr. Ravi. The
"Madam Assembly Award" which is traditionally given to the lady making most
significant contribution in organizing the assembly, was then presented to Dr. G. Sasikala, Head,
Materials Mechanics Section, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam and an active
member of the organizing committee by Ms. Levgenia Chvertko, the Asst. Dean of the E.O. Paton
Electric Welding Institute, Ukraine. Dr. Ulrich Dilthey then symbolically handed over the Presidential
Chain of Office to the incoming President Dr.Baldev Raj, who then delivered a short speech. Following
this, Dr.-Eng. Cécile Mayer the CEO of IIW presented a token of appreciation to Dr. Ulrich Dilthey, the
outgoing President. Then, Mr. R. Ravi, Chairman of the Indian Organizing Committee, officially
handed over the IIW flag to Dr. Damian J. Kotecki and Mr. Thomas M. Mustaleski, co-chairs of the
United States Organizing Committee for the 65th IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference,
to be held in Denver, in the state of Colorado, USA from 8-13 July, 2012. On behalf of the American
Damien Kotecky's Address
organizing committee, Dr. Damien J. Kotecki delivered a short speech inviting the world community of
the IIW to attend the 65th Assembly. The official programme ended with a vote of thanks moved by Mr.
Pabitra Das, Vice Chairman of the Indian organizing committee.
After the official Programme, Prasanna, an IIT Engineer turned into a noted Guitarist, played a fusion of
Carnatic with Jazz Music as the guests were enjoying the wine and Dinner catered by the Taj Group. After
this, DJ Sasha took over as the guests from all the countries, feeling truly refreshed after 4 days of long
technical sessions, started assembling in the large central dance floor and joyfully dancing to his numbers
This continued till late in the evening to strike a harmonious closing bell of this memorable IIW 2011.
DJ Sasha
Dancing to Joy
Cecile Mayer presents token to Ulrich Dilthey
Madam Assembly Award to Dr. Sasikala
Prasanna the Guitarist
playing his Fusion Music
Pabitra Das moving Vote of thanks
FUTURE IIW EVENTS WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS :
ANNUAL ASSEMBLIES
2012 : in the United States (Denver, Colorado), 8-13 July
2013 : in Germany (Essen), 11-17 September
2014 : in the Republic of Korea (Jeju Island), 13-18 July
2015 : in Finland (Helsinki), 28 June-3 July
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
2011 : Cairns, Australia 25-27 September
2011 : Antalya, Turkey 24-25 October
2012 : Saltillo, Mexico September
2012 : Johannesburg, South Africa October
2013 : Singapore 8-10 July
2014 : Kolkata, India. Date to be announced
IC 2011 Registration Desk
RENEWAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The term of office of Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Dilthey
(Germany) having expired, the General Assembly confirmed Dr.
Baldev Raj (India) as the new IIW . President (2011-2014). The term of
office of Dr. Damian J. Kotecki (United States) as Treasurer was
renewed for a second 3-year period. lThe terms of office of Prof. Bruno
de Meester (Belgium) and Dr. Baldev Raj (India) having expired, Dr.
Luca Costa (Italy) and Mr. Chris Eady (United Kingdom) were elected
Vice-Presidents. The terms of office of Mr. Germán Hernández
(Spain) and Prof. Konstantin Yushchenko (Ukraine) having expired,
Prof. Gary B. Marquis (Finland) and Dr.-Ing.Klaus Middeldorf
(Germany) were elected Directors. The term of office of Dr.
Christoph S. Wiesner (United Kingdom) having expired, Prof. Gary
B. Marquis (Finland) was appointed Chair of the Technical
Management Board (TMB).The term of office of Mr. Germán
Hernández (Spain) having expired, Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich
Dilthey (Germany) was elected Chair of the International
Authorization Board (IAB). Outgoing IIW President Dilthey
expressed his sincerest thanks to those leaving the Board of Directors
for their sterling contributions and extended a warm welcome to all
incoming members. As per usual, the Annual Assembly provided the
opportunity for the Technical Commissions, Select Committees,
Study Groups and other IIW Working Groups to meet separately or
jointly over the period. This year, 133 decisions were adopted by the
various IIW Working Units, including recommendations to publish 77
documents in the IIW's peer-reviewed Journal," Welding in the
World". One decision involved the creation of a new IIW Working
Unit :- "SC-MICRO: Select Committee Research Developments and
Applications in Micro – and Nano-Joining Technologies" - Chair:
Prof. Norman Zhou (Canada), Vice-Chair: Prof. Akio Hirose (Japan).
It was also decided that the official name of Commission - It would be
changed from "Thermal Cutting and Allied Processes" to "Thermal
Cutting and Surfacing".
ELECTIONS OF CHAIRS OF IIW WORKING UNITS
Elections were held for the following Working Units:
Commission I : Thermal Cutting and Surfacing
Prof. Veli Kujanpää (Finland) was re-elected for a second term.
Commission III : Resistance Welding, Solid State Welding and
Allied Joining Processes
Dr. Miro Uran (Slovenia) was re-elected for a second term.
Commission IV : Power Beam Processes
Mr. Jens Klaestrup Kristensen (Denmark) was elected for a first term,
succeeding Mr. Ernest D. Levert (United States).
Lightning the Lamp
Commission V : NDT & Quality Assurance of Welded Products
Mr. Philippe Benoist (France) was re-elected for a second term.
Commission VI : Terminology
Dr. H. Glenn Ziegenfuss (United States) was elected for a first term,
succeeding Dipl.-Ing. Dietmar Rippegather (Germany) who had
completed three successive terms. Ms Sheila Thomas was re-elected
Vice-Chair.
Commission IX : Behaviour of Metals Subjected to Welding.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Böllinghaus (Germany) was reelected for a
third term.
Commission XII : Arc welding Processes & Production Systems
Prof. John Norrish (Australia) was elected Vice-Chair.
Commission XVII : Brazing, Soldering and Diffusion Bonding
Dr. Warren Miglietti (United States) was re-elected for a second term.
SC-AUTO Select Committee : Automotive & Road Transport.
Univ. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Rethmeier (Germany) was re-elected for
a second term.
SC-SHIP Select Committee : Shipbuilding
Mr. Harold Sadler (United States) was designated to succeed the late
Mr. Richard Boekholt (Spain).
SG-212 Study Group : The Physics of Welding
Prof. Dr.-Eng. Yoshinori Hirata (Japan) was re-elected for a third term.
ELECTIONS OF THE CHAIRS OF IAB
IAB-Group A : Education, Training and Qualification
Mr. Henk J. M. Bodt (The Netherlands) was elected for a first term,
succeeding Mr. Christian Ahrens (Germany).
IAB-Group B : Implementation and Authorization
Dr. Stefano Morra (Italy) was elected for a first term, succeeding Mr.
James Guild (South Africa).
A view of Stage
Conference Dinner
Protevin Lecture by Baldev Raj
R Srinivasan Delivering Welcome Address
Key Note Lecture by John Lippod
THE IIW INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The IIW International Conference on "Global Trends in Joining, Cutting and Surfacing
Technology," was held from 21-22 July, 2011, at the Convention centre of Chennai Trade
Centre, Chennai, India. After inauguration by the traditional lighting of the lamp,
Mr.R.Srinivasan, Chairman of IC Preparatory Committee, delivered the welcome address
followed by the address by Dr.Ulrich Dlthey. Vote of Thanks was given by Mr. Parimal Biswas.
The Conference opened with the "Portevin Lecture" on "Development of Science-based
Technology of Welding and Hardfacing for Indian Fast Reactor Program," delivered by the
incoming IIW President, Dr. Baldev Raj. The key note lecture was delivered by Prof. John
Lippold of Ohio State University, USA.
Some 114 papers were presented in the Conference during 24 sessions, including
presentations from 21 invited speakers, with 28 posters on exhibition. The Portevin plaque was
presented by Dr.Abdelkrim Chehaibou, Head of the French Delegation. The conference was
attended by 626 delegates. All the participants were given a hard and soft copy of the technical
proceedings. All the participants enjoyed the technical sessions and lot of interaction took place
between the authors and the delegates in almost all sessions.
Vote of Thanks by Parimal Biswas
At the end of the conference, Mr. B. D.Kulkarni, Chairman IC Technical Committee ably
summed up the proceedings and Mr. A. A. Deshpande moved the vote of thanks
A cultural program "MEERA a saga of Love" a colorful dance ballet was organized on the night
of 21st. The conference committee arranged a get together of all the participants on 21st Night
with a dinner.
2 Attendance Recognition Certificates were presented for attending 20 IIW Annual
Assemblies. For the first time in IIW history, a Recognition Certificate was presented in
honour of 40 years' attendance of IIW Annual Assemblies.
Cultural Programme
A. A. Deshpande addressing the gathering
Memento to Session Chairman
Memento for Poster session by B.D. Kulkarni
Lighting the Lamp
Welcome Arches
WELD INDIA 2011
The 6th International Welding Technology Exhibition
The 6th International Welding Technology Exhibition was arranged
on July 21-23 2011 at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, where large
number of stalls, 165 in total, were erected displaying activities of
welding and allied areas. The exhibition was an astounding success.
6000 business visitors, 2000 student visitors and nearly 30 crores of
business transactions with a number of enquiries from prospective
customers speaks of the success of the exhibition. The exhibitors were
very happy with the overall arrangement and the widespread publicity
for the exhibition and promised to be back for our next show.
Address by Hasan Shaikh
After the ceremonial lighting of the lamp, and a brief programme that
followed, the exhibition was opened by Dr. Prabhat Kumar, DirectorBhavini. Wide coverage was given by Press and Television media
about this exhibition, the biggest ever welding Expo in India.
SPONSORSHIP
The overwhelming success of the entire event would not have been
possible but for the generous and spontaneous sponsor support from
the welding and allied industries. The list of major sponsors are as
follows :GOLD SPONSORS
Ador Welding Ltd., Bharat Forge Ltd., D&H Secheron Pvt. Ltd.,
ESAB India Ltd, Mailam India Ltd.
SILVER SPONSORS
BHEL, SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant, FRONIUS, Kobelco Welding India
Pvt. Ltd., NTPC, Tata Steel Ltd.
OTHER SPONSORS
Ador Fontech Ltd., Bohler Welding Group, Board of Research in
Nuclear Science, ECIL, EIL, Honavar Electrodes Pvt. Ltd., L&T,
M.N. Dastur & Co. Ltd., Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd., Nuclear Fuel
Complex, NPCIL, Sur Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Techno Electric & Engg.
Co. Ltd., Thermax India Ltd. Pune, Welding Alloys South Asia Ltd.,
Weldwell Speciality Pvt. Ltd.
MEDIA PUBLICITY
The event got widespread publicity in print as usual TV media.
Economic Times brought out special pre event supplements in
Chennai and other cities. Elaborate Press coverage was done by
various other English and Vernacular dailies.
The Show begins
TEAM WORK & EVENT MANAGEMENT
The organizing committee did an excellent job under the able
guidance and relentless support of Dr.Baldev Raj and with the
untiring efforts and teamwork of all the members which were
backed up by efficient execution by M/S KW Conferences, Event
Manger for The Assembly & Conference and M/S Unitech Expo,
Event Manager for the Exhibition
SPECIAL ISSUE OF IWJ
To commemorate IIW 2011, The Indian Welding Journal, on its part,
brought out a Special Issue focusing on the Indian Welding Scenario
which was distributed to all the attending delegates of the Assembly
and was highly appreciated by all.
Inputs from :
Pabitra Das, Shaju Albert, Subhendu Chaudhuri,
Santanu Das & IIW Website