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International Conference

The International Conference on “Advances in Welding Science and Technology for Construction, Energy and Transportation Systems (AWST-2010)

Scope
Global improvement of life and technological progress have been supported with innovations in welding science and technologies worldwide. Hence, this Conference, AWST-2010, in conjunction with the 63rd IIW Annual Assembly of, aims to bring industries and leading researchers together to share recent advances in welding & and joining sciences and technologies to achieve cost-effective, environment-friendly, safe and long-lasting welded systems in construction, energy and transportation. Effective networking between welding research and industry has significantly contributed to the recent developments in these sectors. The main focus of the Conference will be developments in materials (e.g. steels, aluminium alloys and welding consumables), welding processes, design, inspection (NDT) and FFS analysis.
Special emphasis will be given to recent developments in pipeline welding, as well as to the design, characterization and flaw assessment of higher strength onshore and offshore pipelines, to achieve efficient new energy networks such as the Nabucco gas pipeline.

Topics
Recent developments in:

• Advanced steels and Al-alloys and their weldability
• Welding consumables and welding processes
• Design and simulation approaches and their industrial applications
• Testing and characterization including component and full-scale tests
• Analysis of Fatigue-Fracture-Corrosion-Creep mechanisms of welds
• Fitness-for-Service (FFS) procedures, applications and standardizations

Several parallel sessions will be organized in conjunction with invited lectures to be conducted after the Plenary Session. Poster sessions will feature alongside the exhibition.

Special Sessions (Friday 16th July, 2010) on:
Pipeline welding, design, testing and inspection for oil and gas transportation
These special sessions will provide a unique international forum, which will also include contributions from invited speakers on recent projects and studies in these fields.

TECHNICAL VISITS

The Mercedes-Benz Turk Hoþdere Bus Plant, which was inaugurated in 1995, is still one of the most modern bus factories in the world. The second stage of investment in the plant was completed in 2005.

Mercedes-Benz Turk, for the first time in the world in bus production, has applied air cushion technology at the Hosdere Plant. Having a very favourable effect on working conditions in ergonomic terms, the air cushions are used not only for the conveyance of the vehicle bodies between the assembling stations but also for various assembly processes. The Hosdere Bus Plant is a leading facility both in terms of the technology and systems, and environmental protection with the special measures taken and the purification plant. Mercedes-Benz Turk today has a workforce of 2,000 in bus production.

THE LEADER IN WELDING TECHNOLOGY SINCE 1963...

GEDIK WELDING, producing numerous types of welding consumables and welding machines for both the domestic and international market, has been the leader in the Turkish welding sector since 1963.

The company has today a worldwide reputation with its broad experience in welding sector obtained by increasing its knowledge in technology and its quality as well as by diversifying its products and services every passing year.

GEDIK WELDING, which is located on an area of 70.000 m² in Istanbul, produces and markets welding electrodes, welding wires, and welding equipments.

RMK Marine is one of the biggest shipyards in Tuzla Bay: RMK Marine is capable of building commercial vessels up to 30.000 DWT and 180 meters and super-yachts up to 80 meters. It has a shipbuilding capacity of 30.000 DWT per year.

Ships Refit & Repair Services:Services provided by RMK Marine related to refit can be summarised as Steel cutting, piping, main and auxiliary engine overhauling, hatch cover, outfitting, ventilatilation outfitting, insulation, electric - electronic works, joinery and other repair maintenance works, grit blasting, painting, design, project consultation services… The annual ship repair capacity of RMK Marine was around 110.000 DWT. The largest ship that was repaired at RMK Marine was 18.000 DWT. RMK Marine is planning to expand its to allow it to repair larger ships.