AMP - Advanced Manufacturing Park

TWI is one of the world's foremost independent research and technology organisations. With headquarters at Granta Park near Cambridge since 1946, TWI provides industry with engineering solutions in structures incorporating joining and associated technologies (surfacing, coating, packaging, cutting, etc.) through information and technology transfer; consultancy and project support; contract R&D; and training, qualification and personal membership. It is the only single source of expertise in every aspect of joining technology for engineering materials - metals, plastics, ceramics, composites and electronic assemblies.

It has regional UK offices and research facilities in Middlesbrough, Rotherham and Port Talbot, Wales. There are also offices and training facilities in USA, China, Malaysia and the Middle East.

TWI is a non-profit distributing company, limited by guarantee and owned by its Members. It can therefore offer independent advice and is internationally renowned for employing multidisciplinary teams to implement established or advanced joining technology or to solve problems arising at any stage - from initial design, materials selection, production and quality assurance, through to service performance and repair.

Over 600 skilled staff are dedicated to helping industry apply all forms of joining technology safely and efficiently. Some 2000 companies and organisations - representing virtually all sectors of manufacturing industry from over 60 countries around the globe - benefit from TWI services.

TWI undertakes contract R&D in confidence for both industry and governments. It can offer individual experts or teams to help solve problems of all kinds related to materials joining. It will send its specialists anywhere in the world at short notice on troubleshooting missions.

Quality and reliability are of prime concern to industry. The recognised way of ensuring satisfactory performance is by working to relevant standards or specifications. TWI assists in the production of standards in the interest of its Member companies. It has representatives on more than 60 International, American and European committees and over 50 British Standard drafting groups. The field of activity covers welding engineering, welding equipment, structural integrity, corrosion, materials selection and joining of plastics.

Know-how within TWI covers materials properties and applications (ferrous and non-ferrous metals, polymers, ceramics, advanced composites, structural integrity, fracture, design and NDT), joining, fabricating and assembling technologies (welding and cutting processes, surface engineering, brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding, electronic packaging), and manufacturing (project management, decision support, manufacturing systems, health and safety, quality assurance).

TWI operates a management system accredited by LRQA to BSEN ISO 9001:2000. It also has a BSEN ISO 14001 accredited environmental management system in place.