Welding Engineering Research Group (WERG)
WERG
Research Projects
Previous research and expertise
- Metal transfer control in GMAW
- On line quality monitoring of welding processes
- Welding Fume Measurement and control
- Mechanised girth welding of pipelines
- Review of electric shock hazards in welding
- Weldability of high strength steels
- Weldability of white cast iron
- Laser GMAW hybrid welding
- Rapid robot programming
Current research projects
- Defence Materials Technology Centre:
- Energy Pipelines CRC
Summary of current research projects
| Project | Contact |
| Weldability of high strength armour steels | |
| Lean automation and robotic fabrication | |
| Offline robot programming and Sensor directed spatial robot programming | |
| Advanced robotic welding technologies | |
| Robotic surfacing and reclamation | |
| Weldability of pipeline steels | |
| On line quality monitoring of girth welding | Dr Dominic Cuiuri |
| Weldability of new titanium alloys |
Research
The research is supported strongly by research grants from Industry and from Federal Government competitive research grants and National Cooperative Research Centres. It also interacts with a number of universitiies and research institutes internationally. In addition to its academic members the strength involves over twenty full-time research engineers and 65 postgraduate research students. Its research covers the full spectrum of disciplines, requiring Physics and Mathematics to understand and describe the fundamental theory underlying practical problems, and Mechanical, mechatronics, Electrical and Computer Engineering used to design and develop the mechanisms and high speed controls and computer systems necessary for modern manufacturing.
