Project
Objectives

The idea for this project arises from the fact that there is a lack of training materials and qualified personnel for the Friction Stir Welding (FSW) technology. FSW technologies have a worldwide diffusion in several industrial sectors (rail, shipbuilding, automotive, aeronautics). By 2010-2020, North America and Europe expect to raise their aluminium consumption by 61%.

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Expected
Impact

Due to the European scale of this project, the consortium expects to have a direct impact on the identified target groups and relevant stakeholders at the European level. As the dissemination and exploitation strategy targets all the countries in Europe, not only project countries, the impact of FSW-TECH will be the same for all the European countries.

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FSW-Tech
Implementation

FSW-TECH will support the creation of training manuals, the review of 3 professional profiles and multimedia materials in 4 languages, allowing to mitigate the identified EU market need. implement a new qualification programme for FSW, regarding to contents, methods and in terms of transparency and recognition between European countries.

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Project Updates:

Development of a Guideline for Friction Stir Welding Personnel.

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Harmonised qualifications in Friction Stir Welding

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) technologies have a worldwide diffusion in several industrial sectors (rail, shipbuilding, automotive, aeronautics).

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FSW-Tech Project

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Attending to the growth in FSW use and the evident need for metal qualified personnel in Europe, VET Providers will have to carry on fostering lifelong learning through FSW continuous training. Hence, Welding education and training for technicians, practitioners and welders must include FSW learning modules in their basic programmes. New contents and activities must also be developed, to ensure the updating of skills in the industry.

The project regards to the development of Guidelines for new professional profiles, aiming to promote a high-quality work-based learning in VET by improving the training methods applied.

Our News


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10 / 11 / 2019 Published by: EWF Category: News

FSW-Tech Final Conference

On the 30th October, EWF hosted the joint final conference for FSW-Tech and WOW projects “Apprenticeship in the EWF System & The FSW European Qualifications, where both projects were able to present the results achieved to a wide European audience.

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9 / 11 / 2019 Published by: EWF Category: News

FSW-Tech Final Meeting

On the 29th October, FSW-Tech partners met in EWF venue in Oeiras, Portugal for the final meeting.
This meeting gave partners the chance to make the final adjustments to the outputs being finalised

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10 / 5 / 2019 Published by: EWF Category: News

FSW-Tech project partners gathered in Oeiras for a Learning Activity

FSW-Tech project partners gathered in Oeiras for a Learning Activity.
It was one more step towards the availability of training for the Friction Stir Welding Personnel.

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Our Partners


You can find out more about each of our partners, including why they partner with FSW-Tech Project.

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