Philippine Welding Society Offered a Free Webinar in Welding Evaluation by CR and DDA Technologies
By: Eldina B. Pinca
The Philippine Welding Society (PWS) actively supported the celebration of the Metals and Engineering Week 2021 by hosting webinars that are relevant and timely.One of the webinars that PWS has offered is the Welding Evaluation by CR and DDA Technologies conducted by Mr. Nick D’Ademo, a resource speaker from a German equipment manufacturer and now based in Malaysia. In the webinar, the resource speaker differentiated conventional film from digital technology. He further discussed the advantage of computed radiography scanners, CR and digital radiography, DDA technologies. According to the expert, these technologies may be used to perform welding evaluation using the ISO international standard. Welding evaluation is used in industrial inspection as well as in medical and educational research institutes. This kind of evaluation is to determine whether the weld is of suitable quality for its intended application by comparing the weld to a standard’s weld characteristic. The choice of using computed radiography or digital radiography depends on the volume capabilities and investment.
The webinar was attended by more than 160 participants from the academe, government, and industry. This activity was an effective platform to disseminate information about new technologies in welding inspection.
This celebration is spearheaded by the DOST-Metals Industry Research and Development Center in partnership with the metals, engineering, and allied industries.
Virtual M&E Week ’21 Aims to Reach More Metals and Eng’g Enthusiasts
by Faith P. Macatangay
Taguig City, Metro Manila– The DOST-Metals Industry Research and Development Center’s 13th Metals and Engineering Week (M&E Week) adapted with the new way of conducting social events as it was held through an online platform, June 14-18.
With the year’s timely theme, ‘The Metals and Engineering Industries: Rising Above Challenges of the Times,’ the DOST-MIRDC, along with partner industry associations, offered free webinars covering a wide array of topics about the metals industry and related sectors.
Some of the webinars conducted during the week-long event:
June 14
Contactless Tool Management and Digital Manufacturing. Mr. Henry Palmero of Haimer Asia Pacific LTD. showcased high precision products for metal cutting that include shrinking, balancing, and tool presenting machines, and their known tool holders. The digital tool room management concept with Industry 4.0 system was also tackled. This webinar was conducted in partnership with the Aerospace Industries Association of the Philippines (AIAP).
Advanced Blended Welding Training. Mr. Jorge Carrasco Ortega, Soldamatic Sales Regional Manager for France and French Speaking Countries of Seabery Soldamatic, demonstrated the welding parameters and process in welding through Augmented Reality and the Welding E-Learning where all students can be managed individually. Likewise, gamification was introduced, an application of game principles in educating welding. This aims to encourage the younger generation to learn the mentioned fabrication process. The webinar is in partnership with the Philippine Welding Society (PWS).
The Taxonomy of Implementing Internet of Things: Scalability and Interoperability of M2M Network. The Mechatronics and Robotics Society of the Philippines (MRSP) brought Engr. Lorna C. Ilagan, MS-ECE, PECE, and CEO of LORA-IOT Network and Data Solution, as the resource speaker. She ran through the network topology and communications infrastructure in implementing Internet of Things (IoT), designing and optimization of Machine to Machine (M2M) effectivity, and application of IoT in M2M Network. Engr. Ilagan accommodated the participants with her openness to help them with their network-related concerns.
June 16
Machining Economics and Process Improvement via Modern Tools. Mr. Francis Allen Empinado, Technical Manager of Guhring Philippines, Inc. presented the data-driven analysis of machining cost economics, and process optimization by using modern cutting tools and technologies. The webinar is co-presented with AIAP.
Confined Space Visual Inspection with Robotics and Real3DTM Measurement. Advanced confined inspection solutions are highlighted that aim to achieve zero man-entry and zero incidences in confined space inspection. Case studies and future technological feasibilities are also tackled by Mr, Stanley Leong, Regional Visual Business Unit Manager of Baker Hughes through the PWS.
Brittle Fracture of Welded Structure. The factors of brittle fracture occurrences, basic modes of deformation, types of fracture toughness tests surface, prevention, and more facts about brittle fractures, are elaborated in layman’s term by Engr. Reynaldo L. Dela Cruz, Jr., Senior Welding Engineer and Chief, Industrial Training Section of DOST-MIRDC. Most asked questions from the participants are about the kinds of metals that are best to use in different kinds of applications. PWS is the partner association.
June 17
Basic Calibration of Engineering Dimensional Metrology Instrument (Advocacy Seminar). Engr. Rommel N. Coroña, Chief, Instrumentation and Metrology Section of DOST-MIRDC, discussed the general terms in metrology, enumerated sources of error in measurement and methods of minimizing them, and demonstrated proper handling and maintenance of basic length measurement.
Industrial Robotics. The advantages, components, and applications of industrial robots are discussed by Mr. Charles Angelo O. Duran, Technical Specialist Manager-Mechatronics of Hytec Power, Inc. He also did offline programming demonstrations as well as inline programming using the Advanced Mechatronics, Robotics, and Industrial Automation Laboratory’s (AMERIAL) Smart Factory. Industrial Robotics webinar is made possible with MRSP.
One of the objectives of the Center and its partner industry associations is to convey the importance of continuous improvement of the metals industry and its significant role as the backbone of the industrialized value chain through the webinars held during the M&E Week.
The M&E Week celebration indeed was a success as all the webinars were actively participated by attendees from academe, government, private individuals, and institutions.
To know more about the projects, partnerships, and other initiatives of the DOST-MIRDC, visit www.mirdc.dost.gov.ph and the DOST MIRDC Facebook page.
Metals and Engineering Week 2021 Highlighted Products and Services of PH Die and Mold Companies
By: Zalda R. Gayahan
The PDMA, Inc. presented the products, services, and capabilities of local die and mold firms in an online activity entitled 'PDMA in Focus' on June 17, 2021. This activity was in line with the celebration of the Metals and Engineering Week 2021.
PDMA, Inc. President, Mr. Hector U. Villanueva, started the activity with a presentation of the vision, mission, and activities of the association. He also discussed the PDMA's involvement in the ongoing project, the Establishment of the Mold Technology Support Center (MTSC), an Official Development Assistance (ODA) grant of the Republic of Korea to the Philippines.
PDMA, Inc. companies that participated in the online activity are MYGROWTHTECH, INC.; YCA Metal Forming Corp.; 12-R Asia Enterprise, Inc.; Partmaker Software Sales & Services; GRASCO/Stampform; Computrends Systems Technology, Inc.; and Accutech Steel/Maximetal, Inc.
Philippine manufacturing showed expansion in January 2021, based on the Purchasing Managers’ Index. According to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the expansion is largely due to increased orders from existing and new clients, specifically from the local market. Recovery efforts are building consumer confidence and driving domestic demand.
The DOST-MIRDC joins the entire country in efforts to lead to the recovery of the economy, particularly the metals and engineering industries that serve the requirements of downstream manufacturing companies. The PDMA, Inc. provides a significant contribution to the growth of the local manufacturing sector.
Joint PH-Korea Project Offered Webinars Aimed to Develop Human Resource for Local Die and Mold Companies During Metals and Engineering Week 2021
By: Zalda R. Gayahan
The ongoing project, ‘Establishment of Mold Technology Support Center (MTSC),’ is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) of the Republic of Korea to the Philippine government. The lead implementing agency for the Philippine party is the Department of Science and Technology – Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC).
The MTSC's objectives are to develop die and mold-relevant skills so that local companies do not run out of a pool of human resource; to encourage the advancement of the competitiveness of the Philippines' manufacturing industry, and to contribute to the industrial cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the Philippine government.
In the recently concluded Metals and Engineering Week 2021, the DOST-MIRDC conducted several MTSC webinars: 3D Modeling Webinar on June 14; 3D Modeling Assembly Webinar on June 15; Smart Factory’s Story with SMART MCT on June 16; and Usability of Three Dimension Coordinate Measuring Machine on June 17, 2021.
Resource speakers from the PH party of the MTSC project team conducted the 3D Modeling and the 3D Modeling Assembly webinars. The SMART MCT and the Usability of 3D Coordinate Measuring Machine webinars were conducted by foreign resource speakers, Mr. Sam Kim and Mr. Lee Jong Hyun. They are both experts in their fields selected by the Korea Association of Machinery Industry (KOAMI) to present to the Filipino audience the latest products and technologies used in more advanced countries such as South Korea.
More webinars are in store for the industry and members of the academe who need to enhance die and mold manufacturing skills. The MTSC facility is currently being constructed at the Cavite Economic Zone. The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), Department of Trade and Industry-Board of Investments (DTI-BOI), and the PDMA, Inc. (A Die and Mold Association of the Philippines) are members of the MTSC project. MTSC will offer hands-on training following health and safety protocols. Watch out for announcements via DOST-MIRDC social media pages.
Webinars on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and Automation Studio Featured During the Metals and Engineering Week 2021
By Zalda R. Gayahan
Processes nowadays need to be programmable. Production in businesses has to be automated. We are indeed living in a modern world.
The Department of Science and Technology-Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) offered free webinars on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and Automation Studio on June 16, 2021. The objective is to help the industry, the academe, and other stakeholders make processes faster and resilient. Participants came from various sectors, including the manufacturing industry, the academe, and the public sector.
The webinars are in line with the launching and inauguration of the Advanced Mechatronics, Robotics, and Industrial Automation Laboratory (AMERIAL) that seeks to assist micro, small, and medium enterprises as they transition to Industry 4.0. During the launching event, DOST-MIRDC Executive Director and AMERIAL Project Leader Engr. Robert O. Dizon announced that clients may avail themselves of AMERIAL services for free until December 2021. AMERIAL services include research and development, training, and technical consultancy.
The webinars on PLCs and Industrial Automation are only two subject matters that clients may learn from AMERIAL.
The celebration of the Metals and Engineering Week 2021 concluded today, June 18, 2021. The DOST-MIRDC, in partnership with various industry associations that make up the local metals, engineering, and allied industries, was at the lead in this celebration. The M&E Week is an annual event celebrated every third week of June to recognize the significant contribution of the metals and engineering industries to nation-building.
