Mike Baverstock - Director

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I started my welding career over 35 years ago learning to weld with Oxy-Acetylene, MMA & TIG completing a number of tests in sheet metalwork and machining. I was welding to CAA standards in different material including Aluminium alloys, Titanium; Stainless Steels and Nimonic alloys. After moving to another company I re-qualified in EN and ASME IX codes in TIG & MMA. After moving to a number of jobs I settled in a manufacturing/design role helping with the design of tooling in production. I moved back into the Aircraft industry as a Welding Engineer and helped introduce and achieve the company’s NADCAP (LINK) accreditation in different welding (fusion) processes. During these changes I completed the European Welding Specialist, European Welding Technologist and European Welding Engineer course at TWI (LINK) going on to complete a Masters Degree in Welding Engineering at Cranfield University (LINK) in 2017.

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For my last 10 years of full time employment I was in the Pressure Vessel Industry based in southern England as the Senior Welding Engineer advising on the manufacture of small and large pressure vessels in Stainless Steels, Nickel Alloys, Duplex and Carbon steels. I have completed over 50 WPQRs in ASME and EN and RCC-M (French Nuclear) codes. Then writing their associated Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS). I have supervised over 250 welder qualifications (codes) in to EN ISO 9606-1, 9606-2, 9606-4 and ASME IX.

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​I have trained employees (Welders, Design Engineers, Quality Engineers etc.) in visual inspection, welding processes, welding symbols and quality in welding etc. The site I worked on had BS EN ISO 3834-2 and consequently I was the RWC (Responsible Welding Engineer) for the site welding processes. I also audited all subcontractors the company purchased welded parts or assemblies from.

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I am now a RWC for a number of companies covering different process, materials and industries. I also audit suppliers/Clients EN 1090/ISO 3834 to check their welding system and process. 

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My qualifications & knowledge

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• Masters degree in Welding Engineering 

• Certified International and European Welding Engineer (LINK)

• International & European Welding Engineer - Diploma in Welding (LINK)

• Responsible Welding Coordinator (RWC - EN ISO 14731) for a number of different clients 

• European Engineer status (EUR ING) (LINK)

• Chartered Engineer (LINK)

• A Fellow of The Welding Institute 

• Previously Qualified CSWIP 3.1 Visual Welding Inspector (10 Years) (LINK)

• Use of Six Sigma green belt (this is a problem-solving process to find the root cause etc)

• Previously EN, ASME & CAA Qualified Welder

• Experience in tooling design for manual & automated welding​​