Recognitions

• Recognised R&D centre by DSIR, DST, DIT Govt. of India
• Authorised by Indian Boiler regulations (IBR) for training and certification of welders
• Recognised by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) for testing of welding electrodes
• Centre for Doctoral Research recognised by premiere Indian educational institutes like IISc, IITs, NIT-Trichy, Anna University Member of SENSE scheme of AWS , USA

International Collaborations

WRI has been steadily building up the state of art expertise in continuation to the technical assistance received from German Technical (GTZ) collaborative programmes, in phased manner during the period 1985 to 2000.

WRI is continuously interacting with the following renowned international institutions

• Joining and Welding Research Institute, Japan(JWRI)
• DVS German Welding Society
• Welding Research Institute (VUZ), Bratislava
• E O Paton Welding Institute, Ukraine
• Welding Institute, Belarus
• Edison Welding Institute, USA
• Singapore Welding Society
• American Welding Society
• Welding Technology Institute of Australia
• Japan Welding Society
• Japan Welding Engineering Society
• Korea Welding Society