The training course is harmonized by the International Institute of Welding (IIW) and it is delivered, based on the guidelines and programmes laid down by the IIW, at their approved centres. The Spanish Welding and Joining Technology Association (Spanish acronym, CESOL) is the national entity that has been approved by IIW in Spain to train and qualify welding personnel, from the Welder level to the International Welding Engineer level.

LORTEK is a CESOL-approved centre to deliver the International Welding Engineer/Technician course. The training provided responds to the need to obtain the qualifications required in welding production control, pursuant to the requirements defined in specific standards of sectors, structures, EN 1090-2, EN 1090-3, railroad, EN 15085 or general standards, ISO 3834, training people to execute the tasks and responsibilities defined in standard ISO 1473.

If the IWE is the key figure to guarantee the welded manufacturing process, it is essential to be able to delegate many of the tasks to be controlled on personnel with suitable technical skills. The functions and tasks that the IWT can undertake are also defined by standard EN ISO 17431.

The vision and knowledge of the IWT cover the same aspects defined for the IWE, although mastering them focuses more on the operational and execution side, whereas the IWE covers the more analytical side.

The Master’s degree in Industrial Additive Manufacturing trains students in the scientific-technological bases of the driving technologies of the “Industry 4.0” revolution, Industrial Additive Manufacturing.

The focus of the Master's degree, in addition to addressing aspects that go from materials science to design and manufacturing optimization, encompasses aspects related to business models associated with the new manufacturing paradigm (digitalization, customer empowerment, distributed manufacturing,...).

On the other hand, the topics and methodology used will allow students to develop their technological and entrepreneurial leadership skills, all of which are highly necessary to boost the implementation of Additive Manufacturing technology in the present and future reality of companies.

This knowledge and the skills give students great versatility, as the mastery of the material/manufacturing/design trinomial associated with Additive Manufacturing enables them to work with other traditional technologies (foundry, plastic injection,…) which, on the other hand, is not insignificant.

IWE or IWT training focuses on training qualified professionals who are directly involved in the welded product process. However, on many occasions, we find other professionals, such as quality agents, workshop managers, representatives, whose main activity is not welding, but who require minimal knowledge to be able to understand the sector’s or the customers' requirements concerning their product.

This course has been designed with this in mind, and its main objective is to provide information and tools to provide these professionals with a better understanding of these welded production requirements.

The objective of the laser welding course is to cover areas from the introduction to laser technology and specific training for specialists and technicians, to the development of laser technology in company products and processes.

Theoretic training is given on laser technology, its applications, types of welding, materials as well as a practical demonstration of this type of system.