Fronius India Private Limited and the Indian Institute of Welding recently conducted the “Fronius India Best Welding Engineer and Aspirant Welding Engineer Competition” for the year 2021. A total of 13 organisations and 268 participants participated in the Aspirant Welding Engineer category. And a total of 302 participants and 198 organisations participated in the Best Welding Engineer category.
Fronius India Best Welding Engineer and Aspirant Welding Engineer Competition 2021
The participants in the Fronius India Aspirant Welding Engineer Competition 2021 were aspiring welding Engineers who are undergoing Degree or Diploma Engineering Qualification in any Stream or a member of the IIW‐India Students’ Chapter across any branch in India.
For the Fronius India Best Welding Engineer Competitions, the participants needed to have knowledge of welding technologies, quality assurance, safety in welded fabrication.
The pre-requisite qualifications for the Best Welding Engineer category were:
- An engineering graduate with a minimum of 2 years of experience;
- A Diploma holder with a minimum of 5 years of experience, or
- A science graduate with a minimum of 10 years of experience;
The competitions provided an opportunity for the participants to be noticed in the national and international events and to interact with industry experts.
Winners of Aspirant Welding Engineer Category
Winner – Mr. Karthikeyan S., SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
He will be awarded a cash prize of Rs.15,000/- and a Certificate.
Runner-up – Mr. Janmejay Swain, C. V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar
He will be awarded a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- and a Certificate.
Winners of Best Welding Engineer Category
Winner – Mr. Chintan Joshi, Thermax Babcock & Wilcox, Mundra
He will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- and a Certificate.
Runner-up – Mr. Nishank Soni, Reliance Industries Ltd., Jamnagar
He will be awarded a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- and a Certificate.
The awards will be handed over to the winners and runners-up during the inaugural ceremony of the National Welding Seminar 2021.
“Through Fronius Digital Internship Program I learned new welding technologies and welding techniques. That helped me gain more knowledge on welding and eventually to perform well in the Aspirant Welding Engineer Competitions”, said Mr. Janmejay Swain (Runner-up of Fronius Aspirant Welding Engineer Competitions), who attended the 2 Weeks Digital Internship Program by Fronius in July 2021.
Adding to that Mr. Karthikeyan S., Winner of Fronius Aspirant Welding Engineer
Competitions said, “Through Fronius India’s Digital Internship Program, I learned a lot about emerging technologies, machines, welding and its relation with Industry 4.0, advanced technologies in the market and so on. In the Digital Internship Program, they taught us right from the basics to advanced topics, which was immensely helpful.” Mr. Karthikeyan S. has done Fronius Digital Internship Program in September 2021 for a month.
Significance of welding competitions
Welders, Welding Engineers, Joining Specialists, etc. need to operate various types of welding equipment both safely and accurately with zero or minimum errors. They are expected to make clean and accurate joints in a wide range of industries and locations. This could either be a construction site, on a ship or even underwater.
By participating in welding competitions in India and those held at the international levels, welders tend to improve their knowledge in welding, develop their understanding of some of the key concepts in welding and specific skills that are of utmost importance globally, and can perform better in their job roles while placed in the industry.
“I got inspired by Fronius India’s innovative technology, developments, and their contribution to the field of welding. I participated in this competition to test my knowledge in welding”, said Mr. Karthikeyan S.
Apart from gaining knowledge and benefitting one’s technical skills, welders will also have a platform to perform and exhibit their welding skills. Cash prize, certificate, and recognition are an added advantage and an achievement in itself.
Learn more about Fronius India and their initiatives in welding – https://nationalskillsnetwork.in/fronius/
“It was a great opportunity for aspirants like me to participate in the Welding Engineer Competitions. The competitions provided a platform for me to showcase my knowledge in welding and welding technologies and to be able to compete with such skilled welders from across the country”, said Mr. Janmejay Swain.
Participating in welding competitions will open up limitless possibilities of growth and learning within the field of welding. It will also help aspiring welders to be a part of a professional welding network and thereby carve a space for themselves in welding.
