Special Processes Institute

Verification Through Validation

What is the Special Processes Institute (SPi)?

Formed in September 2016 the SPi is an organisation facilitating a collaborative approach to excellence of subject matter experts, engineers, technicians, professionals, consultants and companies within special processes.

Our Values

MISSION: to be a centre of excellence within the special processes sector.

Engineering Industry Sectors


AEROSPACE

Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft

DEFENCE

Development and production of technology that is used to ensure national security and maintain the stability of governments and nations throughout the world

AUTOMOTIVE

Automotive engineering is a combination of mechanical, electrical and materials science to design new vehicles or look for ways to improve existing automotive engineering technology

NUCLEAR POWER

Today, the world produces as much electricity from nuclear energy as it did from all sources combined in the early years of nuclear power

OIL & GAS

The American Petroleum Institute divides the petroleum industry into five sectors: upstream (exploration, development and production of crude oil or natural gas) downstream (oil tankers, refiners, retailers and consumers) pipeline. marine

MARINE

The ‘marine industries’ manufacture and provide support services in the Leisure, Naval, Commercial, Offshore Renewable Energy and other smaller sectors

Special Processes

Areas of engineering, manufacture and services we cover

Chemical Processing
Electroplating, Electroless Plating, Anodising, Chemical Conversion Coatings, Passivation, Painting, Dry-Film, Etching and Chemical Cleaning

Coatings
Thermal Spray, Vapour Deposited Coatings and Diffusion Coatings

Composites
Prepreg / Adhesive Bonding / Resin Film Infusion (RFI) Processing, Metal Bonding, Core Processing and Liquid Resin Processing and Compression Moulding

Elastomer Seals
Plate Seals, Fabric / Textile Reinforced Seals, O-Rings and Moulded Shapes

Electronics
Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Manufacture, PCB Assembly, Cable and Harness Assemblies

Fluid Distribution Systems
Hose Manufacturing, Tube Manufacturing, Fitting and Coupling Manufacturing

Heat Treating
Brazing, Aluminium Heat Treating, Carburizing, Gas/Ion/Plasma Nitriding, Hot Isostatic Pressing, Induction Hardening and Sintering

Materials Testing
Chemical Analysis, Mechanical Testing, Metallography, Micro Indentation Hardness Testing, Corrosion Testing and Fastener Testing

Measurement & Inspection
Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM), Laser Tracker, Articulating Arm and Mass Airflow Measurement of Turbine Engine Parts

Metallic Materials Manufacturing
Forging

Nonconventional Machining
Electrochemical Machining, Electrochemical Grinding, Electrical Discharge Machining, Laser Beam Machining, Laser Part Marking and Spark Erosion Grinding

Non-destructive Testing
Penetrant Flaw Detect, Anodise Flaw Detect, Magnetic Particle Inspection, Ultrasonic Testing, Radiographic Inspection Testing and Eddy Current Inspection Testing

Non Metallic Materials Manufacturing
Resin Manufacturing, Prepreg Manufacturing, Adhesive Film Manufacturing and Carbon Fibre Manufacturing

Non Metallic Materials Testing
Mechanical Testing, Physical Testing, Chemical Testing, Thermal Testing and Flammability Testing

Sealants
Hole / Slot Sealing, Wire Bundle Sealing, Joggle Sealing (Pre –Packed and Injection), Liquid displacement or drain path sealing, Electrical Bonding / EMI Seal Caps, PMF Seal Caps, Sealing with Seal Caps, Fillet or Bead Sealing, Fay or Interfay Surface Sealing, Brush or Spray Coat Sealing, Aerodynamic Smoothing and Fairing, Form-in-Place Sealing, Wet Installation of Fasteners, Fastener Overcoat or Encapsulation, Bushing/Bearing/Nutplates Sealing, Nutplates Sealing and Edge Sealing of Composites

Surface Enhancement
Shot Peening, Peen Forming, Glass Bead Peening, Automated Peening, Flapper Peening and Manual Peening

Welding
Welding / Torch / Induction Brazing, Flash Welding, Electron Beam Welding, Resistance Welding (Spot/Seam/Projection), Fusion Welding, Laser Welding, Rotational Friction / Inertia Welding, Percussion Stud Welding and Evaluation of Welds

Battery Cells & Battery Assemblies
Vented / Flooded Lead Acid Batteries, Sealed Maintenance Free batteries (SMF), Nickel Cadmium Batteries (Ni-Cd), Lithium-ion batteries, Lithium Thionyl Chloride, Lithium Manganese Dioxide (Li-MnO2), Lithium Sulphur Dioxide (Li-SO2) & Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4)

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Membership

Grades of SPi Membership


Affiliate of the Special Processes Institute

Open to anyone with a connection or interest in special processes

Technician of the Special Processes Institute (TechSPI)

Open to anyone with an industry recognised qualified / certificated practitioner of at least one special process discipline

Member of the Special Processes Institute (MSPI)

Open to managers who has had 5 years’ or more experience of special processes or an established auditor of special processes



Fellow of the Special Processes Institute (FSPI)

Open to senior managers engaged in special processes

Consulting Fellow of the Special Processes Institute (CFSPI)

Open to established consultants for special processes

Corporate Membership

For companies that are engaged in special processes in some form or another



For more information and to apply for membership please contact SPi



CONTACT

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