In our research team

we have 6 full time employed doctors and 10 engineers with Slovenian research registration.

Main research directions

Main research directions are: 

• new educational methods,
• basic research of welding methods especially MIG and RSW and FSW,
• resistance welding process and adaptive control research,
• we have over 500 dissemination activities every year,
• weldability,
• metallographic and non-destructive testing.

Major research equipment:

• Modern by manufacturers always up to dated equipment for welding processes: TIG, MIG, MAG, EA, flame, plasma and ultrasonic welding, inductive welding, surfacing and processing areas, metallization, application of ceramics (Fronius, ESAB, Varstroj, Kemppi, Gys, OTC, Iskra , ...).
• Laboratory for resistance welding with the adaptive controlled devices (including ultrasound): Bosch Rexroth, Matuschek, Schiacky, Soyer, ...
• Laboratory of Automatic welding; Varstroj, Bosch, ....
• Metallographic laboratory with material preparation line Struers, Niton and Spectro XRF and Zeiss digitized microscopy.
• Measuring toughness, micro-and macro hardness Zwick, hardness (Vickers, Brinell and Rockwell)  (Zwick).
• Universal Tensile testing laboratory up to 400 kN (3 x Zwick).
• Laboratories for the computer-controlled measurement of pressure, flow, leak, forces, torque, temperature, humidity, noise, vibration, dimensions, strength, voltage, current, flash strength, ...
• NDT laboratory with 12 X-ray (film and digitized images), several ultrasonic, PT, MT, UTT, LT equipment’s from Balteau, Andrex, Krautkramer, …
• Complete mechanical preparation plant.