• IIW : International Institute of Welding
• EWF : European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting 
• NIL : Nederlands Instituut voor Lastechniek 
• SLV : SLV München 

• T.U.Graz : Technische Universität Graz
• EWA : European Welding Association
• EWI : The Edison Welding Institute (USA) 

• AWS : American Welding Society (USA)
• ASM : ASM International
• Joining Platform : Sub-Platform the Manufuture technology platform