Calvin Blignault [SEP] manner of death
and economic benefits of the FSW process have led to rapid development and international use of the technology in many industrial applications. New standards are being implemented in Europe, and the Welding Fabricator Certification Scheme is designed, to allow welding fabricators to demonstrate compliance with ISO 3834 on quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials. In July 2008 he moved back to Port Elizabeth, where he worked as a senior lecturer at NMMU.
Fatal motorcycle accident.
Blignault died in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident on Saturday,
Calvin Blignault
Calvin Blignault (4 September 1979 – 21 August 2010) was a South African mechanical engineer.
Life and work.
Blignault attended the Kabega Park Primary and Hoërskool Framesby Secondary schools. He earned his NDip, BTech, MTech and DTech qualifications as a mechanical engineer. He completed both his master's and doctorate degrees in mechanical engineering at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
At Port Elizabeth Technikon (PE Technikon) he conducted world-class research as a