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The Orbital Welding Process

Orbital welding is a process that was invented over fifty years ago.  It is a specialized area of welding where the welding arc is mechanically rotated around...

What is Pattern Welding?

Pattern welding is a technique that is commonly used in the creation of swords and knives from many pieces of metal that have varying compositions.  These metals...

Exothermic Welding

Exothermic welding is also known as exothermic bonding, thermite welding, or thermit welding. It was developed around 1895 by Hans Goldschmidt. The process was refined by Dr....

What is Plasma Arc Welding?

Plasma arc welding is a welding technique that is closely related to gas tungsten arc welding.  In plasma arc welding the electric arc is created between an...

How to Weld Large Gaps

Whether you’re working on small projects in your home welding workshop, or working on major repairs in the field, you’ll often encounter situations that require you to...

Steel Cutting Options

So they've told you to go cut some steel. How do you decide how? Methods of steel cutting could include bandsaw, portaband, sawzall, deck saw, plasma cutter,...

Stud Welding

What happens when you need to attach a small bolt or metal component to another piece of metal, and firing up the old arc welder just isn’t...

Laser Classifications and Laser Welding Dynamics

Lasers are classified by the measurement of their power out-up, with a rating ranging from 1 to 4; 1 being the lowest and least hazardous, and 4...

An Overview of Electric Resistance Welding

What is electric resistance welding? Find out theapplication, process, and cost. Learn about spot welding and seam welding,advantages and disadvantages of electric resistance welding. Electric resistance welding...

Laser Welding Safety Concerns

The word LASER is actually an acronym for: L – Light A – Amplification (by) S – Stimulated E – Emission (of) R – Radiation Laser technology...

Ultrasonic Plastic Welding

A “welding” process of some type is necessary to join two individual pieces of plastic not manufactured as part of a larger whole. As you can imagine,...

Automation, the Future of Welding?

The manufacturing industry has seen the challenge to stay profitable despite a weakened economy and a decline in skilled workforce (especially welders). Many companies are turning to...

Challenges of Underwater Welding

Whether you call it underwater welding, wet welding, or dive welding – the challenges are the same. Subsea diver-welders work hard to maintain submerged infrastructure. Perils include...

Narrow Gap Welding Process

Welding especially large and thick pieces of plate metal presents some unique challenges. Typically speaking, joining metal plates or pipes that are more than a foot thick...

Pulse Spray Metal Transfer

Arc welding can often be a wasteful and inefficient process. Electrodes are not consumed in a productive manner, and welds can be flawed due to excessive spatter...

TIG Welding Pipe by Walking the Cup

Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding is one of the more difficult welding processes to master, as it requires you to use both hands; one hand to wrangle...

Radiographic and Ultrasonic Welding Inspections

In the world of welding, there is often a need to inspect the internal integrity of a weld. Obviously, it would be a somewhat counter-productive to cut...

Electroslag Welding: Friend or Foe?

Almost all welders are familiar with the concept of electroslag welding, and with good reason, but we will discuss that in a bit. First of all, let's...

The Art of Welding

Welding is an important process for the construction of various metal sculptures. Sculptural welding requires extensive knowledge and skill; it’s more than simply creating functional objects or...

Getting Started in Pipeline Welding

In the construction industry, welders have some of the most coveted jobs. This is because they can negotiate for better benefits and higher pay thanks to having...

3 Reasons to Learn Pipe Welding

When attending welding school, nearly everyone discovers that pipe welding is one of the most difficult skills that a welder can learn. Many welding students give up...

Staying on the Cutting Edge of Welding

In a recent interview with IMPO Magazine, Ray Shook, Executive Director of the American Welding Society, described a number of technological innovations in welding that have been...

Safeguarding Employees with Robotics

There has been a lot of talk about robots being used in welding. Some are for it, seeing it as a great advance and seeing opportunities for...

Guide to Orbital Welding

Orbital welding is a very specialized area of welding. It is a type of arc welding where the arc is rotated by machine around a static workpiece...