The new Bay Bridge in San Francisco suffered set backs and problems that resulted from simple fabrication mistakes in an overseas factory. While many of the welds...

Donna Hammond worked for over 30 years as an electrician on construction sites, and as one of the few African American women on the job site, she...

The coming shortage of welders was highlighted as part of the Harvard Business Review’s latest article about the industries which may or not may not struggle as...

Ward Walker is an Indiana welder with an eye for the unusual and discarded. Walker turns scrap metal into works of art that he calls “scart.” Walker...

While Brie Jenkins, a welder from the Ozarks, made front page news when she won second place in the American Welding Society’s Oktoberfest held in Springfield, none of...

Bob Dylan has taken to welding and iron working in his latest artistic project. Pulling from his iron ore roots of Hibbing Minnesota, Dylan has put together...

John Vyhlidal is out to convince students in Omaha’s high schools to consider “not” going to college. Instead, he’s offering high quality jobs at Tri-V Tool & Manufacturing....

Nate Bowman, the welding instructor at the Sidney Johnson Vocational Center, never had anything handed to him. From the age of 12, he worked at his own...

Daniel Smith is a professional welder who started working toward his dream job at the age of 19 when he found a job working for Haas CNC Racing...

Amanda Propper moved to North Dakota in search of a high paying job in the oil fields. While she had welded in her early 20’s, she didn’t...

Lady Gaga had everyone talking about why she’s wearing a welding face shield in a promotional picture for her new album ARTPOP. In the picture, Gaga is...

Zaddie Johnson grew up in Alabama working on farms, picking cotton and hauling hay. She had to work alongside her brothers, and when she married her husband,...

When Kaleb McCartney graduated from high school, he knew that he wanted to build things, and according to the Sequim Gazette, welding quickly became his dream career....

Patrick Dufault wanted to become a welder for as far back as he can remember. However, a case of primary dyslexia caused Dufault to struggle in school...

The students in Paul Hogan’s welding class at C.M. Russell High School are giving the bike racks in Great Falls, Montana a major upgrade!

It’s true that fences make good neighbors, but good welders can also make good fences. In the city of Kokomo, Brian Mikesell, a teacher at the Kokomo...

Welding isn’t just for pipelines and hot rods. In fact, some welders have found ways to donate their welding skills to the community by creating lasting memories...

A young welder is building on her successes along her path to technical college, industrial welding, and a hopeful career in her own welding shop. The Clarkston...

Some may call the welding class at Owens Community College organized chaos. Some may not even call it a class. Whatever you call it, a bunch of...

Is it possible to learn how to weld on a high rise without climbing scaffolding or taking an elevator to the top? In this week’s welding round...

Welding students at Grayson College have found a way to use their welding guns to make their communities stronger. Over the past year several student welders have...

After 30 years as Missoula’s Mr. Fix It, Bill Shorten is finally retiring. What did this welder do in his 30 years? The Missoulian reports: “Jack Stucky,...

Thomas Friedman discussed the challenges of the manufacturing sector in the New York Times and addressed welding in particular, driving home the importance of welders getting the...

Welding is in the news lately because Apple’s revamped iMac is relying on a welding process for its ultra thin construction. And if that’s a surprise, this...