Job opportunities in the field of welding are increasing due to the retirement of many workers and the ongoing need for welders to work on pipelines, ships,...

Just as welders have to update their skills to stay fresh and ahead of the competition, welding libraries should always be stocked with the latest welding books...

Architects and drafters commonly include welding instructions in their designs.  This ensures that the welder will know exactly how the architect wanted the welding to be performed. ...

Welding is the process in which two pieces of metal are joined using heat and electricity.  The type of metal you are welding will determine the technique...

A great many welding projects are not conducted in the cozy confines of comfortable, well equipped and environmentally controlled welding shops, or even an equally convenient industrial...

The process of welding sheet metal is often used in auto body repair and metal finishing.  Welders working with sheet metal need to have patience and skill....

When comes right down to it, the successful completion of any project, welding or otherwise, begins with the right tools. It stands to reason, right? You can’t...

In the process of welding there are many factors that can affect the quality of the welds being created.  These factors include the power source being used,...

The process of welding titanium requires experience and knowledge in the proper welding techniques.  Using the wrong technique when welding titanium has been known to cause weld...

Welding rods are necessary in the welding process to add filler metal to the area being welding. In some arc welding methods the welding rod is also...

Welding techniques have been advancing for hundreds of years, and with those advancements robotic welding has become more and more relevant in the manufacturing industries. In prior...

MIG welding, also known as metal inert gas welding is a type of gas metal arc welding.  MIG welding is the most common type of welding process. ...

Welding is a field that continues to see growth and this growth has led to the discovery of micro resistance welding.  This welding process involves a thermal...

Spot welding is performed by sending an electrical current through two pieces of metal creating a weld at the spot where the electricity was introduced.  Spot welding...

Explosion welding is a solid state welding process in which welding is completed by the acceleration of one of the components at a very high velocity by...

Brazing is a welding process that is used to join two pieces of base metal using melted filler which flows across the joint.  When the filler metal...

Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) is believed to be one of the easiest welding processes to learn and perform. The primary reason to its ease of use...

The welding methods used to connect flanges to pipe will often depend on the type of flange you are preparing to weld and the base metal that...

Oxyacetylene welding is one of the most common welding processes still in use.  It is versatile and once it is mastered it can be used to weld...

Developments in the gas metal arc welding process have found a way to produce almost perfect joints in very thin metal.  In years past, if gas metal...

Flux-cored arc welding, also known as FCAW or FCA, is a semi-automatic or automatic arc welding technique.  Flux-cored arc welding requires the use of a tubular electrode...

Electron beam welding is a welding technique where a beam of high-velocity electrons are applied to the materials that are being welded.  The materials then melt as...

Friction stir welding, or FSW, is a solid state joining technique that is used on metals where the original characteristics of the metal must remain as unchanged...

In a perfect world all surfaces that require welding would be flat; since this is not a perfect world welders are often required to perform welds on...