Tragedy struck the welding community when an explosion occurred in the Louisville, KY plant of Carbide Industries LLC (CI), the leading supplier of the calcium carbide. Two workers...

If you have the advantage of designing your welding shop before anything is in it – you’ll be able to design a smooth-running, functional, and efficient place....

Attention women welders! Be sure to check out the events section below for fun, informational welding workshops and events. Dive into this edition of the “Weekly Roundup.”...

No one has been unaffected by the recession. Every day there is a new report and thousands are out of work. Many more are underemployed, working two...

This simple yet decorative firewood caddy is a great starter project for new welders. In the YouTube video below, Mitchell Dillman (also known as “The Online Carpenter”)...

Whether you’ve heard about the opportunities in construction welding, pipe welding, or the high-paying career in undersea welding, there’s one thing they all have in common: they’ll...

The term brazing often leaves beginner welders curious and a little put off. After all, it's a strange sounding word that means something much simpler than you...

Whether you are a full-time, professional welder or weld occasionally for a hobby project – a helmet, like your welding gloves, is one of the most important...

Anyone can learn to weld, to put it quite simply. All you need to do is learn a few basic welding techniques, practice safety, and soon enough...

Break in April with a horde of articles on the welding industry, programs, jobs and more – and that’s not a joke! Read on about Lincoln Electric’s...

We’re back with Stacey David (remember him? We introduced the host of Speed Network’s Gearz in a series of posts on welding in replacement sheet metal: Welding...

Steel comes in many flavors and varieties, all of which can be classified by a number of different methods, but the most common of theses method is...

As a welder, you know that you sometimes have to make the sale. You have to convince the customer that you or your shop are not only...

A Laser Processing Workshop is being held April 27, 2011 from 9 am to 5:30 pm. The workshop, hosted by ABB Robotics, will be held at its...

Imagine it’s your brother’s birthday. He’s coming over for dinner after work, and you don’t have a present for him. You could roam the aisles of a...

Titanium is a wonderful metal that is strong, beautiful, and often times is sought after. You find titanium in industrial projects, stovepipes, and even sold as wedding...

Depending on the weather in your area, I hope you have a steaming cup of hot chocolate or an ice-cold glass of lemonade with you as you...

  It is easy to overlook the seemingly easy-to-use plasma cutter. Before you take your new plasma cutter out of the box and go to work, read...

We first brought up this topic in the kickoff blog post written on Weld My World, “Fact or Fiction: Are Welders Recession Proof?” We’d like to know...

Welding is a dynamic career field that offers a number of unique specializations, with many exciting work opportunities. Welding is one of the most highly sought after...

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...

There is no doubt about it, being a woman working in industrial jobs like welding is tough business. It is not just because the work is hard;...

Many people make the mistake of believing that they can simply pick up the torch and become a welder, and there are a few things wrong with...

Though reference guides and books can provide invaluable help and are handy to reference when on the job, welding is hard to learn from a book. Sometimes...