The industry calls this benchmark the “operator factor,” basically arc-on time divided by total time, then expressed as a ...

A fabricator that needs to weld thick plate in as few passes as possible often will turn to submerged arc welding (SAW), a ...

Adaptive laser beam shaping with a deformable mirror enables efficient energy and material usage in laser welding and ...

Whether you are a qualified engineer or a manufacturer, you most likely use welding on a regular basis when carrying out metalwork. Just to clarify, welding is a heating process that uses an electric ...

As we approach some of the industry’s premier trade shows for welding and manufacturing, including FABTECH in October, one question that is on everyone’s mind is, “What’s next for welding automation?” ...

Thermoplastic composite (TPC) welding has been a key topic for CW since the March 2006 feature, “Thermoplastic composites gain leading edge on the A380”. That article described GKN Fokker’s (Hoogeveen ...

Welding creates problems for fleet managers because construction equipment does not fall into a neat category. A welder cannot qualify a hard-facing procedure to a structural steel welding code, for ...

March 05, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Parfuse Corporation, an aluminum-focused metal fabrication company headquartered in ...