Everyone’s talking about Industry 4.0 nowadays. It’s a hot topic for society, politics and the economy. But what about digitisation in metal-working companies? What does it mean for joining technology ...

Welding refers to a wide variety of processes in which metals are joined by fusion. The metal at the interface of two or more parts is melted or fused by application of intense, localised heat. A ...

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New research will optimize the welding, additive and manufacturing process. Arc welding and additive manufacturing are hugely important for creating large metal components relatively inexpensively and ...

Welding is often a hot and noisy process. It generally involves some fancy chemistry and proper knowledge to achieve good results. Whether you’re talking about arc, TIG, or MIG, these statements all ...

Device makers are taking increased interest in product designs and assembly that support closed-loop recycling. A Branson plastic welding process can safely and nondestructively “unweld” plastics used ...

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University used large language models to evaluate parameters that can contribute to laser ...

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 ...

Unlike composites made with a thermoset matrix, thermoplastic composites (TPCs) require neither complex chemical reactions nor lengthy curing processes. Thermoplastic prepregs require no refrigeration ...

Have you ever visited a smoky, air-polluted welding shop? Or, worse yet, worked in one? Welding and cutting activities produce harmful fumes and particles from manual and robotic welding, arc gouging, ...