A senior-level rundown of how onshore/offshore line pipe joints are welded into a continuous, code-compliant pipeline—what it is, how it’s executed on the right-of-way or lay vessel, and how to ...

Large-scale industrial projects, like building bridges, ships, and skyscrapers, necessitate welding to ensure structural strength.

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 ...

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, and beauty often takes the form of a perfectly laid welding bead—one that looks like a tall stack of dimes laid on its side. Okay, welding has some practical ...

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 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 ...

Engineers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are developing a self-fixturing process that could enable ...

Research center Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH) is researching ways to make welding thick plates in shipbuilding more reliable. The scientists are developing a multi-laser beam welding process with ...

Post weld heat treatment (PWHT) refers to any heat treatment performed after machining/welding to improve the mechanical and chemical properties of the machined surfaces/weldment. Welding induces ...

ÖkoHybrid project aims to weld thick steel parts faster, more efficiently. Hybrid laser arc welding process (click for info). To improve the laser-welding of thick steel components, Laser Center ...