Welding & Cutting

Over the past five years, the American welder shortage has gone from concern to crisis. In 1988, according to the US Bureau and Labor Statistics, there were 570,000 welders in the US, but by 2012...

The rise of 3D printing – or additive manufacturing – has rapidly gained in popularity. The process provides a number of compelling benefits, including shorter lead times and reduced waste. Most notably, however, it is...

The naysayers are a part of the MagneGas, Inc., story, CEO Ermanno Santilli tells you by phone from his offices in Clearwater, FL. These doubters, he adds, actually help drive and inspire innovation for this...

They’ve done these demos hundreds of times, and it never ceases to draw oohs and ahhs. A firefighter generously covers his hand in FireIce Shield® gel, then applies a lit welding torch to his flesh.

Welding fabricators face a number of challenges to ensure the quality of delivered product while reliably increasing productivity within ever more stringent quality standards. Airgas, an Air Liquide company, recently introduced an innovative welding gas mixing solution...

Take 10 minutes out with Pete Ullman, Executive Director for the Association of Independent Welding Distributor’s (AIWD) and formerly, VP Technical Services, Techniweld, as he discusses his appointment at the AIWD and what he aims to achieve...

To keep-up with constant upward trends in quality control procedures, Huntingdon Fusion Techniques (HFT®) have now developed the PurgEye® 300 Nano, an entry level, low cost Weld Purging Monitor®, that reads down to 1 ppm,...

Afrox’s Safety Solution Programme was launched in 2005 to assist customers at management level and their SHEQ personnel in meeting legal requirements.

Lincoln Electric’s new $30m Welding Technology Centre project is on schedule for a 2017 opening.