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April 2025
Feature Articles
Reflecting on National Welding Month
National Welding Month serves as an annual reminder of the vital role welding plays in our world. It highlights the incredible skill, innovation, and importance of welders in every industry, from manufacturing and infrastructure to technology and safety.
see moreBrazing Q&A
Q: Our quality inspection procedure includes periodic mechanical testing of brazed joints along with frequent nondestructive evaluation. The testing specification is AWS C3.2M/C3.2:2019, Standard Method for Evaluating the Strength of Brazed Joints, certifying butt joints and single-lap joints tested by tension.
see moreIn-Space Laser Welding Technology Takes Flight
Imagine a future where space is no longer a destination for a select few astronauts but a thriving industry hub where manufacturing beyond Earth’s atmosphere is routine. This is a future where factories orbit the planet, power stations generate life-giving energy for outposts on the surface of the Moon, and autonomous robots mine deep into asteroids to extract precious resources.
see moreCobots Help Bridge the Welding Skills Gap
90%. That’s the placement rate for graduates of the Industrial Arts Institute (IAI), a welding and fabrication trade school and nonprofit organization based in Onaway, Mich. To further enhance its training, the school has incorporated collaborative robots (cobots) into its welding curriculum since 2022.
see moreAWS Foundation Grants Empower the Workforce
Over the past decade, data from Weld-Ed has shown a steady increase in students enrolling in welding programs nationwide. This trend has placed many legacy trade schools and welding programs in an unfamiliar situation, with demand exceeding available seats due to years of consolidation and scaling back.
see moreThe World of Welding Education
When I entered welding education, I had only taught a semester of gas metal arc welding classes part-time. A full-time faculty position opened up at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, Ind., and I applied with some hesitation. Coming directly from the field and unfamiliar with a college setting, I had little idea of the journey I was about to embark on.
see moreNews and Updates
News of the Industry
Miller Electric Mfg., Appleton, Wis., a worldwide manufacturer of arc welding products, and Novarc Technologies, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a robotics company specializing in automated welding solutions, have partnered to boost the welding industry with artificial intelligence (AI).
see moreEducation 411
WMG, at the University of Warwick, Coventry, England, recently hosted a workshop to announce the launch of its EU-funded Lasers4MaaS project and the opening of its new Advanced Laser Welding with Dynamic Beam Shaping Lab, the first of its kind in the UK.
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