Welding Journal

Robotic welding and allied support process applications continue to grow to meet labor gaps and improve competitiveness. A current trend with robotic welding is the rise of robotic arc directed energy deposition (DED) additive manufacturing (AM). DED is an AM category that manufactures parts by stacking weld deposits using arc, laser, or electron beam fusion welding equipment. Inherently, this process only yields parts with near-net shape, so other postprocessing, such as grinding and machining, is required. These ..