A new study has found 90 per cent of welders surveyed are being exposed to carcinogenic welding fumes. A public health expert says the issue needs to be taken as seriously as silica and asbestos ...

There isn't one welding process suitable for all applications, so you need to consider these factors: the type and thickness of the metal you're welding, how big the job is, whether you're welding ...

Young people seeking a line of work with a living wage and job opportunities across the country should consider welding, a field that professionals say is both a science and an art. Welders generally ...

Welding fumes are very small particles that are formed when the vaporized metal rapidly condenses in air. They are typically too small to be seen by the naked eye but collectively form a visible plume ...

From toxic fumes to flying sparks, welding demands full-body protection and smarter gear choices to stay safe and compliant. Welding is one of the most dangerous jobs in any workplace. From flying ...

Remember the 80’s movie, Flashdance? The female lead, Jennifer Beals, was a welder by day in a Pittsburgh steel mill and for many people that was their first glimpse of what a welder did for a living.

The fabrication of titanium demands attention to cleanliness. It is not uncommon for shops that handle several metals to isolate an area to be used especially for titanium. The area set aside for ...

A new generation of women welders is rocking a male-dominated industry. A woman tig welder works in a production facility to repair a piece of equipment. In 2010, women made up just 4% of the welding ...

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 ...

A few years ago, a strange phenomenon began to appear in polls that asked Americans for their opinions about higher education: People’s responses suddenly started to diverge along partisan lines.

Figure 1: Two types of ultrathin gold nanowire samples used for cold-welding experiments. Figure 2: Head-to-head and side-to-side cold-welding geometries. Figure 4: Side-to-side welding of two gold ...