Offshore wind turbines consist of numerous welded components and are exposed to extreme loads from wind and waves at sea.

Welding refers to a wide variety of processes in which metals are joined by fusion. The metal at the interface of two or more parts is melted or fused by application of intense, localised heat. A ...

In the tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding process, an electric arc is struck between a refractory electrode made of tungsten and the work piece, while a shroud of inert gas, usually argon, shields the ...

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 ...

Introduction to Welding Processes provides a comprehensive overview of the most commonly used welding processes, including shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux-cored arc welding, ...

The last two decades have seen substantial improvements in ultrasonic plastic-welding machines. Bench-top models feature proportional-valve controls, linear encoders, line-voltage regulation, internal ...

Huayan Robotics, a HKEX-listed collaborative robotics company, will exhibit at FABTECH Canada 2026, held June 9 to 11 at the Toronto Congress Center, Ontario. At Booth 11050, the company will present ...

NC's artificial intelligence (AI) specialist division, NC AI, announced on June 4 that it has officially launched a ...