Laser beam welding is becoming widely used in many industrial applications. This paper reviews recent research conducted on the performance, potential and problems of thick section butt joint laser welding. Common defects that occur in laser beam welding with high power laser welding are discussed and possible solutions proposed. Methods of welding process efficiency improvement are analyzed.

Experimental study was conducted to assess personal welding fumes exposure toward welders during an aluminum metal inert gas (MIG) process. The welding process was carried out by a welding machine attached to a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) workbench. A dummy welder was used to replicate welder during welding works and was attached with sampling pumps and filter cassettes for welding fumes s...

Submerged arc welding also known as sub arc welding has become a chief welding process because of its ability to deposit large amounts of metal with high penetration. The quality of weld depends on bead geometry of the weld which in turn depends on the process variables. This paper deals with the application of factorial design approach for optimising four submerged arc welding parameters viz. ...

This paper presents the design and implementation of a system applicable for autonomous repair welding on huge forming tools, often realized as blacksmith’s swages. The automated repair welding process restores the tool with its desired shape independent to the tools actual state of abrasion. The core of the system is provided by a computer connected to sensors and an eight axis welding robot. ...

Control of the Gas Metal Arc welding process is becoming increasingly sophisticated, due to improvements in technology and a better understanding of the process itself. To effectively conduct research in this area, it is necessary to have equipment that is extremely flexible in both architecture and operation. Experimental power sources and a welding test facility have been developed at the Uni...

Friction stir welding is a solid state joining process. High strength aluminum alloys are widely used in aircraft and marine industries. Generally, the mechanical properties of fusion welded aluminum joints are poor. As friction stir welding occurs in solid state, no solidification structures are created thereby eliminating the brittle and eutectic phases common in fusion welding of high streng...

The ethernet technology is used in multi-arc submerged arc welding systems communicate with each other. The structure of twin-arc high-speed SAW (Submerged arc welding) equipments based on Ethernet is proposed. The welding equipment technical requirement for Ethernet is discussed. The crucial implementations of Ethernet TCP / IP in the welding equipment is presented including designs of ARM (Ad...

This paper focuses on Friction Stir Welding (FSW), a fairly recent technique, invented by The Welding Institute (TWI) in 1991, that utilizes a non-consumable rotating welding tool to generate frictional heat and plastic deformation at the welding location; thereby, affecting the formation of a joint while the material is in the solid state. In particular, FSW can be used to join high-strength a...

The development and fabrication of fusion reactor components utilize different grades of stainless steel materials and different welding techniques. Major candidates are TIG welding, Laser welding and Electron beam welding and Narrow Gap TIG welding. The weld joints quality evaluation and their mechanical properties are to be analyzed for performance of these developed components. The welded jo...

Overlay welding of nickel alloys for corrosive and sour service is commercially accomplished with most welding processes ranging from shielded metal arc (stick) to laser. The valve industry has generally standardized on hot wire gas tungsten arc (GTA-HW), pulsed gas metal arc (GMA-P) and submerged arc (SAW) welding. This document will focus on these three but a little history will help explain ...