Resistance Welding Technologies Expected to Grow in 2014
Equipment, filler materials and the accessories needed for processes are supplied and manufactured by large companies whose sales are over $100 million. Several hundred smaller companies specialize in items such as welders’ helmets, welding torches, marking equipment, hammers, special fluxes and a lot more. The value of the shipments at the manufacturing level changes with the volume of metals used worldwide.
Welding has been proven to be economical, efficient, and dependable. Welding is even used in space. The process can also be used underwater. Most of the structures we see as well as the objects we use could not be made without the use of welding. These include buildings, bridges, computers, vehicles, and medical devices.
Welding is the fusing of two surfaces of work pieces. It is reliable, precise, and cost-effective. Most manufacturers use the process to join alloys and metals and add value to their products. It is used in every industry and the main method of repairing and manufacturing metal products.
Welding has many uses and applied to wide variety of products and materials. It utilizes advanced technologies such as plasma arc and lasers. The future of welding has a lot of promise as methods are developed for joining nonmetallic and dissimilar materials. This will allow the creation of products of different shapes and designs.
The welding industry is composed of users of welding techniques and the companies that provide the materials, equipment, and support services for the process. Companies have saved money using welding instead of other processes such as brazing, soldering and more.
Welding is used in the construction of buildings; ships; pressure vessels; storage tanks; water, oil and gas pipelines; press frames; water turbines; girders; offshore structures; submarines; bridges; and vehicles. Welding has been used to make household products such as kitchen, dishwashers, cabinets, and refrigerators.
